A snip at $8.5 billion!

Even the European regulators said ‘yes’! But why the rush to buy a middleware company? BEA produces code  that allows business applications to interact with databases. Now you can see why this acquisition is so highly prized by Oracle. The recent spending spree ($35 billion in total) effectively sets Oracle up as a one stop shop for businesses needing a single source of databases and business apps. Other companies snapped up along the way include PeopleSoft (databases) and Captovation (Enterrprise Content Management). When you look at these strategic acquistion a picture rapidly forms around Oracles future direction.

One point to consider here will be the workforce. BEA employs around 4,000 personnel and Oracle has acknowledged there will be layoffs as it tries to generate maximum profit from the acquistition.

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