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Oracle Still Gunning for BEA

Mr. Ellison usually gets what Mr. Ellison wants (right, Siebel and PeopleSoft?), but the Napoleon of the software industry hasn't managed to pillage BEA yet. He's still on the warpath, though, and it wouldn't surprise us to see BEA fall into Oracle's hands before this little drama is finished.

Posted by Lee Pender on October 24, 2007


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