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SOA PARTNER COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER JUNE 2011

Dear SOA Partner Community,

It is summer! Thanks for your great support in FY11; we closed our fiscal year on May 31st 2011. Thanks to you, SOA Specialization is the No.1 middleware Specialization! Here is my list to continue to be successful in FY12:

Top 10 to become an successful Oracle SOA & BPM; Partner in FY12

1. SOA Partner Community member
2. SOA Certified Implementation Specialist &BPM Certified Implementation Specialist
3. SOA Blogs& SOA Books
4. SOA Bootcamp& SOA Bootcamp material
5. BPM  Bootcamp& BPM  Bootcamp material
6. SOA sales kit& BPM sales kit
7. SOA marketing campaign& BPM marketing kit & submit your reference
8. SOA Solutions catalog profile with your service and success
9. SOA Specialization & BPM Specialization & Specialization eBook
10. SOA & BPM @ OOW

Summer time means, summer camps– which we do host this week in Lisbon, you can find the latest impression at twitter, If you missed them.

Please visit the OPN Competency Center and the enablement blog to get your local training schedule for a SOA & BPM & WebLogic bootcamp near you!

Also in this newsletter you will get to read about the new SOA Governance book, JDevelope and ADF 11gR2, Exalogic Specialization and a wrap up of the SOA & Cloud Symposium.

Till we meet again!

Jürgen Kress
Oracle SOA Partner Adoption EMEA

Become an SOA Certified Implementation Specialist & BPM Certified Implementation Specialist -Voucher request We continue to support your efforts to Specialization in our new fiscal year therefore we again we are offering free vouchers. For Partner Community members we're offering additional 50 free Certified Implementation Specialist assessment vouchers! If you'd like to get a free voucher please show us proof of your SOA knowledge by sending us a screenshot of your WebCenter PreSales Specialist Assessment or Enterprise Content Management PreSales Specialis Assessment, SOA 11g PreSales Specialist Assesment or BPM 11g PreSales Specialist Assessment - free of charge at the OPN Competency Center. To request the free voucher please send an e-mail with the screenshot to brigitte.felisaz@oracle.com including your Name, Company, E-mail, Country and the Specialization SOA or BPM with the e-mail subject free voucher For more information and Specialization support please read the SOA & Application Grid Specialization eBook and the SOA & Application Grid Specialization Checklist.

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Thanks for a superb SOA & Cloud Symposium 2011 by Thomas Erl in Brasilia, Basil. This first South American edition was worth to travel the long trip from Europe. Very interesting presentations and discussions mixed with the very friendly and open Brazilian attendees and of course the delicious food. Keynotes included: Thomas Erl: The Cloud is the Service Anne Thomas Manes: SOA 2011 – SOA is a prerequisite for: cloud, mobile, social and BPM Simone Brunozzi: The Real Value of Cloud Computing and how cloud computing has a disruptive impact Dennis Wisnosky: Realizing Efficiency & Interoperability: SOA & Semantic Technology in the Business Mission Area (BMA), U.S. Department of Defense Manas Deb: SOA and BPM as Business Strategy and the importance of Capability management for SOA projects
Presentations included: Clemens Utschig-Utschig, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & CoKG: Enterprise Architecture, Beyond the Specification and Towards Service-Orientation Matthias Ziegler & Thomas M. Michelbach Accenure: Is Cloud Computing for You? Assessing the Value of Cloud Computing for your Organization Mehran Sarkarati, European Space Agency and Thomas M. Michelbach, Accenture: A Service and Data Model for SOA-based systems – Theory and Practice Anne Thomas Manes, Gartner: Service Models: Making Sure Services Deliver Value Paulo Mota, Oracle: How BPM can improve SOA benefits Jürgen Kress, Oracle: RYLC an SOA Cloud Example and the Role of SOA in Next Generation Clouds Swarm Computing All presentations will be posted at the SOA & Cloud Symposium website. During the panel “Measuring the Business Value of Service-Orientation” Paul Brown, Jean-Paul De Baets, Filippos Santas, Jürgen Kress, had a great discussion how SOA architecture impacts business. SOA project have to prove the business value. Business value patterns could be process automation, process visibility and process agility. The Case for Total Architecture presentation from Paul Brown is a great abstract to show the value of architecture.
SOA&Cloud Symposium @soacloud http://www.cloudsymposium.com The Official Twitter for the 4th International SOA Symposium and the 3rd International Cloud Symposium. http://www.soasymposium.com SOA Community @soacommunity Hey there! SOA Community is using Twitter. Join us to network and exchange with the community! What’s happening? Start sharing your tweets. http://soacommunity.wordpress.com/ Anne Thomas Manes @atmanes Rhode Island IT industry analyst http://apsblog.burtongroup.com
Special Thanks to Ricardo Puttiniour local host, his whole team and program committee for the excellent organization and event! We would love to come back!

