June 09, 2003
PLM, ERP and CAD -- The Changing Landscape of Intellectual Asset Management
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Baan Announces Sale to Investment Group Baan, the leading provider of industry-defining enterprise application solutions for industrial enterprises and part of Invensys plc, announced today that Invensys plc has agreed to sell the company to an investment group consisting of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and General Atlantic Partners, LLC, two of the world's leading private investment firms. Backed by nearly USD $14 billion in investment capital, the investment group plans to employ a growth oriented, long-term strategy to the Baan business.
PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion PeopleSoft said Monday it would buy J.D. Edwards & Co., known for its manufacturing software, for $1.7 billion in stock to create the world's second-largest seller of applications software to businesses.
Q&A: J.D. Edwards' CEO Sees Two Compatible Cultures J.D. Edwards and PeopleSoft share a DNA of 'caring for the customer,' J..D. Edwards. CEO Dutkowsky says. InformationWeek explores how things will change and what users can expect now that PeopleSoft Inc. plans to acquire the company. Information Week, 4 June 2003.
Oracle to Launch Cash Tender Offer for PeopleSoft for $16 Per Share [6 June 2003] Today, Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:
ORCL) announced that it will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PSFT) for $16 per share, or approximately $5.1 billion.
PeopleSoft Rallies on Oracle Bid Oracle Corp. launched a $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Friday to dramatically increase its share of the business software market, sending PeopleSoft shares and tech stocks soaring. CBS Market Watch, 6 June 2003.
Top Stories
ANSYS Inc. Recognized as a BusinessWeek 'HOT GROWTH COMPANY' and Named to CNN Money's 'Fabulous 40' [05 Jun 2003]
Baan Announces Sale to Investment Group [03 Jun 2003]
IBM Faces SEC Investigation [02 Jun 2003]
PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion [02 Jun 2003]
Product Life-Cycle Management IT Services Market to Grow 26% to Reach $9.7 Billion in 2007, IDC Reveals [04 Jun 2003]
Product and Company News
ANSYS Announces AI*Environment [05 Jun 2003]
Autodesk Location Services Powers the First Wireless Car Navigation System Now Available in the New Fiat Punto [05 Jun 2003]
EdgeCAM Gains Autodesk Inventor 7 Software Certification [02 Jun 2003]
ESI Group Q1 2003 Sales Up 22% [05 Jun 2003]
Front-End Simulation Simplified With ANSYS 7.1 [05 Jun 2003]
HP Continues Leadership in Worldwide Notebook PC Market; HP Notebook Unit Sales Outpace Market Growth [02 Jun 2003]
IBM Gains Server Revenue Share in Key Market Segments [30 May 2003]
Informative Graphics Releases HTML Publishing Options to New MYRIAD v6.1 View & Markup Software [03 Jun 2003]
Journey Publishing Teams With PTC to Offer Pro/ENGINEER(R) Wildfire(TM) Student Edition [02 Jun 2003]
MSC.Software and Biomechanics Research Group, Inc. Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Biomechanics Simulation Solutions [03 Jun 2003]
Protomold Announces Facilities Expansion [03 Jun 2003]
PTC Adds INNEO Solutions to Growing Reseller Network [02 Jun 2003]
Special Notices
Dassault Systemes and the New Detroit Science Center Form Out-of-this-World Partnership [03 Jun 2003]
IBM Honors and Rewards Elite Technical Employees [04 Jun 2003]
Phil Martens, Ford VP of Product Creation North America, to Keynote daratechiDPS AUTO2003 [02 Jun 2003]
Customer Wins
Brunvoll Propels Ships Using Product Lifecycle Management Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systhmes [03 Jun 2003]
CIMOS to Cut Design Time with IBM and Dassault Systemes [03 Jun 2003]
IronCAD Goes to the Races [30 May 2003]
John Deere Brazil Selects MatrixOne as Its PLM Supplier for Manufacturing Process Management [03 Jun 2003]
Kern AG Switches to SolidWorks 3D Mechanical Design Software to Design World's Fastest Envelope-Stuffing Machines [02 Jun 2003]
MatrixOne to Provide Product Lifecycle Management Applications to John Deere's Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division [03 Jun 2003]
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