J.D. Edwards users oppose Oracle
C|Net | at | by Mike
I guess no one wants anything to do with Oracle.
J.D. Edwards customers are overwhelmingly opposed to Oracle's takeover bid for PeopleSoft, which plans to merge with J.D. Edwards, according to a poll taken by an organization that represents J.D. Edwards customers.
The group, called Quest, conducted an online poll with J.D. Edwards customers that showed that 80 percent of respondents backed the proposed merger with PeopleSoft. Both companies sell business software for automating corporate processes such as manufacturing and human resources.
Poll respondents also indicated that a takeover of PeopleSoft by Oracle would result in fewer options for J.D. Edwards customers, according to Quest, which represents about 2,000 corporate customers. A union with PeopleSoft would be more beneficial to current J.D. Edwards customers, because the two companies' product lines are complementary, according to Quest.