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The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Looking to Beat IBM BEA Systems reports another strong quarter. It has exceeded analysts' expectations and is tempting investors to wonder if it's beating the pants off archrival IBM.   |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Beleaguered BEA Middleware developer BEA turns in a good quarter, despite juggling an options investigation and a hostile takeover attempt from Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2006
Tom Taulli |
BEA a Cash Cow ... For Now BEA has a great business -- but now, with the strong distribution of Red Hat, JBoss is likely to be a major threat. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 23, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
Oracle Threatens to Walk Away from BEA Deal President Charles Phillips says Oracle has no interest in a long, drawn-out process to acquire BEA. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Icahn Beats Up BEA Why has the legendary corporate activist set his sights on the struggling software developer? Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
Time Runs Out on Oracle Bid For BEA Oracle's bid for BEA expired over the weekend, leaving many to speculate about BEA's future. And at least one of BEA's largest stockholders is on the warpath. |
InternetNews
October 26, 2007
Christopher Saunders |
BEA Bites Back in Oracle Bid BEA Systems shrugs off Oracle's lambasting over its counterproposal. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Caves Oracle agrees to acquire middleware maker BEA for $8.5 billion. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
BEA's CTO Swap Mark Carges to replace the outspoken Scott Dietzen... BEA creats Worldwide Field Organization, encompassing the sales, services and marketing departments. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2006
Tom Taulli |
To BEA, or Not to BEA? Investors are bidding up the middleware company's stock, but why? Wise investors, beware -- this is a game for the speculators. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Beating Down BEA The enterprise software firm announced lackluster first-quarter results. Management blamed a weaker IT climate and iffy sales execution. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
May 19, 2004
Clint Boulton |
BEA Abuzz About Project Beehive BEA open sources development platform to make life easier for Java programmers; rival JBoss CEO Marc Fleury throws some stingers at the company. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Jim Kerstetter |
BEA: A Little Down In The Valley Not long ago the software maker BEA Systems Inc. (BEAS ) seemed unstoppable. Now rivals are gaining ground. Rather than reassessing his strategies in the face of widespread evidence that they're not working, CEO Alfred Chuang is determined to stay the course. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Tom Taulli |
BEA Babbles On Amid continued weakness, the software company attracts even more buyout buzz. While it's impossible to predict these things, one can suspect that shareholders will put ever-greater pressure on BEA to sell. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2005
Tim Beyers |
BEA's Beguiling Earnings There's more to this story than outstanding bottom-line growth. The truth may be that the software company will never again be the kind of growth stock it once was. But it won't go down without a fight. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Raises Stakes With BEA Offer Oracle is looking to trump SAP, making a $6.7 billion bid for BEA less than a week after its rival paid a similarly hefty sum for Business Objects. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Icahn Is Crazy for Snubbing Oracle A bid for BEA is one thing. But a bidding war? No way. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 16, 2008 |
Oracle Prevails in BEA Bid Oracle won a three-month-long campaign to buy BEA Systems by raising its bid for the business software maker by 14 percent to $8.5 billion. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2004
Michael Singer |
BEA Wants to Turn 'Liquid' Into Gold The company blends service-oriented architectures into its products and services in an attempt to differentiate itself from IBM and others. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2004
Ben McClure |
Oracle on the Up? After turning in a strong Q4, things are looking better for the software company. |
InternetNews
October 15, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Why Oracle's Tops in Takeovers Industry watchers think BEA's days are numbered: Larry Ellison and Oracle have spent years and billions mastering the art of the takeover. |
InternetNews
January 16, 2008
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Digs Deep to Snare BEA After more than three months of posturing, Oracle finally agrees to pay more than $8.5 billion for the BEA. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Beleaguered BEA Battles Back By all accounts, infrastructure software maker BEA Systems reported strong revenue and income gains yesterday. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
A Scary Vignette for Investors Though the software developer has been revamping its business, there are signs that its efforts may be coming undone. Investors have grown alarmed as the company's stock price plunged following its first-quarter earnings results. |
InternetNews
November 14, 2007
Larry Barrett |
