- Tue Nov 9 2004 PeopleSoft revises third-quarter profit
Oracle target adds $2.6 million to bottom line after tax adjustment related to ex-CEO's severance package.
- Mon Oct 11 2004 Oracle sees PeopleSoft profit declining
PeopleSoft's profit may drop "significantly" this year, according to testimony by an Oracle executive.
- Tue Dec 28 2004 CEO resigns from PeopleSoft
David Duffield, PeopleSoft founder and CEO, resigned effective Dec. 21, according to a regulatory filing.
- Mon Oct 4 2004 PeopleSoft down on testimony, forecast
Investors react to a disappointing earnings projection and to testimony that dampens hopes of negotiations with Oracle.
- Thu Oct 7 2004 Oracle may be readying new PeopleSoft bid
Oracle extends a $21-per-share offer while one of its directors hints that the company might up its ante.
- Thu Apr 22 2004 PeopleSoft reports near-miss first quarter
The company's $62 million profit is just below the consensus estimate released by Thomson First Call. Investor scrutiny is inevitable in the face of Oracle's hostile tender offer.
- Thu Sep 23 2004 PeopleSoft woos through its woes
Don't say the O word at PeopleSoft's conference, where the company tries to entice customers to stick around and upgrade.
- Fri Oct 1 2004 Week in review: A snapshot of the new virus
Hackers waste little time in exploiting a flaw in the way Microsoft software handles graphics files.
- Fri Jul 16 2004 Was it worth the effort?
On the eve of a decisive court confrontation, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper takes the measure of Larry Ellison's pursuit of PeopleSoft--and finds it wanting.
- Tue Jul 27 2004 PeopleSoft revenue misses lowered targets
Despite taking in the income it expected, sales come in below estimates. Guess who it's blaming?

