Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA) Knowledge Zone

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The Oracle PartnerNetwork will empower your company with exceptional resources to distinguish your offerings from the competition, seize opportunities, and increase your sales.

Access OPN Education Benefits to train your staff on Oracle's AIA offerings

Take Advantage Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA) and its pre-built, open and complete architecture for orchestrating agile, user-centric business processes across enterprise applications.
- Deliver end-to-end integration to your customers by leveraging pre-built accelerators at the data, process and UI level to deliver a more complete process solution to business end users.
- Build, deploy, and sell more complete solutions using Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack and Industry Extensions, and pre-built integration accelerators, that enable you to easily build value added solutions and/or services, to meet unique customer needs. Explore Oracle Validated Integration initiative which provides partners several tools and methodologies for integrating with Oracle's broad portfolio of applications.
- Increase your services margin and expand your capacity to close deals by offering high value, differentiated business process integration solutions and services, that enhance your ability to close more strategic deals, while delivering higher margins.
- Reduce implementation risk and cost of Oracle Applications and related integrations, by capitalizing on best practices based design patterns, content, tools and methodologies, which are pre-packaged with Oracle AIA products, significantly reducing your implementation risks and overall total cost of ownership (TCO) for customers.
- Jump-start your SOA Journey to take advantage of the surging SOA market opportunity by adopting Oracle AIA as a standards-based architecture and methodology, to launch your SOA competencies and provide a repeatable framework for developing next-generation integration solutions and service offering for your Oracle Applications customers and prospects.
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Oracle Validated Integration

Oracle Validated Integration establishes credibility with Oracle customers by providing them with confidence that the integration of your complementary solution with Oracle Applications or Oracle Fusion Middleware products:

has been tested as functionally and technically sound
is designed in a reliable, standardized way
operates and performs as documented

In addition to gaining access to integration enablement resources, hundreds of partners have invested in Oracle Validated Integration to accelerate sales opportunities and attract new customers by leveraging exclusive Oracle Validated Integration go-to-market benefits (see Benefits tab).

STEP 1: Join OPN
STEP 2: Join Knowledge Zone
STEP 3: Check Benefits and Criteria
STEP 4: Apply for Oracle Validated Integration

- As with Specialization, partners can use their Oracle Validated Integration achievement(s) to help meet qualifying criteria for advancement to Platinum and Diamond levels within OPN.

News and Information

Local Information

New! Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success On February 3, Oracle hosted the Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success, a virtual event that gathered Oracle executives, customers, and partners to discuss customer successes for financial management and other applications. Read More
Register for the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community. If you are already a member, please use the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community Members page URL you were communicated at the end of the registration process or/and you might have bookmarked.
EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

Enablement 2.0 offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities. Learn more about Enablement Benefits.
Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture Implementation Specialist
OPN Boot Camps are "jump start" training covering Oracle’s growing portfolio of product lines and solutions areas and has been built in addition to the standard curriculum offered by Oracle University.
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 11g Implementation Boot Camp
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 2.5 Implementation Boot Camp
AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training The AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training is designed to educate Oracle partners on the new functionality and capabilities of the AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs.

Events

Tools and Resources

Tools
- Helpful Hints for Applications Integration Architecture (AIA) Projects from the Oracle AIA Support Team
- Sample AIA 11gR1 EBO Instance XML Payload
- Move efficiently through the IT lifecycle to quickly achieve measurable business results with Oracle Unified Method (OUM). Learn more.
- Apply to download Application Integration Architecture Foundation Packs and Process Integration Packs
- Promote your solutions in the OPN Solutions Catalog and Oracle's Validated Partner Integration Solution List.
- Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources

Resources
- New! Implementing AIA on Oracle Service Bus 11g Datasheet
- New! Fusion Middleware Supporting System Configurations (AIA Certification Matrix)
- New! AIA Documentation Center @ MyOracleSupport
- New! Oracle SOA-related books: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is creating a lot of buzz across the IT industry. Propelled by standards-based technologies like XML, Web Services, and SOAP, SOA is quickly moving from pilot projects to mainstream applications critical to business operations. These books will help you learn advanced SOA concepts and best practices for development, deployment, and administration from the architects implementing them in real-world applications. We hope you enjoy them!
  - Getting Started With Oracle SOA Suite 11g R1 – A Hands-On Tutorial
  - The BPEL Cookbook
  - The Definitive Guide to SOA Oracle Service Bus
  - Oracle SOA Suite Developer’s Guide
  - Oracle Modernization Solutions
  - Access other SOA-related books here!
- Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
  
