Sun Microsystems is eyeing the SOA-related business of Oracle Fusion and former BEA middleware customers with a special offer to those adopting Sun's Java CAPS (Composite Application Platform Suite) for SOA.

Sun believes users of WebLogic, the former BEA middleware platform and Java container acquired by Oracle, will be disenchanted with reported price hikes. They also will be concerned about uncertainty over Oracle's plans for the product line, according to Sun. Oracle set out a product road map for BEA products on July 1, but Sun believes the plan raises questions about the fate of specific products.