Stories about: BEA

Oracle, IBM, SAP and Adobe Systems are the latest targets of patent lawsuits filed by Implicit Networks.

SpringSource, maker of the Spring Framework for Java development, announcec a new application server on Wednesday that it claims will "liberate" Java users from "antiquated legacy Java technologies."

Officials from Google and IBM detailed efforts Tuesday to extend their platforms to developers via APIs and Web 2.0 technologies. But a Sun Microsystems executive cautioned that openness offered via forums such as blogs can have negative consequences if not managed well.

Sun announced Tuesday that its US$1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz.

Is Java slipping into second-tier status in the application development space? All the attention being given to its rivals these days might give off that impression.

At the fifth annual JBoss World user conference last week, two themes are heard often when IT managers talk about adopting JBoss middleware applications within their businesses -- simplifying and saving money.

Red Hat Thursday revealed a JBoss middleware project aimed at displacing BEA's Tuxedo transaction-monitoring engine, which has a significant legacy install base.

Competitors should keep a weary eye on newly minted Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst, whose fresh face masks a certified executioner who has a plan to grow the open source leader into a billion-dollar juggernaut supplying data center infrastructure software.

In another acquisition involving companies focused on open source, proponents of the Spring Framework and Apache software have joined forces in a merger being announced Tuesday.

Last week's billion-dollar acquisitions by Oracle and Sun jolted the middleware market, and raised some new concerns for enterprises pursuing service-oriented architecture deployments and considering the use of open source code to flesh them out.

Oracle has entered into a "definitive" agreement to buy leading middleware vendor BEA Systems for approximately US$8.5 billion, the two companies announced on Wednesday.