Business
BEA Systems Inc., whose software manages the exchange of information among Internet-based business programs, said it would buy Plumtree Software Inc. for $200 million in cash to add products that link work groups.
Aug. 23, 2005
Technology and the Internet
BEA Systems Inc. agreed to buy closely held WebLogic Inc. for $192.5 million in stock.
Sept. 29, 1998
Business software maker Oracle Corp. completed its $8.5-billion takeover of BEA Systems Inc. after European regulators approved the deal.
April 30, 2008
Notching another conquest in its push to create a one-stop shop for business software, Oracle Corp. is snapping up rival BEA Systems Inc. for $8.5 billion in a deal reached after several months of acrimony.
Jan. 17, 2008
After shooing away Oracle Corp.’
Oct. 30, 2007
Its $6.7-billion bid is spurned as too low. The takeover target’s shares soar 38% as investors expect other suitors.
Oct. 13, 2007
With no other suitors stepping forward, business software maker Oracle Corp. is threatening to abandon its $6.7-billion bid for BEA Systems Inc. unless its smaller rival accepts the offer by Sunday evening.
Oct. 24, 2007
Oracle Corp. won regulatory approval for its $8.5-billion acquisition of rival software maker BEA Systems Inc.
Feb. 28, 2008
Oracle Corp. withdrew a $6.7-billion bid for business software maker BEA Systems Inc. on Sunday, setting the stage for a proxy battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and the BEA board.
Oct. 29, 2007
Business software maker BEA Systems Inc. put itself on the auction block, demanding at least $21 a share in an effort to prod rival Oracle Corp. into raising its current bid by $1.5 billion.
Oct. 26, 2007