- Fri Jun 25 2004 PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail
Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched.
- Thu Sep 23 2004 PeopleSoft pushes customers to upgrade
Under threat of hostile takeover, PeopleSoft offers freebies to customers that migrate to latest software release.
- Thu Jan 31 2008 Report: EC expected to approve Google-DoubleClick deal in February
Analyst note says executive arm of the European Union is unlikely to block the merger, though it could impose conditions on the deal.
- Tue Apr 28 1998 Short Take: WorldCom, MCI to respond to EU
WorldCom and MCI Communications yesterday received the European Commission's objections to their proposed $41.8 billion merger, and will respond to them at a hearing to be held May 12 and May 13, according to Bloomberg. The companies will have two weeks to prepare their responses and deliver them to the agency, which enforces European Union antitrust policy and recently extended its investigation into WorldCom's pending takeover of MCI.
- Thu Aug 16 2007 Microsoft's anti-Google lobbyists, revealed
In new Senate filing, Redmond reveals that it has retained veteran lobbyists to influence policymakers weighing the search giant's proposed DoubleClick acquisition.
- Wed Mar 5 2008 EU could approve Google-DoubleClick merger next week
European regulators could give unconditional approval to Google-DoubleClick merger on March 11, Bloomberg reports.
- Wed Nov 19 2003 PeopleSoft shuffles lawyers in Oracle suit
The software maker hires Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton to defend lawsuits brought by Oracle and some PeopleSoft shareholders aimed at removing some major obstacles to the takeover.
- Fri Oct 22 2004 EU set to decide on Oracle next week
European Commission is set to announce whether it will block the database giant's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft.
- Wed Oct 21 2009 MySQL co-founder: Oracle should sell it
Michael "Monty" Widenius says the European Commission is right to be concerned about the Oracle-Sun merger and urges Oracle to sell MySQL to settle antitrust issues.
- Sun Feb 3 2008 Microsoft lashes back at Google
The software maker's top lawyer points out that it's Google with the dominant position. Stop, you're both right. Really, just stop.

