Business software titan Oracle continued its yearlong buying spree, closing a contentious deal with BEA Systems. The deal is expected to increase Oracle's business momentum, but some users from both camps have turned a wary eye to the agreement.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:42:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54241/after-bea-analyst-predicts-more-oracle-acquisitions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMANILA, Philippines -- While the acquisition of BEA Systems shows positive signs for customers, one analyst believes Oracle isn't done yet with its buying spree.http://www.newser.com/story/54241/after-bea-analyst-predicts-more-oracle-acquisitions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 16:03:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16640/economic-worries-propel-silicon-valley-deals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRecent acquisitions by Sun Microsystems and Oracle could be the opening round of new Silicon Valley deal-making, the Wall Street Journal reports, as tech companies worried about a US economic slowdown seek to strengthen their positions. Smaller companies struggling to stay afloat are tempting targets; bigger fish also want to invest in building web-based software and services—a still-growing sector.http://www.newser.com/story/16640/economic-worries-propel-silicon-valley-deals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 10:34:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54235/ahead-of-the-bell-oracles-bea-buyout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNEW YORK -Oracle Corp.'s $7.85 billion buyout of BEA Systems should help the software maker grow its business momentum and increase the size of future contracts, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said Thursday.http://www.newser.com/story/54235/ahead-of-the-bell-oracles-bea-buyout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:42:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16577/oracle-wins-bea-with-sweetened-85b-bid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBusiness software maker Oracle continued its yearlong buying spree, closing a contentious deal with middleware maker BEA Systems after raising its offer to $8.5 billion, or $19.38 a share, Bloomberg reports. In October, Oracle offered BEA $6.7 billion, or $17 per share, and was rejected. Instead BEA, one of the Silicon Valley's last midsize independents, demanded what Oracle termed an "impossibly high" $21.http://www.newser.com/story/16577/oracle-wins-bea-with-sweetened-85b-bid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:14:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54239/pbea-oracle-users-fear-price-hikes-dumping-of-products.html?refid=rss_all_defaultUsers of technology from both companies today expressed concern about Oracle Corp.'s $8.5 billion agreement to buy BEA Systems Inc. and to fold in the latter's middleware to the Oracle software stack.The BEA board of director's vote to approve the sale for $19.375 per share came just three months after it spurned Oracle's $6.7 billion offer in October to buy the software vendor.http://www.newser.com/story/54239/pbea-oracle-users-fear-price-hikes-dumping-of-products.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:53:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11772/oracle-sees-no-bea-in-its-future.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOracle’s $25-billion, three-year shopping spree won’t include rival BEA Systems, at least not at the $17 a share it offered last month, reports the San Jose Mercury News . BEA spurned the nearly $6.7-billion bid, demanding $21 a share. “If their goal was to stay independent, I think they're doing a good job,” CEO Larry Ellison said.http://www.newser.com/story/11772/oracle-sees-no-bea-in-its-future.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:16:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10634/oracle-ceo-sells-off-500m-with-more-to-come.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe CEO of Oracle sold off half a billion dollars of stock, but analysts contend that the liquidation shouldn't worry investors. Markets noticed when Larry Ellison sold 26 million shares of the software company he founded in 1977. But the Wall Street Journal writes that past sell-offs haven't triggered broad declines - and Ellison plans to unload another 76 million shares in coming months.http://www.newser.com/story/10634/oracle-ceo-sells-off-500m-with-more-to-come.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:17:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10472/oracle-drops-67b-offer-for-bea-buyout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSoftware mogul Oracle made good today on its threat to drop a $6.7 billion offer to buy BEA systems, after the latter failed to meet the October 28 deadline. Oracle said BEA shareholders should "not assume" it will renew the offer, though it did not rule out the possibility, either, if shareholders were to force the company's hand, the Financial Times writes.http://www.newser.com/story/10472/oracle-drops-67b-offer-for-bea-buyout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:16:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10158/antsy-oracle-sets-bea-takeover-deadline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSoftware giant Oracle is growing impatient as it attempts to take over BEA Systems, a smaller and fiercely independent tech organization. Oracle offered on Oct. 9 to buy BEA for $6.7 billion, or $17 a share, which BEA considers too low. But the company hasn't  formally rejected the offer, and now Oracle has issued an ultimatum: sign by Sunday or the deal is off, reports the Wall Street Journal.http://www.newser.com/story/10158/antsy-oracle-sets-bea-takeover-deadline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:18:08 CST