We are proud to announce the recent release of the following products under the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g R2 (11.1.2) umbrella:

• Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 (11.1.2.0.0)
• Oracle Application Development Framework 11gR2 (11.1.2.0.0)

Here is the related information:

• Download 
• New Features
• Tutorials
• Documentation
• What customers are saying: Discussion Forum, Facebook, Twitter

Make sure you visit the ADF insider website for more information

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• Securing the WebLogic Server by Oracle ACE René van Wijk 
• The Essential Cloud Integration Checklist by Oracle ACE Jordan Braunstein
• Oracle Weblogic Portal 10.3.2 on Ubuntu 10.10, deployment into ESXi Virtual Infrastructure by Kein Juan
• SOA Governance Book http://wp.me/p10C8u-8g
• Building BPM11g POCs at the summer camps. Want to attend a bootcamp? become a member http://t.co/hKoCaBe #soacommunity
• Hands-on labs at the WebCenter summer camp http://t.co/hKoCaBe make sure you attend one of our bootcamps #e20partners
• FY12 Partner Kickoff – Are you Ready? Watch Lydia Smyers, Oracle WWA&C VP, talk about this exciting upcoming event. ^CM http://ow.ly/5mnAo
• Configure en test JMS based EDN in SOA Suite 11g: Beside the default AQ implementation it is also possible to us... http://bit.ly/mbKQqQ
• Upgrading ALSB services to OSB | | Capgemini http://ow.ly/5kn1G << great info on OSB upgrade from a customer
• New Blog Post: WebLogic Weekly for June 20th, 2011 - Welcome the first the first edition of the WebLogic Weekly. Th... http://ow.ly/1dlDuN
• JDev 11g R2 - ADF BC Dependency Diagram Feature | @AndrejusB http://ow.ly/5m7s0
• New blogpost : Weblogic, QBrowser and topics, http://bit.ly/lnaOkv #weblogic #jms #qbrowser
• Register Now for FY12 Oracle PartnerNetwork Kick Off, June 28th,
• Bay Area Coherence Special Interest Group Meeting - July 21 http://ow.ly/5lSPd
• Weblogic, QBrowser and topics | @eelzinga http://ow.ly/5m4vL
• Sample Chapter: A Fusion Applications Technical Overview http://ow.ly/5lNqA
• @shahkartik @soacommunity we might publish it as a RAW book (http://www.packtpub.com/article/raw-faq) .Assume that you would be interested!
• Summer caps on ADF & BPM & WebCenter started in Lisbon - blue sky will we visit the beach? #soacommunity
• Call for Nominations: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards 2011, also E2.0 category, http://t.co/TglkJac, deadline 22nd July
• Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: JDev 11g R2 - ADF BC Dependency Diagram Feature
• Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: How to Open ADF BC Configuration Wizard in JDev 11...
• Team Productivity Center in jdev 11.1.2 showing test results from your CI build looks nice, nicely integrated http://bit.ly/je4bXV
• Short blog : Weblogic, Topics And (Non)-Durable Subscribers, http://bit.ly/in3f39 #weblogic #jms
• Award season make sure you apply for your local & emea & global partner and product awards
• The first draft of the Next Generation SOA manuscript has been completed and authors are currently looking for... http://fb.me/PltwZSjr
• James Bayer Blog: WebLogic ServerUse the Execution Context ID in ApplicationsLessons From Hansel and Gretel http://ow.ly/1diTO3
• Last things for today: 1. Test skinning hands-on for next week's ADF training in Lisbon 2. Cut DVDs with softw… (cont) http://deck.ly/~zokJM
• JDeveloper 11gR2: New option Test WebService in WSDL editor | @LucasJellema http://ow.ly/5kmy0
• SOA & Middleware: Pinning tasks to a user in BPM 11g | Niall Commiskey http://ow.ly/5kmMk
• Beyond The Data Grid: Coherence, Normalization, Joins, and Linear Scalability | Ben Stopford http://ow.ly/5kntP #qconlondon
• Blog by Lucas Jellema: "JDeveloper 11gR2: New option Test WebService in WSDL editor – quickest route to implement ... http://bit.ly/j6qAgd
• July / August Oracle ADF Column Now Available http://ow.ly/1difZg
• Send us your #SOA #Specialization Plaque picture @soacommunity! #soacommunity
• SOA Specialization Plaques are on the way - fresh start in the new fiscal year #soacommunity #Specialization #SOA
• "How to connect BPEL Process Manager on a JMS topic as a durable subscriber ?", http://bit.ly/jzWFIF #bpel #jms
• Steve Button's blog: Building and Running OpenJDK 7 on Mac OS X - A Breeze http://ow.ly/1dhQBN
• New Whitebook Published: Fault handling in een BPEL proces met SOA Suite 11g (Dutch by @janssendj) http://bit.ly/m981Ru
• Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: Texas A&M Researchers Innovate & Engage with WebCe...
