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HP names country heads for Asia
News HP has internally announced key executives who will lead the company in Asia-Pacific.
Oracle confirms bid for bigger PeopleSoft
News Oracle reaffirmed its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, following the successful completion of PeopleSoft's offer for J.D. Edwards last week that adds nearly US$1 billion to the value of the deal.
PeopleSoft sues Oracle
News In its suit, PeopleSoft accuses Oracle of making the unsolicited takeover bid in order to interfere with PeopleSoft's own plans to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion.
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute
News The mobile phone giant and chipmaker enter into a 15-year licensing agreement that settles all patent litigation between the two companies.
Tags: Antitrust, Legal, Lawsuits, Corporate law, Patents, Patent, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, phone, performance
Yahoo, Microsoft shares sag, post-deadline
News After the weekend's inaction on the Microhoo front and ahead of whatever comes next, investors start out by shaving some value off the companies' stock.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Stock, Delaware Chancery Court, News.com, shareholder
Yahoo investors could get final say on a search sale
News Shareholders who feel their hands are tied while sitting on the sidelines of a potential Microsoft-Yahoo search transaction may get the chance to weigh in, legal experts say.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Web 2.0, Yahoo! Inc., Investor, Advertisement, international business, Delaware Chancery Court, professor, Yahoo Search
Icahn's proxy fight could trigger Yahoo's severance plan
News Billionaire investor's proxy slate may get saddled with Yahoo's controversial employee severance plan. Icahn, meanwhile, is said to be calling for Jerry Yang's ouster.
Tags: Investor relations, Leadership, Employee communications, Plan, Yahoo! Inc., software, Carl Icahn, Delaware Chancery Court, job, Jerry Yang
Yahoo to ask for dismissal of amended shareholder suit
News By next week, company also plans to oppose motion by plaintiffs seeking a trial date prior to Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mergers, Search, Motion, Yahoo! Inc., Annual Meeting, Delaware Chancery Court, job, bank, San Jose
Yahoo shareholders seek to nix severance plans
News Yahoo shareholders are seeking to invalidate a controversial employee severance plan prior to the company's August 1 shareholders meeting.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Plan, Yahoo! Inc., Compensation, Stock, Carl Icahn, Delaware Chancery Court, job
On2 shareholders unhappy with Google offer
News Lawsuit challenges the acquisition of the video-compression software company on grounds that it undervalues the company.
Tags: Business applications, Web sites, Web browsers, Video, Stock, Class Action, New York Post, Delaware Chancery Court, shareholder, Web browsers
Intel files US$50M suit against insurance firm
News Lawsuit follows American Guarantee and Liability Insurance's failure to pay for Intel's legal defense related to antitrust lawsuits.
Tags: Antitrust, Lawsuits, Mobile processors, Processors, Insurance Company, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Lawsuit
HP asks judge to toss Hewlett suit
News The company asks a Delaware judge to throw out a lawsuit from dissident director Walter Hewlett, who is seeking to kill Hewlett-Packard's pending merger with Compaq.
Barnes & Noble sued over Babbage's bid
News Barnes & Noble and its directors were sued by shareholders over a plan to pay US$215 million to a group that includes its chief executive for Babbage's Etc., which sells video games and entertainment software.
Investor sues to block Engage's purchase of Flycast
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HP names more post-merger managers
News Working under the assumption that its merger with Compaq Computer will close soon, Hewlett-Packard internally announces who will staff middle management for the combined company.
