Oracle plans to acquire middleware maker BEA Systems for US$8.5 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. The move means Oracle will leapfrog IBM as the number one middleware player.
BEA Systems is looking to new products to stimulate licence revenue and allay concerns about the company, according to its CEO Alfred Chuang.
BEA is set to launch in July a series of Web 2.0 products to enhance collaboration and sharing within businesses.
BEA Systems on Wednesday said it purchased privately held company Flashline to gain software for managing service-oriented architecture projects.
BEA Systems is eyeing off further acquisitions as uptake of its service-oriented architecture (SOA) products slowly expands in the Asia-Pacific region.
In the heady days of January 2008, database maker Oracle had finally captured the prize that it had been courting for many months, BEA, and in an instant became the largest middleware player in the market. But are the real results yet to appear?
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