• [Capgemini Oracle blog post] Upgrading ALSB services to OSB http://t.co/QTKGV7i by John Chin-a-Woeng via @Capgemini NL
• New York #OracleCoherence Special Interest Group July 14, with New pre-SIG and Open Q&A. http://ow.ly/5jAnM
• Oracle's Cloud Offering - Summary View | @RonBatra http://ow.ly/5jlU8
• Oracle joins Devoxx 2011 as Premium partner, welcome aboard! See also http://www.devoxx.com
• W-JAX - some data analysis about speakers | @myfear http://ow.ly/5jipl
• Social Business and Next-Generation CIOs - The Business Models | Dion Hinchcliffe http://ow.ly/5jhEO
• The #oracle #partner of the year plaque in his natural environment at #Capgemini HQ Utrecht #opnawards
• @soacommunity Get exposure with the Oracle Validated Integration (OVI) program www.oracle.com/partners/goto/validate
• ADF Client Performance Optimization Tips http://ow.ly/5iOBJ
• Technologist of the Year Award nominations are open. Deadline: July 22. http://ow.ly/5iM4C
• Adelaide University uses Middleware for PeopleSoft Extensions #bpm
• Book Review : WS-BPEL 2.0 for SOA Composite Applications with Oracle SOA Suite 11g | @eelzinga http://ow.ly/5iFJ4
• Data Taxonomy and MDM – A Product Data Quality Example | David Butler http://ow.ly/5iD41
• Issue Deploying Migrated BPM Processes to 11.1.1.4 | James Taylor - Oracle Middleware Blog http://ow.ly/5iCvM
• Sample Chapter: Fusion Middleware Common Infrastructure http://ow.ly/1deJ0l
• Hands-on SOA Dev Day comes to your desk. Virtual SOA DD-July 12 North Amer., July 26th EMEA...more info coming soon #soa
• Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: ADF BC 11g R2 - Java Extended For Oracle Data Type...
• Rethink SOA - SOA World Magazine Article #soa
• Java EE Shared Libraries with #WebLogic; brand new video thanks for @jeffreyawest. http://www.youtube.com/oracleweblogic
• JDeveloper 11.1.2 is here: http://bit.ly/gBSnbT , and with it the new skin editor (!). Check out other new features: http://bit.ly/jwC2vM
• Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: ADF BC Application Module Data Control Hints for J...
• Bought SOA Governance by Thomas Erl, http://bit.ly/m156q8 #yam
• Nice tool : SOA Dependency Analyzer, http://bit.ly/m37koT , supports SOA Suite 10g, SOA Suite 11g and Oracle Service Bus 10g/11g
• Enhance your business with Oracle Business Activity Monitoring | Capgemini http://ow.ly/5eX7P
• Oracle Coherence developer training in July: Coherence 3.6: Share and Manage Data in Clusters. http://ow.ly/5enne
• [Capgemini Oracle Blog] @MartijnvdKamp, Enhance your business with Oracle Business Activity Monitoring BAM htt… (cont) http://deck.ly/~eiLWI
• RT @eelzinga: OESB is unplugged. OSB is 100% live. Successfull migration project! http://twitpic.com/596oar << Congrats!
• Fun with #OracleCoherence by @MiddlewareMagic. http://middlewaremagic.com/weblogic/?p=6779
• Blog by Lucas Jellema: "ADF11gR2: Plotting custom locations on a Thematic Map using a GeoCoder Service" http://bit.ly/lAkXsQ
• Oracle JDeveloper 11g (11.1.2.0.0) Download it now! http://ow.ly/5cxyj
• Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0.0): New Features http://ow.ly/5cxwV
• Please see release notes (http://bit.ly/lvlu4C) for JDev 11gR2: There is no design-time or runtime support for SOA and WebCenter components
• EJB and ADF Java or EJB DataControl features in JDeveloper 11gR2: Today Oracle released JDeveloper 11gR2 and it'... http://bit.ly/k7NAyJ
• Oracle JDeveloper/ADF 11g (11.1.2.0.0 Build 6017) is here! | Dana Singleterry http://ow.ly/5cggJ
• An introduction to Cloud Computing and Oracle Middleware on Amazon Web Services (AWS) by @frankmuz. http://ow.ly/5ceDA
• From Mainframe to Cloud with #OracleCoherence in Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum in Chicago. Register now! http://bit.ly/iu7qIY
• Want to know how to power your cloud with #WebLogic? Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum in Brussels. Register now! http://bit.ly/kl3YmT
• Presentation Resources from 2011 SOA and Cloud Symposium - http://icio.us/1kXI5u #soasymposium #thomas_erl #soacommunity
• Are you trained in ADF & BPM & WebCenter? Partner Summer Camps http://icio.us/BAP8Mj #adf #bpm #webcenter
• Part 3 of Adventures in ADF Logging published. Now with correct link! http://j.mp/mUb3OB
• Building Your Own Path: Custom XPath in SOA Suite 11g | Antony Reynolds http://ow.ly/59CaQ #soa
• SOA and cloud together: 'swarm computing' arrives http://t.co/YJjMAZ1 - thanks for the nice post of my SOA Symposium presentation

