PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Who Battled Oracle Oct. 1, 2004 - In NEW YORK story headlined  quot;PeopleSoft ousts CEO amid battle with Oracle, quot; please read in paragraph 5,  quot;Oracle launched its surprise takeover bid in June 2003 quot; ... instead of  quot;PeopleSoft launched .. ). NEW YORK (Reuters) - PeopleSoft Inc.