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Pure portal era ends, as BEA charts new course | InfoWorld | News | 2005-08-23 | By Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service

Pure portal era ends, as BEA charts new course | InfoWorld | News | 2005-08-23 | By Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service

Portal software pioneer Plumtree Software has been marked “bait” for years, ever since it became clear that portal purchases would largely come not as stand-alone “best of breed” buying decisions but as an add-on to ERP (enterprise resource planning) and infrastructure software deals. Still, BEA Systems — which already has its own line of portal software — wasn’t the top candidate on anyone’s list of likely suitors. BEA’s announcement Monday that it will pay $200 million for Plumtree has analysts arguing about whether the combination will pay off.

Personally I see a lot of merit in the pure portal model, but merit doesn’t pay the bills. Users are willing to give up some of the pure portal features for less cost.


25 August, 2005 |



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