Oracle makes $5 billion PeopleSoft bid

Oracle launches hostile bid for PeopleSoft
update The database giant announces a surprise $5.1 billion takeover bid for the enterprise-software maker, just days after PeopleSoft said it was acquiring rival J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion.
June 6, 2003

Is a white knight waiting in the wings?
Now that PeopleSoft has been put into play, the rumor mill is in overdrive--with IBM, SAP and Microsoft all mentioned as possible bidders.
June 6, 2003

PeopleSoft customers wary of deal
IT executives using PeopleSoft products try to make sense of the proposed buyout. A big worry: What will happen to customer support?
June 6, 2003

Oracle's bid is bad for all
news.commentary PeopleSoft's shareholders over the next few weeks will decide the fate of Oracle's hostile takeover effort. What's clear is that if the bid succeeds, customers will lose.
June 9, 2003

One acquisition leads to another
PeopleSoft's decision to swallow J.D. Edwards earlier this week led Oracle to launch its hostile takeover of the software maker, many analysts say. But why?
June 6, 2003

What's Wall Street's take?
Oracle's bid may have prompted one reaction that CEO Larry Ellison wasn't counting on: PeopleSoft's stock shot up more than 20 percent.
June 6, 2003

previous coverage
PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards
update The $1.7 billion marriage would help PeopleSoft expand its business presence in manufacturing, distribution and asset-intensive industries.
June 2, 2003