Oracle this week succeeded in its efforts to acquire BEA Systems, paying for $8.5B for the
prominent maker of infrastructural software for service-oriented architectures
(SOAs).

Nemertes research has found that enterprises tend to make strategic commitments in SOA
based on commitments to core application and platform vendors, a tendency that
has enabled Oracle to build a strong presence in SOA and has worked against
BEA.

The increasing importance of SOA to its revenues makes this acquisition an
excellent move for Oracle, as adding BEA's product lines to its own Fusion
middleware and SOA governance tools will strengthen its offerings
significantly.

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