Oracle acquires yet another company in its competition agains SAP. Some time back it took over Peoplesoft in a long bargained deal... Now it is Siebel systems.
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Oracle to acquire Siebel Systems
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
September 13, 2005 ORACLE0913
SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. is buying hobbled Siebel Systems Inc. for about $5.85 billion, eliminating another competitor in its campaign to grab market share from business applications software leader SAP AG.
In another high-tech merger on Monday, online auctioneer eBay Inc. agreed to pay at least $2.6 billion in cash and stock for Internet phone provider Skype Technologies SA.
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
September 13, 2005 ORACLE0913
SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. is buying hobbled Siebel Systems Inc. for about $5.85 billion, eliminating another competitor in its campaign to grab market share from business applications software leader SAP AG.
In another high-tech merger on Monday, online auctioneer eBay Inc. agreed to pay at least $2.6 billion in cash and stock for Internet phone provider Skype Technologies SA.
Google the web and u will find many...........
One of the Sources: http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5611139.html
In another deal, Auction major EBAY finalized the deal to take over Internet phone provider Skype Technologies.
Cheers.
