Support Forums: Message List - BEA getting squeezed from both ends?

We haven't heard the last word yet

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:04:03 -0500

Hmm... $1.6 million in savings by choosing JBoss. That's pretty nice!

We haven't heard the last word yet

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:02:20 -0500

After we have heard some conflicting opinions from the investment banking research analysts, let's read some more from people who are supposedly to know a little more...

BEA,JBOSS

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 00:11:27 -0500

The second tier app server vendors will probably get completely squeezed out of the "generic app server business" over time, because they neither have the "market leader" position nor the cost advantage...

JBoss

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:08:36 -0500

As JBoss is maturing, and proving reliable,and user/developer community is growing, definitely it will take some accounts away from more pricey App.Servers....

Second tier app server vendors - haven't they gone already

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:22:15 -0500

I assume the "second tier app server vendors" you alluded to include some of the following:...

JBoss

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:39:12 -0500

Of course JBoss is going to get into accounts, even ones with big companies. Big companies have thousands of projects going on at the same time. Some WebSphere, some WebLogic, some 9ias, some JBoss, some Resin, some Tomcat, some IIS, some C++ on Unix,...

reference ?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:03:58 -0500

It is mentioned in the article by Bill Snyder that is linked at the top of this thread....

reference ?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:47:29 -0500

Do you have a reference (link) for the GE switch ?

BEA is doing well

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:25:15 -0500

It may right to say that BEA is facing tough competition rather than they are being squeezed....

quality of service

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:41:03 -0500

Companies are willing to pay for a mature support model and accountability. WebLogic has that over JBoss. Compared to Webshpere, I would argue WebLogic has worked out-of-the-box over several versions. Webshpere is getting better....

Isn't This Just Business As Usual?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:33:35 -0500

People seem very focussed on the fate of BEA. They're perceived as the number one vendor and they charge appropriately, i.e. very high prices. Now serious competition is appearing at the high and low ends BEA is reacting by producing more higher end...

GE Announced the switch from BEA to JBoss

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:40:08 -0500

One of the divisions of General Electric recently announced they are replacing BEA's WebLogic with JBoss, and plan to do the same with several other divisions....

BEA Squeezed from both the ends

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 03:37:44 -0500

BEA's position as stated in the article with regards to IBM,Oracle could be due to those vendors ability to provide complete set of infrastructure offerings and services.The deals could be better from one stop shop for large organisations.(page-2...

BEA getting squeezed from both ends?

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:51:41 -0500

Looks like stock analysts have opinions as divergent as developers. ...

BEA getting squeezed from both ends?

Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:03:40 -0500

An article on TheStreet.com last week discusses BEAs position in the appserver market, claiming that some analysts feel they are getting "squeezed from both ends". On one side there are the large corporate vendors of IBM and Oracle, and on the...