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OTN Member:
Oracle Fusion Middleware takes a bold step forward with Release 3 (10.1.3) of Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle JDeveloper 10g, which are now available for download in production versions.
In addition to certified J2EE 1.4 support, Oracle Application Server 10g offers integrated middleware components for business rules management, Web services management, object persistence, and identity management (and more), as well as support for emerging technologies like Ajax, EJB 3.0, JavaServer Faces, and ADF Faces. More info is available in the New Features white paper (PDF).
And for a great overview of the new features in JDeveloper 10g 10.1.3—which is really so much more than just an IDE at this point—listen to OTN's new podcast interview with Brian Fry and Oracle ACE Shay Shmeltzer of the JDev team.
Justin Kestelyn, Editor-in-Chief, OTN
justin.kestelyn@oracle.com |
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| NEWS |
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 Download Release 3 of Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle JDeveloper 10g
Download version 10.1.3 of Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle JDeveloper 10g. Certified J2EE 1.4 compatible, Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 includes Oracle Business Rules, JDeveloper, Oracle TopLink, OC4J, and support for advanced standards-based technologies like Ajax, EJB 3.0, JSF, and ADF Faces.
New Critical Patch Update Available
A Critical Patch Update (CPU) is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by those security patches.
Next Stops for Oracle Developer Day
Get insight into the latest Java and SOA technologies in this free hands-on workshop. Check out attendee comments:
— "The content and the speaker were fantastic. I was waiting for this lab."
— "Instructor was excellent! Personable, knowledgable, professional. Excellent demos. Wow!"
— "A wonderful workshop...very useful"
—"Very informative and useful. One day is just right."
Next stops include St. Louis, Mo. (Feb. 14); Ottawa, Ont. (Feb. 16); and Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 21).
Oracle ACE Nominations Now Open to Public
The Oracle ACE program is designed to recognize and reward Oracle developers and DBAs for advocating and evangelizing Oracle technology. ACE recipients are chosen based on their significant contribution and activity in the Oracle technical community.
Who do you think deserves to be an Oracle ACE? Is there someone in the community who you feel deserves recognition for sharing their expertise? For the first time, anyone in the Oracle technical community is now eligible to nominate and receive the Oracle ACE award, including Oracle employees. Submit your nominations today!
Download Project Raptor Early Adopter Release 3
Project Raptor is a new, free graphical tool that enhances productivity and simplifies database development tasks. With Project Raptor, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and SQL scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements.
Visit the Project Raptor homepage to download Early Adopter Release 2 for Windows and Linux, explore "Getting Started" content, view screenshots and demos—plus, see what Tom Kyte and "Dr. DBA" himself, Ken Jacobs, have to say about Raptor!
Q&A with Thomas Kurian: Oracle Fusion Middleware for Developers
Oracle's SVP for Oracle Fusion Middleware explains his developer community focus in 2006.
Oracle Donates ADF Faces to Apache
Oracle has donated ADF Faces, its rich set of UI components based on the JavaServer Faces specification, to the Apache Software Foundation. ADF Faces will be available as open source under the Apache 2.0 license; read this FAQ for more details.
Migrate Your MySQL5 Databases to Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (XE)
Move your MySQL5 databases to Oracle Database XE today with the new MySQL5 plugin for Oracle Migration Workbench. This plugin will migrate all your stored procedures, triggers, cursors, and views.
Oracle HTML DB is Now "Oracle Application Express"
Oracle HTML DB, the Web-based application development tool integrated with Oracle9i Database Release 2 and all releases of Oracle Database 10g, is now Oracle Application Express. Get more info at the Oracle Application Express Product Center.
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Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.0.0)
Oracle JDeveloper 10g Release 3 (10.1.3)
Oracle TopLink 10g Release 3 (10.1.3)
Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) 10g (10.1.3)
Oracle Application Server Integration (10.1.2.0.2) for Linux, Windows, and Solaris (SPARC)
Project Raptor (Early Adopter Release 3)
Oracle BPEL Process Manager (10.1.2.0.2) for Windows, Solaris (SPARC), and Linux
TimesTen In-Memory Database v6.0.2
Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Creation Assistant (10.1.2.0.3)
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| TECHNICAL ARTICLES |
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Using Input REF Cursors in Oracle Database 10g Release 2
Learn the easy way to send a ref cursor to PL/SQL with ODP.NET and Oracle Database 10g Release 2, from Oracle ACE Mark Williams. 
