“The open source method has been used with success not just by
Linux vendors, but also by BEA with Weblogic, an Enterprise
Javabeans-based application server for developing and deploying
Web, network and distributed database applications.”
“In Q1, 22% of licence revenues came from WebLogic, and the
business unit grew 900% in six months in revenue terms.”
“‘We want to transform the equity of Tuxedo to Weblogic, into
the more ubiquitous marketplace,’ explained Alfred Chuang,
president, WebXpress, and co-founder BEA Systems. ‘Because only one
vendor is providing Tuxedo, it is not perceived as open. We knew
the next generation of the technology has to be object-oriented.
CORBA was very “techie”, low-level technology. COM was a
monopolistic play. We decided to take Java to the enterprise.'”