Bill Veghte, que trabalhou na criação do Windows 7, ingressa na fabricante como vice-presidente da área de software

A HP dá indícios que pode mesmo entrar no mercado de sistemas operacionais (SO). No sinal mais recente, a companhia contratou Bill Veghte para o posto de vice-presidente executivo de soluções de software. O executivo trabalhou na Microsoft, onde atuou na criação do Windows 7, da qual desligou-se no início do ano em busca de oportunidades em que pudesse trabalhar em negócios de fim a fim.

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Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

I have heard a lot of people worry about the future of Java, MySQL, Netbeans and GlassFish after that Oracle acquired Sun.

Today I read Adam Bien’s Weblog :

…Oracle GlassFish Server is part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid portfolio and is ideally suited for applications requiring lightweight infrastructure with the most up-to-date implementation of enterprise Java, Java EE 6, and Java Web services. Oracle GlassFish Server complements Oracle WebLogic Server, which is designed to run the broader portfolio of Oracle Fusion Middleware and large-scale enterprise applications…”Read the whole paper.

I admire Sun. They created those awesome products such as Java, Netbean, GlassFish, VirtualBox and son on, however I have to admit that Sun business model wasn’t working.

If you still believe that Sun business model worked, answer me, why did shareholder approve to sale Sun to Oracle?

Do you sell your company or company share if it is still profit?

No, I don’t. I just sell it if I have losses.

I’m not concerned about the future of Java, MySQL, Netbeans and GlassFish, however I make sure that Oracle will change the business model behind of these products.

I advise Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast; however Oracle need to profit through these products. To keep an open source product alive, they need to spend money.

I advise Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast

How much does IBM spend to keep Geronimo community active? There are a couple of IBM employees working on this open source project.

How much did Sun spend to keep GlassFish or Netbeans community active? There were a couple of Sun employees working on this open source project too.

How much will Oracle spend to keep GlassFish or Nebeans community push on? There are many Sun-Oracle employees working on this open source project too.

In a successful manner open source projects such as Eclipse, Linux, and so forth survive nowadays, because there are a lot of companies investing money, time, and resources in these products. For instance, a couple of IBM Rational products are based on Eclipse. How many companies release hardware and software products based on Linux?

All those companies that are investing in open source products are interested for some reason on these open source products, I can bet the reason is these open source products are helping their business model.

Open source products are helping their business model.

I think Oracle plans the same to GlassFish. The same that IBM does about Geronimo or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (based on Geronimo).

The same that Red Hat does about its Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora as well as SUSE pair does on SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE.

I’m not worry about, since now Oracle GlassFish Server is part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid portfolio. As Java developer and Architect I really support that Oracle and IBM offer for purchase their application servers and spread their Java portfolio.

I really want that Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast, and also improve them (products and communities)

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Whilst Sun Microsystems and Oracle are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a huge boost for Java many in the community are not so sure, wondering what kind of control Oracle will seek to exert over the platform. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Larry Ellison has always wanted to be the Steve Jobs of the enterprise. With this morning’s announcement that Oracle will buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, he took a big step towards making Oracle more of a soup-to-nuts provider of enterprise technology. With Sun, he will now be able to build and package together everything from chips and servers to operating systems, Java middleware, databases, and enterprise applications. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Boy, it sure was polite of Sun and Oracle to wait until the day I got back from my vacation to announce their merger, wasn’t it? I fulminated gloomily about this possibility before I left, but now that I’ve spent a day absorbing the news, I’m … slightly less gloomy. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

A community weighs the pros and cons of Oracle’s new claim on Java.

While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control Oracle might try to exercise over the popular software development platform, which has driven enterprise applications since its debut in 1995. Observers also expect Oracle to make a go of trying to make more money off of Java than Sun ever could. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Oracle CEO cites Java, Solaris as key components of acquisition.

Oracle may have decided to buy Sun Microsystems because it was worth far more to the database market leader than it was to IBM. It’s not a question of the price — at $7.4 billion, Oracle didn’t agree to pay much more than what IBM reportedly was considering. But Oracle may have more use for Sun’s technology than IBM ever did. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

When I woke up I received a lot of news talking about IBM and Sun merge.

Sun Shares Jump on I.B.M. Takeover Report on NYTimes.

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add to Web Heft on WS Journal.

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; IBM Drops, Sun Micro Rallies on Bloombeg.

I.B.M. Said to Be in Talks to Buy Sun for $7 Billion on NY Times.

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add to Web Heft on WS Journal.

IBM ‘in talks’ to buy Sun Microsystems on The Register.

Regards,

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Depois de algumas investidas, finalmente Oracle compra a BEA.

Oracle to Acquire BEA Systems

Se você também foi pego de surpresa como eu, saiba que acabei de ver essa na InfoQ.

A Oracle ofereceu 6.7 billões de dolares para adquirir a BEA. A Oracle ofereceu $17 USD por cada ação da BEA. Antes da oferta, a ação da BEA estava sendo negocia a $13 USD, um aumento de mais de 25%. No momento que escreve esse post estou checando aqui a atual cotação da BEA. Neste exato momento a cotação está $18.82 USD, com um aumento de 5.20 (38.18%). Para vocês terem uma idéia o preço de fechamento das ações da BEA ontem foi de $13.62 USD.

Ou seja enquanto estou aqui no meu mundo de developer, atrás do meus códigos, tem várias investidores abrindo aquele sorriso com um lucro de 38,18% no dia.

A Oracle publicou o sua Oracle Letter Proposes to Buy BEA Systems for $17.00 per Share in Cash.

A Oracle comentou as razões para a aquisição:

A aquisiçao da BEA pela Oracle vai possibilitar um aumento nos recurso de engenharia, que vai acelerar o desenvolvimento do nosso pacote de middleware em escala mundial. Os clientes da Oracle e BEA serão beneficiados com o aumento de investimento em engenharia que eles repassaram para as tecnologias SOA.

Agora vamos esperar as noticias que vão rolar depois disso. Aquelas noticias que todos nos estamos acostumados. Lado da BEA, vai ser aquele discurso que a BEA nunca esteve a venda. Do lado da Oracle é uma resposta direta a SAP, hoje sua principal concorrente. E a IBM como fica nessa historia ?

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho