After Oracle acquired rival PeopleSoft in December 2004, SAP moved fast to begin luring PeopleSoft customers away.

FORBES: SAP Gets Busted

After Oracle won its take-no-prisoners campaign to acquire rival PeopleSoft in December 2004, SAP moved fast to begin luring PeopleSoft customers away.

FORBES: Grand Theft Software?

In Connecticut, boat and car dealers, yoga studios, jewelers and liquor stores are luring in customers through Thursday to beat tax hikes set for July 1.

FORBES: Beating The July 1st Tax Hikes

He will soon offer members 15% discounts at 300 hotels and is talking to owners of golf courses and sports teams about schemes for luring in customers on slack days.

FORBES: No Free Lunch

Will the newcomers succeed in luring customers away, or will the old guard rally round and hang on to them?

ECONOMIST: Banking for the well-off