Corporate raider blames credit meltdown on do-little directors who make $1,000 per hour.
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After Oracle’s deadline passes, the board tells activist shareholder that it won’t be pressured to sell at what it considers a fire-sale price.
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Enterprise software maker rejects $21 per share counter-offer by BEA Systems, calling it ‘impossibly high’ as a Sunday deadline nears.
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Financier Carl Icahn, BEA’s largest shareholder, has been pushing for a sale, though he has labeled Oracle’s initial bid as too low. Now, BEA's board has come back with a counter-offer for Larry Ellison & Co.
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Larry Ellison is at it again. Oracle sent a letter on Tuesday urging BEA's board to allow a shareholder vote on an acquisition proposal. Financier Carl Icahn, while calling Oracle’s initial bid too low, is pressuring BEA management to sell the company.
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A $6.6 billion offer would create competitive edge against German rival; corporate raider’s stake worth north of $880 million.
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Stock option review finds problems and software developer plans to revise financial results.
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Microsoft’s vendor alliance will act as clearinghouse for Windows/Linux interoperability issues.
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Experts say people and ideas are the keys to profitable tech acquisition exits.
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Option grant issues prompt software developer to miss its filing deadline.
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Shares in software company soar 13 percent on net loss and robust guidance.
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Online customer-management software company Salesforce.com will report results as competitors pile on.
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Oracle's chief hints at possible redistribution of Red Hat Linux by the database giant.
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Content management company introduces system to automate marketing and services for customers.
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The business software giant snaps up Sweden’s HotSip as it deepens its presence in telco infrastructure software.
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After already tripling its sales, BigFix plans to boost its marketing efforts.
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The firm's persistence engine could give BEA an edge over IBM and Oracle.
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The software firm procures its second acquisition in less than two weeks with the RFID provider ConnecTerra.
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The infrastructure software firm agrees to buy the Eclipse-based tool company for an undisclosed sum.
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BEA Systems promises a new version of WebLogic in the fourth quarter.
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