Enterprise Software Migration Alert: Is SAP the Alternative? Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic - June 1, 2005
The SAP Factor
There is a sea of complexity stemming from Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft. From the onset, the deal was hardly clear sailing. Eighteen months of struggle that took boardroom drama to the courts was finally resolved in mid December. Oracle argued successfully during its antitrust trial (US Department of Justice versus Oracle Corporation) that competition and product innovation would not suffer from its acquisition of PeopleSoft, formerly the second leading business applications provider in the market. The deal closed in December, at what some considered a inflated cost of $10.3 billion (USD)...
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