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October 14, 2004
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In This Edition
1. News: PeopleSoft Exec: Oracle Takeover Scared Off Big
Clients
2. News: PeopleSoft Extends Customer Protection
3. News: Oracle Bid May Drop Substantially
4. News: DOJ Indicts New Cognos Exec
5. News: Siebel Offers Narrowly Focused BI Apps
6. The Channel Insider: Oracle Taps Channel For E-Business
Launch
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Database Update
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1. News: PeopleSoft Exec: Oracle Takeover Scared Off Big
Clients
In spite of the company's customer assurance program,
PeopleSoft has lost big clients such as Target during the
course of Oracle's attempted hostile takeover. A PeopleSoft
exec revealed this and more during testimony in Delaware
Chancery Court.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137836-1
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2. News: PeopleSoft Extends Customer Protection
PeopleSoft has extended its money-back guarantee to
customers until Dec. 31. The program promises customers
between two to five times the amount spent on new customer
licenses if Oracle stops supporting the products after a
successful acquisition.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137839-1
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3. News: Oracle Bid May Drop Substantially
Oracle co-president Safra Catz said that the company's $7.7
billion bid for PeopleSoft may shrink by one-third to
one-fourth due to PeopleSoft's financial performance in
2004.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137842-1
To keep up to date with the Oracle-PeopleSoft saga, visit
our special report:
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137845-1
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4. News: DOJ Indicts New Cognos Exec
Cognos' brand-new senior vice president of operations has
been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit
multibillion-dollar securities fraud, the business
intelligence company found out this week. The exec has
been reassigned while the DOJ investigates.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137848-1
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5. News: Siebel Offers Narrowly Focused BI Apps
Siebel has hooked up with Microsoft to deliver the Siebel
Enterprise Analytic Applications suite. The BI applications
will focus on customer analytics, financial analytics,
workforce management and supply chain analytics. Learn
more about these new business intelligence offerings.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137851-1
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6. The Channel Insider: Oracle Taps Channel For E-Business
Launch
Oracle's revamping the way its sales reps work with channel
partners as it launches the SMB-focused edition of Oracle
E-Business Suite Special Edition. Read up on Oracle's new
strategy here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1226-11-22-40036-137854-1
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