Scarlet Pruitt

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to announce Monday whether it needs more information on PeopleSoft Inc.'s friendly buy of smaller software firm J.D. Edwards & Co., in a decision that could affect Oracle Corp.'s unsolicited bid for PeopleSoft.

Plaintiffs in the U.S. government's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. expressed concern last week that the software giant was not fully complying with provisions of its settlement agreement, threatening to make the core of the decree

A directive requiring companies outside of the E.U. to start paying value added tax (VAT) on sales of electronically delivered goods and services to European customers came into effect Tuesday.

A directive requiring companies outside of the E.U. to start paying value added tax (VAT) on sales of electronically delivered goods and services to European customers came into effect Tuesday.

A court hearing in Oracle Corp.'s lawsuit against PeopleSoft Inc. has been postponed following the U.S. government's request for more information this week regarding Oracle's unsolicited bid to buy the Pleasanton, Calif., software company.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to decide Monday whether Oracle Corp.'s US$6.3 billion unsolicited bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. can progress or whether it wants further information on the deal amid antitrust concerns.

Oracle Corp.'s aggressive bid for PeopleSoft Inc. is just the beginning of what may signal a new strategy for the company where it quickly gains ground in the slipping enterprise applications market by scooping up competitors, an Oracle executive hinted Wednesday.

Oracle Corp. introduced three new collaboration applications and an enhanced product lifecycle management tool for its E-Business Suite Tuesday, as part of what the company has called a second wave of e-business offerings that offer companies deeper integration.