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The Enterprise Portals Report looks at... BEA WebLogic Portal

"BEA's traditional strengths lie in the areas of commerce, integration, and personalization. This still shows in WLP. All three scenarios are implementation intensive, and WLP projects are known for taking six months at a minimum to complete. "

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BEA's last release of WebLogic Portal

04-Apr-2008   --  

In early March BEA announced the release of WebLogic Portal 10.2. The release was a bit delayed and focused primarily on enhanced Web 2.0 support, performance improvements, and enhancements to the developer experience. This will be the last release under BEA auspices, pending conclusion of their acquisition by Oracle.

According to a FAQ on the acquisition by Oracle (PDF), Oracle's Fusion Middleware will evolve as "the centerpiece of the combined companies' middleware offerings going forward". It continues to say "BEA products are expected to evolve into components of Fusion Middleware". I interpret that as good news for Oracle WebCenter Suite, but high-risk for customers of the other three enterprise portals (BEA WebLogic, BEA AquaLogic and Oracle Portal) in the mix here.

In other words, this is certainly the final major release before Oracle will be firmly in charge of the development teams. The question that looms for me -- and for you -- is whether this also represents the final major release of the product?

- Submitted by: Janus Boye, Guest Analyst - Twitter: janusboye

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