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barrons3	Hedge fund Elliott Associates, which has terminated its $447 million bid to buy Epicor, may nominate one or more directors to the company's board. Elliott also may recommence a tender offer or discuss with other parties any proposals involving Epicor. Elliott and its affiliates hold 7,902,581 shares (12.8%).	Love	November 29, 2008
RAPTOR I	-19.34%	Love	October 16, 2008
barrons3	Elliott Associates and its affiliates own 7,653,581 shares (12.5%), versus the 6,553,581 (10.7%) reported on Sept. 18.	Love	October 04, 2008
barrons2	On Aug. 18, Elliott Associates reported that it had inquired if Epicor had considered exploring strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. On Aug. 20, Elliott sent a letter to the Epicor board expressing its view that now is the time to begin a process to sell the company.	Love	August 30, 2008
barrons2	Elliott Associates and its affiliates have asked the company whether it has considered exploring strategic alternatives. The Elliott group may meet with Epicor's management, board and other shareholders and to formulate plans or proposals regarding the company. The group beneficially owns about 5.98 million shares (9.9%).	Love	August 23, 2008
pamduck	?	Hate	March 24, 2008
barrons2	The software sector, in particular, seems ripe for consolidation. Cowen & Co.'s Peter Goldmacher last week noted that the applications-software group is down 21% this year. His view: That's created an opportunity to buy quality names on the cheap. Goldmacher offers up four examples: Ariba (ARBA), Epicor Software (EPIC), Lawson Software (LWSN) and DealerTrak Holdings (TRAK). All, he says, offer "M&A appeal."	Love	March 15, 2008
WallStreetBaller	Outstanding business software company that has to be catching Oracle's attention. If this one is public a year from now, the United States will have taken over Canada.	Love	June 02, 2007
tcoll	analyst seem to indicate the stock is a good buy. seems to be big in China	Love	May 17, 2007
Guest	Specializes in supply chain management software, accounting softare, CRM software, for midsize companies. Again, a perfect complement to ORCL's focus on larger customers. The company trades at 11.2x cash flows, making any acquisition immediately accretive. Additrionally, analysts expect earnings to go from 74 cents in 2006, to 84 cents in 2007 to 95 cents in 2008. The company has beat or met analyst estimates for the past four quarters.	Love	April 18, 2007
James Altucher	Specializes in supply chain management software, accounting softare, CRM software, for midsize companies. Again, a perfect complement to ORCL's focus on larger customers. The company trades at 11.2x cash flows, making any acquisition immediately accretive. Additrionally, analysts expect earnings to go from 74 cents in 2006, to 84 cents in 2007 to 95 cents in 2008. The company has beat or met analyst estimates for the past four quarters.	Love	March 10, 2007