  For details and enrollment process, click here
- Oracle Validated Integration provides partner value and customer confidence through integration standards and best practices. Maximize your partnership by leveraging exclusive sales and marketing activities, solution datasheet published on oracle.com, and use of the distinguished "Oracle Validated Integration" logo.
  - Validation test services are available for three integration and extension approaches: Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA), service based, and native application integration
  - Learn which is the right approach for your integrated solution - Integration Best Practices webcast – (30 min)
  - Current Oracle Validated Integration partner solutions list
  - Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources
  - Integration Development Services including technical and functional design review, development guidance, Oracle application installation, and validation testing
  - Contact an Oracle Expert with your technical integration questions
- AIA Resource Library @ Oracle.com
- AIA on Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
- AIA Knowledge Center @ MyOracleSupport
- Development Benefits
- Support Benefits

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Distribution Rights

If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the products that have been identified as available for resale within the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones. If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Silver level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the programs that have been identified as available for resale within the 1-Click Technology Knowledge Zone. Click the "Apply" link below to review and apply for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement. If Oracle accepts your application for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement then we will notify you.

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Learn about distributing Oracle products under the Application Specific Full Use Program Distribution Agreement or Embedded Software License Agreement.

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News and Information

End-of-life Announcement: Seven AIA pre-built integrations
Oracle Announces Oracle Application Integration Architecture Release 3.1
Intuit Implements Oracle Application Integration Architecture to Help Improve Cross-Selling and Customer Experience
AIA Update for Partners
Current Partner Enablement Update
Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available
More Partner News

Local Information

New! Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success On February 3, Oracle hosted the Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success, a virtual event that gathered Oracle executives, customers, and partners to discuss customer successes for financial management and other applications. Read More
Register for the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community. If you are already a member, please use the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community Members page URL you were communicated at the end of the registration process or/and you might have bookmarked.
EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

Enablement 2.0 offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities. Learn more about Enablement Benefits.
Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture Sales Specialist
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture PreSales Specialist
OPN Boot Camps are "jump start" training covering Oracle’s growing portfolio of product lines and solutions areas and has been built in addition to the standard curriculum offered by Oracle University.
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 11g Sales Boot Camp
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 11g PreSales Boot Camp
AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training The AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training is designed to educate Oracle partners on the new functionality and capabilities of the AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs.

Events

Tools and Resources

Tools
- Helpful Hints for Applications Integration Architecture (AIA) Projects from the Oracle AIA Support Team
- Sample AIA 11gR1 EBO Instance XML Payload
- Move efficiently through the IT lifecycle to quickly achieve measurable business results with Oracle Unified Method (OUM). Learn more.
- Apply to download Application Integration Architecture Foundation Packs and Process Integration Packs
- Promote your solutions in the OPN Solutions Catalog and Oracle's Validated Partner Integration Solution List.
- Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources
Resources
- New! Oracle AIA Foundation Pack Sales Kit
  Access the sales kit to get the AIA Foundation Pack Elevator Pitch, information related to product key features, objection handling, target account profile, third party validation, pricing, high yield Questions, market trends & competition, partners and implementation services.
- New! Implementing AIA on Oracle Service Bus 11g Datasheet
- New! Fusion Middleware Supporting System Configurations (AIA Certification Matrix)
- New! AIA Documentation Center @ MyOracleSupport
- New! Oracle SOA-related books: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is creating a lot of buzz across the IT industry. Propelled by standards-based technologies like XML, Web Services, and SOAP, SOA is quickly moving from pilot projects to mainstream applications critical to business operations. These books will help you learn advanced SOA concepts and best practices for development, deployment, and administration from the architects implementing them in real-world applications. We hope you enjoy them!
  - Getting Started With Oracle SOA Suite 11g R1 – A Hands-On Tutorial
  - The BPEL Cookbook
  - The Definitive Guide to SOA Oracle Service Bus
  - Oracle SOA Suite Developer’s Guide
  - Oracle Modernization Solutions
  - Access other SOA-related books here!
- Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
  
  For details and enrollment process, click here
- Oracle Validated Integration provides partner value and customer confidence through integration standards and best practices. Maximize your partnership by leveraging exclusive sales and marketing activities, solution datasheet published on oracle.com, and use of the distinguished "Oracle Validated Integration" logo.
  - Validation test services are available for three integration and extension approaches: Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA), service based, and native application integration
  - Learn which is the right approach for your integrated solution - Integration Best Practices webcast – (30 min)
  - Current Oracle Validated Integration partner solutions list
  - Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources
  - Integration Development Services including technical and functional design review, development guidance, Oracle application installation, and validation testing
  - Contact an Oracle Expert with your technical integration questions
- AIA Resource Library @ Oracle.com
- AIA on Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
- AIA Knowledge Center @ MyOracleSupport
- Development Benefits
- Support Benefits

OPN Member

Knowledge Zone Community Member

Specialized Company

News and Information	Local Information	Education

Events	Tools and Resources

OPN Member Knowledge Zone Community Member Specialized Company

News and Information

End-of-life Announcement: Seven AIA pre-built integrations
Oracle Announces Oracle Application Integration Architecture Release 3.1
Intuit Implements Oracle Application Integration Architecture to Help Improve Cross-Selling and Customer Experience
AIA Update for Partners
Current Partner Enablement Update
Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available
More Partner News
Implementation – Implementation partners can reduce the time, complexity and cost of implementing and deploying cross-application integrations using Oracle AIA Pre-built Integrations.

