This Week: It's finally over

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December 20, 2004 Published by  SearchDatabase.com This Week NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     IN THIS ISSUE:   > From the Editor: It's finally over   > Learning Center: 600 DBMS tips and scripts   > White Papers: Tera-scale data warehouse appliances overcome tech bottleneck   > Webcasts: Making real-time analytics a reality for your organization   > More From SEARCHDATABASE: Terry Halpin on database design Attend Data Center Decisions 2005 Join us in New York for Data Center Decisions 2005. Learn about the latest technologies for the data center, get top advice from industry experts & perhaps win a new Mercedes SLK. Register today: FROM THE EDITOR It's finally over [by Tim DiChiara] [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's finally over. After 18 months of legal wrangling, bad blood and gallons of virtual ink spilled, Oracle has acquired PeopleSoft. I told you so. That felt good. I would be remiss if I didn't remind all my faithful readers that I was one of the few self-appointed media pundits to successfully predict the hostile takeover back in January. And that was a time when the takeover propspects looked bleak. Alas, my pride is only due to the rarity of my accurate predictions! I wrote: "Mergers and acquisitions captured the market's attention in 2003, especially the Oracle-PeopleSoft saga (debacle?). More mergers are in store for next year, bearing out Gartner's prediction that "50% of software vendors will disappear by 2005." As for Oracle's bid for PeopleSoft, I'll stick my neck (way) out and go against current conventional wisdom: The deal will go through. Of course, if it does, Oracle will have the unenviable task of assuaging PeopleSoft customers' anger. That may prove more problematic than the protracted battle itself." Indeed, when I polled our membership after the initial story, your reactions varied from indifference to anger to panic. Now that it has happened, is panic the most common emotion? Email me with your thoughts and feedback and check out our complete coverage of the story below. Have a good week and happy holidays, Tim RELATED INFORMATION: > Oracle merger to result in few app improvements > Ellison pledges support for PeopleSoft customers > PeopleSoft, JDE customers leery of Oracle support > PeopleSoft accepts latest Oracle offer LEARNING CENTER 600 DBMS tips and scripts Looking for that perfect script that will make your life as a database guru just a tad easier? You've come to the right place! 600 Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and SQL tips are inside.  FEATURED WHITE PAPERS Tera-Scale Data Warehouse Appliances Overcome Tech Bottleneck Published by: Netezza Sept. 20, 2004 > VIEW ALL WHITE PAPERS  FEATURED WEBCASTS Making Real-time Analytics a Reality for Your Organization - Vendor Webcast WHEN:   On-Demand SPEAKERS:   Michael Patterson Product Manager, ProClarity Corporation   Dan Vesset Senior Research Analyst, BI and Data Warehousing, IDC SPONSOR:   ProClarity Corporation   > VIEW ALL WEBCASTS MORE FROM SEARCHDATABASE ASK THE EXPERTS: DB2 [Craig Mullins, Director of Technology Planning, BMC Software] Craig has extensive experience in the field of database management, having worked as an application developer, a DBA and an instructor with multiple database management systems, including DB2, Oracle and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration. He is the author of the DB2 Developer's Guide, the industry-leading book on DB2 for OS/390, and has published more than 100 articles on database technology. Ask Craig your tough DB2 questions! EXPERT WEBCAST: Fact-based database design Join data modeling pioneer Dr. Terry Halpin as he explains how to use Object-Role Modeling (ORM) to effectively visualize business rules so design and robust and flexible databases. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchDatabase.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. 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