ZapThink analyst Ronald Schmelzer applauded the news.

“It’s great that BEA has joined Eclipse and shown, as a result, their commitment to heterogeneity,” Schmelzer said. “More specifically, it seems the company now realizes that their platform, as a whole, needs to play in the world of heterogeneity, and I think we can expect to see more announcements like this one on Eclipse that shows how their products will fit in an increasingly service-oriented, heterogeneous world.”

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