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BEA buys Incomit to beef up telecom software

January 5, 2005 Move is part of company's plan to create industry-specific versions of its WebLogic software. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., BEA WebLogic, telecommunications, acquisition, software company, IBM Corp., security

IBM, BEA join on Java strategy

November 25, 2003 The two companies, which together hold significant sway over the market for Java application servers, are collaborating on a way to build common components within their products. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., application server, ISV, Java application, Java, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, specification, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, Gartner Inc., server, brand

A smoother blend for Java

November 25, 2003 IBM and BEA collaborate on ways to ease technical differences in their Java lines. Also, software providers work on interoperability among competing development tools. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., JBoss, Java, Java tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java application, application server, open source, software company, development tool, IBM Corp., Microsoft .NET, portal, server, Microsoft Corp.

BEA inks frequent-flier pact with airlines

January 13, 2004 The Java server software company signs a deal with the airline consortium Star Alliance to give 15 companies volume discounts on software. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Java server, Java server software company, airline, alliance, server software company, BEA WebLogic, arrangement, discount, Java, consortium, application server, IBM Corp., software company, server

BEA backtracks on dual-core pricing

August 23, 2005 Server software company scraps policy of charging a 25 percent premium for middleware that runs on dual-core servers. TAGS: dual-core processor, BEA Systems Inc., dual-core, competitive pricing, AMD, premium, policy, middleware, server software, pricing, Intel, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, IBM Corp.

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, free version, BEA Systems Inc., James Gosling, software developer, database server, programming tool, Oracle Corp., open source, IBM Corp., database, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

IBM spearheads Ajax tools at Eclipse

February 1, 2006 Open Ajax is a proposed open-source project to let programmers build Web apps using Eclipse, Ajax toolkits. TAGS: AJAX, BEA Systems Inc., toolkit, IBM Corp., Web application, development tool, project, open source, software company

Commentary: Giving Java a jolt

November 25, 2003 TAGS: JCP, standardization, BEA Systems Inc., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., specification, software company, IBM Corp.

BEA pitches to the business crowd

April 14, 2006 Facing larger competitors and open-source alternatives, BEA is pitching new software to assemble, rather than code, business applications. TAGS: BEA AquaLogic, BEA Systems Inc., business analyst, BEA WebLogic, J2EE, SOA, information technology, middleware, business application, Java, open source, software company, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

IBM ups investment in modular-software push

November 4, 2004 Firm's new consulting service supports services-oriented architecture, an emerging software-development model. TAGS: SOA, consulting, consulting service, BEA Systems Inc., Web services management company, Web service, application security, Web services management, IBM Global Services, IBM Corp., business application, practice, software company

IBM readies new WebSphere

January 8, 2004 The company releases a developer edition of its Java server software, the first preview of a major upgrade due later this year. TAGS: IBM WebSphere, J2EE 1.4, Java server, Web Services Interoperability Organization, Java, J2EE, BEA Systems Inc., ISV, IBM Corp., standard, Web service, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company

BEA thinks simple with WebLogic revamp

December 16, 2003 The software company plans to ease the administration of Java-based applications with the next version of its flagship WebLogic line, due next year. TAGS: BEA WebLogic, BEA Systems Inc., application server, Web services management, IBM WebSphere, Java, business application, Java application, chief technology officer, server software, IBM Corp., management, XML, software company, server, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

July 14, 2005 Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. TAGS: multi-core processor, multi-core, Oracle Corp., policy, BEA Systems Inc., middleware, dual-core processor, application server, pricing, Forrester Research Inc., IBM Corp., dual-core, database, software company, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Oracle goes for girth

October 24, 2005 Oracle takes a dual approach to fight the competition: Fusion Middleware and industry-specific, niche applications. TAGS: middleware, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., Java, software company, IBM Corp.

Borland assembles a bigger toolkit

November 3, 2003 The software maker expects later this year to deliver on its plans to bundle tools that work with Java and Microsoft's .Net software. TAGS: Borland Software Corp., Borland Delphi 8, modeling, C#Builder, BEA Systems Inc., Borland Delphi, Microsoft .NET, Java, development tool, application development, Microsoft .NET Framework, IBM Corp., acquisition, software company, Microsoft Corp., developer

Process specialist Intalio takes open-source route

January 6, 2006 Looking to undercut larger rivals, work flow software vendor brings its high-end product to the open-source set. TAGS: Intalio Inc., business process, BEA Systems Inc., workflow software, open source, Oracle Corp., software company, server, IBM Corp.

Sun urges Eclipse to unify Java world

January 30, 2004 The company issues an open letter to Eclipse, warning that the influential open-source project could act as a fragmenting, rather than unifying, force in the Java industry. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Java tool, BEA Systems Inc., Java software, IBM Corp., letter, open source, development tool, software company

Software start-ups feel the pinch

January 12, 2006 Small fish in the shrinking software sea are embracing open-source, software as a service to get an edge over their larger rivals. TAGS: Intalio Inc., BEA Systems Inc., consolidation, enterprise software, start-up, entrepreneur, PeopleSoft Inc., business software, open-source software, Oracle Corp., software company, IBM Corp., open source

Firms consider plan for interoperable Java tools

November 24, 2003 A number of Java tools providers, including Sun and BEA, are talking about creating a common way to share plug-ins among their different tools. TAGS: Java tool, Java Specification Request, BEA Systems Inc., Java programmer, Java, Java provider, interoperability, Java company, tools company, JCP, Oracle Corp., framework, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., development tool, API

Java tools advocacy group stands up

January 6, 2004 A group of 10 Java companies forms to lobby for greater awareness of tools in Java standards. Notably absent are Java tools heavyweights IBM and Borland. TAGS: Java tool, JCP, Java standard, Java, BEA Systems Inc., Java software company, Java software, heavyweight, Borland Software Corp., development tool, standards, IDE, SAP AG, member, Oracle Corp., telecommunications