Please feel free to send us your news! And add your blog to our SOA blog wiki.

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• Article: Best Practices for Configuration Management in a SOA Environment Brian Jimerson discusses best practices the tools, techniques, and processes that should be used to ensure the proper management of software, services, and infrastructure configuration. Read it.
• Podcast: Andy MacMillan on Enterprise Social Computing
• Is the enterprise ready for a social revolution? A conversation with Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy Macmillan. Listen to Part 1 & Listen to Part 2 & Listen to Part 3
• Oracle Reference Architecture: User Interaction
• Bob Hensle describes concepts, standards, principles, and a reference architecture for a modern user interface in an IT environment in the latest addition to the IT Strategies from Oracle library. Read it.
• NetBeans IDE 7.0 Released  NetBeans IDE 7.0 introduces language support for Java SE 7, Maven 3 and HTML5 editing support; enhanced integration with Oracle WebLogic server; support for Oracle Database and GlassFish 3.1; a new GridBagLayout designer for improved Swing GUI development; enhancements to the Java editor, and more.
• Get Oracle WebLogic Technical Info on the Oracle Technology Network Check out the new and vastly improved WebLogic pages on the Oracle Technology Network. Videos, demos, tutorials, downloads, news feeds and documentation, it's all there.
• Podcast: Debra Lilley on Oracle Fusion Applications Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about her involvement with the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG), about the UKOUG development group's involvement in Oracle Fusion Applications, and about Oracle Fusion Applications' implications for enterprise architecture. Listen to Part 1 & Listen to Part 2 & Listen to Part 3
• Article: WebLogic Integration, Web Services, SOAP, and REST - Part 1 SOAP is not dead, and REST is not the answer. Jeffery West explains. Read it.
• Article: Interoperability Between Microsoft.NET WCF 4.0 and Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Using Secure Web Service - Part 2 Want to create secure Web services that support interoperability across Oracle and Microsoft technologies? Juan Carlos Olamendy Turruellas shows you how. Read it.
• BPM ADF Form: Streamlining Save/Approve Actions Setting-up a WebLogic Cluster that spans Multiple Machines by Oracle ACE René van Wijk
• WebLogic JMS Topics, Oracle Service Bus, and AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS by Dr. Frank Munz

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The SOASchool.com SOA Certified Professional (SOACP) program is dedicated to excellence in the field of SOA and service-oriented computing. Through a series of seasoned course modules and exams, IT professionals have the opportunity to obtain a number of different certifications to recognize their accomplishment of gaining "project ready" SOA proficiency. This comprehensive and strictly vendor-neutral program was developed in cooperation with best-selling SOA author Thomas Erl and several major SOA organizations and academic institutions.

Through the involvement of the SOA Education Committee, course content and certification requirements are constantly reviewed and revised to stay current with developments in the service-oriented computing industry. The program is currently comprised of 12 course modules and 5 certifications and is expanding to 18 course modules and 8 certifications throughout 2009.

For more information, visit www.soaschool.com and www.soacp.com.


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Publishing Your Stories

We would like to invite our partners to publish information on our SOA Community portal. We are looking for your real life SOA technology experiences. Please send your stories to Jürgen Kress. We look forward to receiving them!

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Want to discuss with the experts from our Partners and from Oracle SOA Product Development? Want to get the latest information about our SOA Solutions and events?Attend our private online SOA Discussion Forum at OTN, please send your OTN forums user name to Brigitte Felisaz.

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Please feel free to invite your colleagues to join the SOA Community and to participate in the SOA Assessment tests. For registration please login the Oracle PartnerNetworkand go to: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa

For any questions on the above or concerning SOA and Oracle in general please contact the Oracle EMEA Alliances & Channels SOA Team.

Best regards
Oracle EMEA SOA Team
Jürgen Kress