Comments on: Oracle Finally Gets BEA http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: SEO Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-877315 SEO Blog Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-877315 [...] that this is “a very strong but serious negotiating tactic.” And in mid-January, Oracle won a similar game of chicken with BEA Systems. Oracle walked away from the deal in October when BEA [...] [...] that this is “a very strong but serious negotiating tactic.” And in mid-January, Oracle won a similar game of chicken with BEA Systems. Oracle walked away from the deal in October when BEA [...]

]]> By: Блог без заголовка » Silicon Valley Report in Russian » Что скажет Microsoft? http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-860794 Блог без заголовка » Silicon Valley Report in Russian » Что скажет Microsoft? Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:10:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-860794 <p>[...] Oracle вновь сесть за стол переговоров. Oracle в итоге заплатил $19.38 за акцию, однако в данной ситуации все равно ушел со стола [...]</p> [...] Oracle вновь сесть за стол переговоров. Oracle в итоге заплатил $19.38 за акцию, однако в данной ситуации все равно ушел со стола [...]

]]> By: Geva Perry http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-857017 Geva Perry Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:50:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-857017 <p>There is a paradoxical effect here: As the middleware market consolidates, and specifically the J2EE vendors, the original motivations which gave rise to products such as BEA WebLogic are being eliminated. Those were that an open standard allows proliferation of product development and no vendor lock-in. With two mega-vensors, IBM and Oracle, that's no longer the case.</p> <p>This why there are now new middleware stack that are open and better suited for the coming age of scale-out, cloud computing and simplicity of development.</p> <p>See our Open Letter to BEA WebLogic Customers: http://www.gigaspacesblog.com</p> <p>Geva Perry GigaSpaces</p> There is a paradoxical effect here: As the middleware market consolidates, and specifically the J2EE vendors, the original motivations which gave rise to products such as BEA WebLogic are being eliminated. Those were that an open standard allows proliferation of product development and no vendor lock-in. With two mega-vensors, IBM and Oracle, that’s no longer the case.

This why there are now new middleware stack that are open and better suited for the coming age of scale-out, cloud computing and simplicity of development.

See our Open Letter to BEA WebLogic Customers: (link)

Geva Perry
GigaSpaces

]]> By: Sun Buys MySQL for $1B and Wall Street Mourns - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854599 Sun Buys MySQL for $1B and Wall Street Mourns - GigaOM Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:54:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854599 <p>[...] ability to offer an alternative to proprietary software. The purchase, while smaller than the $8.5 billion Oracle-BEA deal that was also unveiled today, is notable because MySQL was a highly anticipated IPO candidate, and had long rebuffed suitors [...]</p> [...] ability to offer an alternative to proprietary software. The purchase, while smaller than the $8.5 billion Oracle-BEA deal that was also unveiled today, is notable because MySQL was a highly anticipated IPO candidate, and had long rebuffed suitors [...]

]]> By: someone http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854423 someone Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:30:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854423 <p>Now HP will go for Tibco and SAP will probably buy IDS Scheer so that Oracle looses its BPM modelling tool again.</p> Now HP will go for Tibco and SAP will probably buy IDS Scheer so that Oracle looses its BPM modelling tool again.

]]> By: Plato’s Pharmacy » Blog Archive » Aquisition Day! http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854325 Plato’s Pharmacy » Blog Archive » Aquisition Day! Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:58:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854325 <p>[...] Oracle buys BEA. See GigaOM. [...]</p> [...] Oracle buys BEA. See GigaOM. [...]

]]> By: Bob Warfield http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854221 Bob Warfield Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:20:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/16/oracle-finally-gets-bea/#comment-854221 <p>Oracle's BEA acquisition is a ho-hum big money purchase of a declining player. Compare and contrast that with Sun's brilliant game changing move to acquire MySQL for much less cash. The ramifications for the two companies are quite interesting. Oracle was afraid to cannibalize its own business, now someone else will.</p> <p>More on my blog:</p> <p>http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/mysql-and-bea-oracle-and-sun-will-be-at-each-others-throats/</p> <p>Best,</p> <p>BW</p> Oracle’s BEA acquisition is a ho-hum big money purchase of a declining player. Compare and contrast that with Sun’s brilliant game changing move to acquire MySQL for much less cash. The ramifications for the two companies are quite interesting. Oracle was afraid to cannibalize its own business, now someone else will.

More on my blog:

(link)

Best,

BW

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