San Francisco, Sept 20: As Oracle Corp. fights to win control of rival PeopleSoft Inc. through a hostile takeover, an internal Oracle e-mail released this week shows the world's No. 2 software maker lost more deals than it won against PeopleSoft in two of four recent quarters. In an e-mail dated June 10, Oracle Executive Vice President Ron Wohl told top Oracle brass including Chief Executive Larry Ellison that when Oracle faced PeopleSoft in business management software deals between Dec. 1, 2002 and Feb. 28, 2003, Oracle lost 55 per cent and won 41 per cent.

The e-mail from Wohl, along with several others, was released on Thursday by PeopleSoft's proxy solicitation firm Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher.
The Oracle e-mails are tied to a lawsuit PeopleSoft filed in Alameda County Superior Court in June, alleging that Oracle has engaged in an ongoing unfair trade practices and that it has worked to disrupt PeopleSoft's relationships with customers.
An Oracle spokeswoman was not immediately available to comment.
During the December through February period, Oracle lost 63 per cent and won 33 per cent of deals when it faced market leader SAP, the e-mail said. Oracle won 32 per cent of the time and lost 56 per cent of the time against J.D. Edwards & Co., which recently merged with PeopleSoft, according to the e-mail. Bureau Report