Comments on: Oracle to BEA: Get in Mah Belly! http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/ by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: $21 per share! Surely, You Can’t Be Serious. … I Am Serious - And Stop Calling Me Shirley. | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/comment-page-1/#comment-729 $21 per share! Surely, You Can’t Be Serious. … I Am Serious - And Stop Calling Me Shirley. | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:48:03 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/#comment-729 [...] for BEA Systems. In fact, it won’t even pay $17.01-per-share for it - $.01 more than its original $17-per-share offer. Because even that would be too much. In a letter to BEA late Tuesday night, Oracle President [...] [...] for BEA Systems. In fact, it won’t even pay $17.01-per-share for it – $.01 more than its original $17-per-share offer. Because even that would be too much. In a letter to BEA late Tuesday night, Oracle President [...]

]]> By: Your Mother Was A DOS Programmer And Your Father Smelled of Printer Ink. Now go Away or I Shall Reject Your Offer A Third Time! | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Your Mother Was A DOS Programmer And Your Father Smelled of Printer Ink. Now go Away or I Shall Reject Your Offer A Third Time! | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:23:02 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/#comment-708 [...] at the moment it’s doing a passable job of holding it back. This week the company rejected Oracle’s $17-per-share, unsolicited takeover offer for it a second time, refusing to even meet with the company to discuss [...] [...] at the moment it’s doing a passable job of holding it back. This week the company rejected Oracle’s $17-per-share, unsolicited takeover offer for it a second time, refusing to even meet with the company to discuss [...]

]]> By: Former PeopleSoft CEO’s Dog Has Funny Story For BEA Execs | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Former PeopleSoft CEO’s Dog Has Funny Story For BEA Execs | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:12:32 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/#comment-659 [...] like we may be in for another PeopleSoft-esque takeover drama. BEA’s board formally rejected Oracle’s $17-per-share offer to acquire it last Friday, saying the company is trying to buy it on the cheap. “BEA is worth substantially [...] [...] like we may be in for another PeopleSoft-esque takeover drama. BEA’s board formally rejected Oracle’s $17-per-share offer to acquire it last Friday, saying the company is trying to buy it on the cheap. “BEA is worth substantially [...]

]]> By: Saul Sterman http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Saul Sterman Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:28:53 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/#comment-653 The company may not be for sale, at least not to Oracle. BEA may want to partner with another company. "With SAP (SAP) buying Business Objects (BOBJ) for $59.35 cash per share, it was just a matter of time before archenemy Oracle (ORCL) would make a move to close the gap. Oracle responded by bidding for BEA Systems Inc. (BEAS) only to be rejected by the board as being too low, several hours later. This implies that the attempt was a knee-jerk reaction that was not coordinated with BEAS." See full article: http://www.crossprofit.com/article.asp?id=126 I agree with your conclusion that Oracle is still in the market for more acquisitions. Saul Sterman The company may not be for sale, at least not to Oracle. BEA may want to partner with another company.

“With SAP (SAP) buying Business Objects (BOBJ) for $59.35 cash per share, it was just a matter of time before archenemy Oracle (ORCL) would make a move to close the gap. Oracle responded by bidding for BEA Systems Inc. (BEAS) only to be rejected by the board as being too low, several hours later. This implies that the attempt was a knee-jerk reaction that was not coordinated with BEAS.”

See full article: http://www.crossprofit.com/article.asp?id=126

I agree with your conclusion that Oracle is still in the market for more acquisitions.

Saul Sterman

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]]> By: Oracle goes after BEA - Top Stocks http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Oracle goes after BEA - Top Stocks Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:03:34 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071012/oracle-bids-for-bea/#comment-639 [...] above Oracle's offering price indicates that Wall Street expects the company could sell for more."Digital Daily: "According to Kevin Faulkner, BEA’s senior vice president of investor relations, the company’s [...] [...] above Oracle’s offering price indicates that Wall Street expects the company could sell for more.”Digital Daily: “According to Kevin Faulkner, BEA’s senior vice president of investor relations, the company’s [...]

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