Jun. 17--SINK OR SWIM, IT'S EXCITING: How long has it been since people were excited about the prospects of a computer technology company from Massachusetts going public? It's been four years or longer, depending on your definition of computer technology.

Adds Web interface to J.D. Edwards line IN A MOVE AIMED at keeping a large part of its expanded installed base happy, PeopleSoft Inc. is rolling out a refresh of the World green-screen applications that the software vendor inherited when it bought J.D. Edwards & Co. last summer.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. was closing its $1.8 billion acquisition of rival J.D. Edwards & Co. Friday, with the combination posing a new and more expensive obstacle for Oracle Corp.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday said it is buying rival J.D. Edwards & Co.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.