WebLogic was a company (from 1995 to 1998) credited with creating the first
J2EE
Jakarta EE, formerly Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), is a set of specifications, extending Java SE with specifications for enterprise features such as distributed computing and web ser ...
application server, the ''
WebLogic Application Server''.
History
Paul Ambrose, Bob Pasker, Laurie Pitman, and Carl Resnikoff founded Weblogic, Inc. in September 1995. The founders worked together to pursue what eventually became the "
Application Server". In 1998, WebLogic appointed Ali Kutay as President and
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especiall ...
. Weblogic was funded by
Regis McKenna
Regis McKenna has been an influential marketer in tech and introduced some techniques today commonplace among advertisers. He and his firm covered the first microprocessor (Intel Corporation), Apple's first personal computer (Apple Computer), the ...
and
Frank J. Caufield.
BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. was a company that specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products which was wholly acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008.
History
BEA began as a software company, founded in 1995 and headquartered in ...
acquired WebLogic, Inc. in 1998.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. In 2020, Oracle was the third-largest software company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. The company sells da ...
acquired BEA Systems in 2008.
See also
*
Oracle WebLogic Server
Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008.
Application Server versions
* WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 20 ...
External links
Weblogic page from Oracle Corp* {{webarchive , date=2012-07-20 , url=https://archive.today/20120720015413/http://news.com.com/BEA+aims+for+app+server+market/2100-1001_3-216001.html , title=BEA acquires WebLogic, Inc.
WebLogicalia
WebLogic
Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008.
Application Server versions
* WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 202 ...
Java enterprise platform
WebLogic
Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008.
Application Server versions
* WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 202 ...
1998 mergers and acquisitions