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BEA to Deliver First Enterprise-class SaaS-enabled Platform SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEAWorld -- BEA Systems, Inc., a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, today announced that it will deliver the industry's first open, enterprise-grade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform in Q2 2008. This platform will simplify the way enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs) create dynamic business applications. The new BEA platform will be the first deliverable of Project Genesis, a BEA initiative introduced in September 2007 to enable companies to transform and differentiate their businesses with next-generation dynamic business applications. Dynamic business applications conform to the way people work, adapting to business context, fostering collaboration and enabling knowledge workers to initiate change without the lengthy IT cycles required to update traditional packaged applications. The first phase of Project Genesis will remove key adoption inhibitors previously faced by ISVs developing dynamic business applications via a software-as-a-service model. "Genesis is BEA's vision for a platform that radically simplifies the way enterprises and ISVs create, operate and govern dynamic business applications," said Alfred Chuang, chairman and chief executive officer, BEA Systems. "Genesis embraces and extends everything that BEA does -- from Tuxedo, to WebLogic, to AquaLogic." With Genesis, ISVs will finally have an open, enterprise-class SaaS application platform that easily integrates with on-premise applications and existing architectures. Currently, an open, enterprise-class SaaS application platform does not exist to address these challenges. "BEA's SaaS-enabled platform will help ISVs and business participants develop dynamic business applications with a simplified and unified environment," added Chuang. The first phase of the Genesis platform will include the following capabilities for application innovation: -- A container for SaaS applications, deployable in virtualized environments -- Presentation services for user access and interaction -- Flexible metering capabilities to support end-user billing -- Fine-grained entitlements for multi-tenant security -- BEA WorkSpace 360(TM), a unified and collaborative application lifecycle design, deployment and management environment engaging both business and IT. "This is great news for current and prospective SaaS providers. BEA can change the game in the SaaS marketplace by enabling ISVs to leverage its expertise in delivering enterprise-class software infrastructure," said Sam Jankovich, president and chief executive officer of EnterConnect, Inc. "We are looking forward to utilizing Genesis in our global SaaS marketplace, SOAapps.com, which already leverages BEA technology to deliver a secure, multi-tenant environment for ISVs to host, market, sell and service SaaS solutions. We believe BEA will enable us to scale beyond anything available to the SaaS market today, including Open Source technology." With Project Genesis, BEA will deliver a dynamic business application platform that converges service-oriented architecture (SOA), business process management, enterprise social computing and other technologies to transform software applications and how they are built. Project Genesis extends BEA's vision by enabling end-users to participate in the application lifecycle for dynamic business applications. For more information, please visit: http://www.bea.com/genesis. About BEAWorld BEAWorld is the premier event for SOA thought leadership and takes place in three strategic world markets spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia. The conference is designed to provide critical insights, hands-on instruction, best-practice strategies and opportunities for interaction with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, visionaries and expert practitioners. In addition to highlighting the innovation and tangible business results BEA customers have achieved, BEAWorld is the place to find the latest information on BEA infrastructure technologies including BEA Tuxedo(R), BEA WebLogic(R) and BEA AquaLogic(R). This year's event will also include a Solutions Showcase, exhibiting the latest and most innovative developments from the extensive BEA partner community. The third of three worldwide events is scheduled to be held in Shanghai (Dec. 12-13). The first event was held in San Francisco (Sept. 10-12), and the second event was held in Barcelona (Oct. 2-4). About BEA BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS) is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software. Information about how BEA helps customers build a Liquid Enterprise(TM) that transforms their business can be found at bea.com. Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including the statements regarding BEA's delivery of a radically simplified SaaS-enabled platform and its ability to enable businesses to transform how they address SaaS to meet customer needs and the features, benefits and release date of this new BEA platform. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen changes in the technology, standards or marketplace for enterprise information integration software; the timing of a recovery from any economic and IT industry downturn; any unforeseen technical difficulties related to the development BEA's solutions; and any software errors related to BEA's solutions. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in BEA's 10-Q for the quarter October 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC and subsequent reports filed thereafter by BEA from time-to-time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and BEA does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements. Copyright 1995-2007, BEA Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. BEA, BEA AquaLogic, BEA eLink, BEA WebLogic, BEA WebLogic Portal, BEA WebLogic Server, Connectera, Compoze Software, Jolt, JoltBeans, JRockit, SteelThread, Think Liquid, Top End, Tuxedo, and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Blended Application Development, BEA Blended Development Model, BEA Blended Strategy, BEA Builder, BEA Guardian, BEA Manager, BEA MessageQ, BEA microService Architecture, BEA SOA 360, BEA Workshop, BEA WorkSpace 360, Signature Editor, Signature Engine, Signature Patterns, Support Patterns, Arch2Arch, Arch2Arch Advisor, Dev2Dev, Dev2Dev Dispatch, Exec2Exec, Exec2Exec Voice, IT2IT, IT2IT Insight, Business LiquidITy, and Liquid Thinker are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Mission Critical Support, BEA Mission Critical Support Continuum, BEA SOA Self Assessment, and Fluid Framework are service marks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by third parties. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. DATASOURCE: BEA Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Jim Rivas, +1-408-570-8834, , or Analysts, Joe Hnilo, +1-408-570-8314, , both of BEA Systems, Inc. Web site: http://www.bea.com/ http://www.bea.com/genesis

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