Oscar Wilde is vastly overrated - Lord Bostoon of Barking
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Planet-conquering Oracle bids for BEA
ORACLE WANTS to buy middleware giant BEA Systems in
one of the most-forecast deals since… well, since
Oracle bought Siebel Systems.
This deal would trump Siebel, based on the current
valuation of $6.6bn for BEA, sometimes dubbed as
provider of the operating system of the internet.
World+dog knows that Oracle has long been on the
mother, father and extended family of
merger-and-acquisition rips. BEA would be the biggest
of the lot barring the capture of PeopleSoft.
However, like the PeopleSoft buy, this one could be a
prolonged affair with no agreement in place as yet.
Still, don’t bet against Oracle closing the deal.
Who next for Oracle? Pretty much anybody in enterprise
software bar Microsoft and IBM is possible. Why not an
agreement with EMC with its complementary storage
capabilities and VMware pot of gold?
Nah, the problem there would be executive egos that
would make Earth look like Little Taddlecombe In The
Mud. µ
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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

Saul Sterman
"...bar Microsoft and IBM"?

Is that because they are not worthy acquisitions? Or is IT a Cartel thing?