BEA to File Past-Due Financial Reports BEA Systems will try to save its Nasdaq listing and protect itself from future proxy fights with shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Another Case for OracleSoft A blowout quarter is sullied by lower applications revenue, strengthening the case for a deal for PeopleSoft. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: BEA Systems With its sights set on the blossoming service-oriented architecture market, this experienced player rarely surprises investors. Will it be the same when the company reports is fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings tonight? |
InternetNews
November 15, 2007 |
Oracle: BEA Worth Less Than Original Offer Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison says any new bid would be below Oracle's initial $17-per-share proposal. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Developers Get a Sip of BEA's 'Liquid Computing' BEA draws the curtain on new SOA offerings, including a technology center, blueprints, Java controls and a demo of the mobile version. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2005
Clint Boulton |
BEA Makes Fervent SOA Pitch BEA Systems unveils a real-time version of WebLogic and strengthens its ties to the SOA community. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Red Hat Rebound Good growth plus an unappreciative investing public finally make Red Hat's stock look cheap. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2007
Anders Bylund |
BEA Plays a Fool's Game A multi-billion-dollar bidding war is about to start. Or is it? Buying BEA stock today is a gamble that the company's price tag will grow before an eventual sale. A sensible investor might take the gains here and go look for a safer bet. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
Tom Taulli |
BEA's Not-So-Beautiful Quarter BEA is betting on a new trend in technology: SOA. But it's taking time to hit critical mass. And until things pick up, the stock price should languish. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2005
Clint Boulton |
BEA Lifts Income 11% in Q3 BEA Systems posted a third quarter profit of 11 percent compared to last year, thanks to an uptick in licenses and services for its new AquaLogic product line. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
BEA Demands More From Oracle BEA Systems now appears willing to negotiate a sale to Oracle - as long as the price is set at $21 per share. |
InternetNews
July 2, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Moving Apps Proves Stable Ground Fueled by IBM, the worldwide market for middleware is strong at least through 2008... BEA and Oracle follow. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Larry Ellison Doesn't Dig the Net According to its CEO, Oracle's strategy will not include a major shift to web-based business software anytime soon. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
Oracle's Big Show Will Be BEA's Coming Out Party None other than Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will join Oracle CEO Larry Ellison at the Oracle OpenWorld conference this week. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2004
Paul Shread |
Oracle Investors Get Picky Oracle beat estimates after the close on Tuesday, but investors proved to be tough to please. |
InternetNews
July 19, 2004
Clint Boulton |
BEA Blends App Creation, Process Management Java software maker weds its WebLogic server with homegrown business process software to help customers craft SOAs. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Content Without BEA Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison made it clear the company has no intention to sweeten its original offer for BEA Systems. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Oracle Struts Its Software An acquisition spree over the past several years pays off nicely for Oracle. The enterprise software giant just closed out another impressive quarter, and it may just be getting warmed up. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2006
Paul Shread |
Oracle Hits the Mark Oracle reported quarterly results late Monday that were largely in line with Wall Street expectations... The broader market fell Monday ahead of wholesale inflation data... Embarcadero tumbled after a buyout deal fell through... etc. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2004
Paul Shread |
Priceline Beats But Warns And Adobe raises guidance... Macrovision beats estimates... Sonic misses... |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Bizarre Software Triangle Revelations in the Oracle-PeopleSoft trial continue to entertain. |
InternetNews
August 13, 2004
Paul Shread |
Dell Helps ... A Little After weeks of warnings from top technology and Internet names, investors were pretty pleased just to get in-line results and guidance from Dell. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
IDC: IBM Brings up the Middle Big Blue led the application deployment software market with $7 billion in middleware revenue last year. BEA and Oracle also had strong showings. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Red Hat Buys the Boss The Linux purveyor buys out application-server champ JBoss. This makes a lot of sense -- assuming Red Hat can execute the deal. Given past experience, that's not guaranteed. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Is IBM Gearing Up? IBM's strong hardware sales may be a positive indicator of future consulting work. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Joshua Greenbaum |
Is Ghengis On the Hunt Again? Now that Oracle owns PeopleSoft, and all signs point to a reinvigorated push by Oracle into the enterprise applications space, it's worth wondering who CEO Larry Ellison has in his crosshairs. |