Local Information

New! Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success On February 3, Oracle hosted the Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow - Spotlight on Customer Success, a virtual event that gathered Oracle executives, customers, and partners to discuss customer successes for financial management and other applications. Read More
Register for the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community.
If you are already a member, please use the EMEA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community Members page URL you were communicated at the end of the registration process or/and you might have bookmarked.
EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

Enablement 2.0 offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities. Learn more about Enablement Benefits.
Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture Implementation Specialist
OPN Boot Camps are "jump start" training covering Oracle’s growing portfolio of product lines and solutions areas and has been built in addition to the standard curriculum offered by Oracle University.
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 11g Implementation Boot Camp
- Oracle Application Integration Architecture 2.5 Implementation Boot Camp
AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training The AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs (PIPs) Training is designed to educate Oracle partners on the new functionality and capabilities of the AIA Foundation Pack and Process Integration Packs.

Events

Tools and Resources

Tools
- Helpful Hints for Applications Integration Architecture (AIA) Projects from the Oracle AIA Support Team
- Sample AIA 11gR1 EBO Instance XML Payload
- Move efficiently through the IT lifecycle to quickly achieve measurable business results with Oracle Unified Method (OUM). Learn more.
- Apply to download Application Integration Architecture Foundation Packs and Process Integration Packs
- Promote your solutions in the OPN Solutions Catalog and Oracle's Validated Partner Integration Solution List.
- Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources

Resources
- New! Implementing AIA on Oracle Service Bus 11g Datasheet
- New! Fusion Middleware Supporting System Configurations (AIA Certification Matrix)
- New! AIA Documentation Center @ MyOracleSupport
- New! Oracle SOA-related books: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is creating a lot of buzz across the IT industry. Propelled by standards-based technologies like XML, Web Services, and SOAP, SOA is quickly moving from pilot projects to mainstream applications critical to business operations. These books will help you learn advanced SOA concepts and best practices for development, deployment, and administration from the architects implementing them in real-world applications. We hope you enjoy them!
  - Getting Started With Oracle SOA Suite 11g R1 – A Hands-On Tutorial
  - The BPEL Cookbook
  - The Definitive Guide to SOA Oracle Service Bus
  - Oracle SOA Suite Developer’s Guide
  - Oracle Modernization Solutions
  - Access other SOA-related books here!
- Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
  
  For details and enrollment process, click here
- Oracle Validated Integration provides partner value and customer confidence through integration standards and best practices. Maximize your partnership by leveraging exclusive sales and marketing activities, solution datasheet published on oracle.com, and use of the distinguished "Oracle Validated Integration" logo.
  - Validation test services are available for three integration and extension approaches: Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA), service based, and native application integration
  - Learn which is the right approach for your integrated solution - Integration Best Practices webcast – (30 min)
  - Current Oracle Validated Integration partner solutions list
  - Oracle Applications Integration Best Practices Guide solution design guidelines, product specific how-to guides, and training resources
  - Integration Development Services including technical and functional design review, development guidance, Oracle application installation, and validation testing
  - Contact an Oracle Expert with your technical integration questions
- AIA Resource Library @ Oracle.com
- AIA on Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
- AIA Knowledge Center @ MyOracleSupport
- Development Benefits
- Support Benefits

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Knowledge Zone Community Member

Specialized Company

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- View the Product Mapping to Specialization and set the filter to view products covered in a specific Specialization.
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- View instructions on How to Utilize Worldwide and Associate Resources to Obtain Specialization or Oracle Validated Integration Status.
AIA - Applications Integration Architecture

Oracle Application Integration Architecture is the most complete integration solution for orchestrating agile, user-centric business processes across your enterprise applications. With Oracle Application Integration Architecture and Oracle's SOA and BPM Products, organizations are able to leverage a complete set of tools, templates, content and methodologies to do more with their existing IT investments, provide business and IT agility, and lower the total cost of ownership.

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Forums
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Blogs
- The Official AIA Blog
  News, views, insight, best practices, tips and tricks from the Oracle Application Integration Architecture team.
- Oracle SOA Suite - Team Blog
- OracleAppsBlog - A day in the life of an Oracle Applications Consultant
  Web log for Oracle Applications Consultants and Implementor's.
- E-Business Suite Technology Blog
  The latest news directly from Steven Chan, E-Business Suite Development. Contains in-depth information on E-Business Suite, Releases 11i and 12, and Certifications.
- Oracle Fusion Middleware for E-Business Suite Blog
  Understand how to Enhance and Extend E-Business Suite with Oracle Fusion Middleware.
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