Appreciating the Entity Object
Oracle ACE Steve Muench explains how to declare and configure Oracle ADF entity objects instead of hand-coding Java.
Develop and Test Regular Expressions with a Unit Testing Package
Learn basic techniques for constructing useful regular expressions in SQL, and then develop and test them using a supplied PL/SQL package.
Basic Linux Shell Scripting for Oracle DBAs
Learn some basic bash shell scripts for installing, running, and maintaining Oracle databases.
(Plus, see the "Inside Oracle's Linux Projects" podcasts at oracle.com/techcasts.)
Managing a BPEL Production Environment
Learn how to automate common admin tasks in a BPEL production environment using BPEL Process Manager's API and Dehydration Store. Part 9 of The BPEL Cookbook.
Integrate PeopleSoft CRM with Oracle E-Business Suite Using BPEL
Learn a step-by-step approach for integrating PeopleSoft 8.9 CRM with Oracle Applications 11i using Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). Part 8 of The BPEL Cookbook.
Flash Remoting with Oracle and PHPObject
Learn how to use PHPObject to integrate Macromedia Flash seamlessly with your Oracle data. From The Oracle+PHP Cookbook.
Converting an EJB 2.0 Entity Bean to EJB 3.0
Learn how to convert an EJB 2.0 entity bean to an EJB 3.0 entity bean in this new tutorial, step by step.
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| NEW OTN TECHCASTS |
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| All OTN TechCasts (podcasts) are available at oracle.com/techcasts.
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Inside Oracle's Linux Projects, Part 2 (19 min.)
Director of Linux Engineering (and Oracle ACE) Wim Coekaerts offers updates on the integration of Oracle Cluster File System Rel 2 with the mainline Linux kernel, Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (XE) on Linux, using XE on Debian, and more.
Oracle JDeveloper 10g Release 3 in a Nutshell (17 min.)
Product managers Brian Fry and Shay Shmeltzer (Oracle ACE) explain why developers will be happy about the new release, the influence of new standards such as EJB3 and JSF, and the impact of Oracle's Eclipse projects on JDeveloper. |
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| ORACLE UNIVERSITY |
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Oracle University Gives YOU the Edge on Fusion Middleware!
Oracle Fusion Middleware introduced many exciting Fusion Middleware products during 2005, including advances in J2EE, Application Frameworks, SOA Tools, Web Services Management, and much more. Education is the key to unlocking the power of these new technologies. Tap into the power of Fusion Middleware today with these exciting Oracle University offerings! |
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Americas
Oracle Technology Day
Various dates in February
Attend Oracle Technology Day and learn how you can have a complete infrastructure for SOA-based applications, using Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle Enterprise Management software. Register today!
Register for the SOA Leadership Roundtable (Free E-Seminar)
Feb. 22, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
In this special online event, experts from organizations implementing SOA will join Oracle to discuss best practices, benefits, and critical success factors around SOA based on their own real-world experiences. Register today; it's free!
Register Early and Save for Semantic Technology Conference 2006
Mar. 6-9, San Jose, Calif.
Join Oracle along with other leaders of the Semantic Technologies industry at the largest and most comprehensive event of its kind; Oracle will be showcasing its best-in-class Semantic Technologies at Booth #107. Register now and get a US$100 discount compliments of Oracle. (Use coupon code ORACL; discount expires Feb. 24.)
Visit Oracle at RFID World 2006
Feb. 27-Mar. 1, Dallas, Texas
Capture, manage, analyze, access, and respond to all your RFID and sensor data to improve supply chain visibility. Come see Oracle (Booth #1110) at RFID World 2006; VP Strategic Development Allyson Fryhoff will speak on "RFID Data: More than Middleware—Extracting Business Value from RFID Data" on Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. local time.
Asia-Pacific
Oracle APAC iSeminars
Free and Live @ Your Desktop
Click here for current schedule, information and online registration. (Be sure to select your time zone and click "reset.") For any questions, contact Oracle via email at oracleord_au@oracle.com
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