Ex-Ally of Oracle Aids PeopleSoft's Defense.

Reports that PeopleSoft Inc. has retained the legal services of Gary Reback for his antitrust knowledge against Oracle's hostile takeover bid. Value of hostile bid from Oracle and chief executive officer Larry Ellison, who was once an ally of Reback when the lawyer mobilized the U.S. government to take action against Microsoft Corp. in the 1990s; Reback's prior experience as a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which should help in preparing his briefing against Oracle; Indication that PeopleSoft will lean heavily on antitrust arguments as a takeover defense.