BEA system fate is sealed

It has been quite sometime since Oracle started the take over bid. Now, they finally complete the deal by taking over Bea system. BEA shareholder got more money, Oracle got their target.

Well, the IT industry trend in recent year is for big player to swallow the smaller player. Then, the big players would have more market share and could bundle their software/service together to gain even more market share. Look at Oracle now, it is a gigantic entity with so many different software product. IBM is also another typical example.

I don't know what's their plan for BEA. Are they going to retain the brand and continue the weblogic line? Or they would be simply adsorbed into the existing Oracle line up. It is yet to be seen. Being an ex-user, I would say Bea's product is really better than others. But the future road is unclear now.