The new version of Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Workshop for WebLogic as well as the new Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse are now available for download from the OTN. In this edition of the Oracle Dev2Dev Newsletter we'll highlight some of the new features offered in this release.

Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3

This significant release offers new features across many product subsystems, including a lighter-weight install and optional service startup, updated Spring support, new look and feel as well as significantly improved performance in the management console, an advanced publish-subscribe feature for Web 2.0 applications, support for FastSwap which enables redefining Java classes without redeployment and certification on Java SE 6. Read the Release Notes (PDF) for the full list of features, or visit the main OTN page for demos, discussions, articles, and much more.

With a new free license, Workshop for WebLogic offers new features that include new JAX-WS Web service support, FastSwap support, expanded Java EE 5.0 tools and more. Read this blog entry for a list of features, and then watch online demos, and follow this technical article. More resources on the new Workshop for WebLogic page.

Oracle JRockit

Oracle released new versions of JRockit Mission Control and JRockit Real Time products. The JRockit Mission Control 3.0 tool suite includes an enhanced version of the Latency Analyzer feature, enabling WLS users to visually follow how J2EE transactions are processed across threads. JRockit Real Time 3.0 allows WLS users to avoid the pauses normally introduced by Garbage Collection and has been improved to offer guarantees down to single milliseconds. Learn More.

New : Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 1.0

This lightweight new plug-in to Eclipse offers Oracle WebLogic Server and Eclipse 3.4 and 3.3 users capabilities to develop, debug, and deploy to WebLogic Server 10gR3. Support for unique WebLogic enhancements like FastSwap, Shared Java EE Libraries, JSP debugging, and remote deployment make working with WebLogic and Ganyemede / Europa simple and easy. Visit the OTN site and learn more, or skip straight to an install from an update site, or a download and self-directed install.

PodCasts: Tooling Around: Where Do Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Workshop Go From Here?

Listen to Duncan Mills, Senior Product Management Director for Developer Tools, and Greg Stachnick, Senior Product Management Director for Workshop products, explain the future of Oracle Fusion Middleware tooling and Oracle's JDeveloper/Eclipse strategy.

PodCasts: Oracle Fusion Middleware Radio

Listen to Oracle executive in a set of Oracle middleware strategy updates covering the application server, SOA and Portal space.

• A Home for Your Chrome - Easily enforce consistent look and feel with page templates
• Using the ADF URL Data Control to Read RSS Feeds
• ADF Faces Rich Client Layout Best Practices
• Master-Detail-More Detail Functional Pattern
• Exposing Services Through Rich User Interfaces
• ADF Faces RC : Enable/Disable Pattern
• Java EE 5 Web Apps with Oracle Workshop for WebLogic 10gR3

Latest Updates

• Reserve your place in hands-on labs and sessions through the online schedule builder now available to registered attendees.
• Come see Ted Farrell, Chief Architect and Senior Vice President, keynote on "Breaking Enterprise Application Platform Barriers" Monday, 10:15, at Oracle Develop.
• Don't miss the unconference ADF Methodology Session lead by Oracle Fusion Middleware ACE Directors.
• JDeveloper users, join the JDeveloper product management team and your peers for a fun get together with free drinks. Register online to get the details.
• Help shape the future of Oracle's development tool, visit the Oracle usability group in the OTN Lounge and provide your feedback.
• What do you think about Oracle's Eclipse tools and projects? Come visit the team at the unconference on Thursday 9:00am and give us your feedback.

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• The Uppercase Converter
• How to log user login/logout/timeout to the database
• 11g TP4 Dynamic JDBC Credentials for Model 1, Struts, Trinidad, and ADF Faces Rich Client
• Using EJBContext from an EJB 3 Interceptor
• Tutorial: Using EJB 3.0, ADF Data Model & ADF Faces using JDeveloper 11g
• Simple Exception Profiling with JRockit
• Calculating Line Totals in JDeveloper 11g - now codeless
• DB Design Tips and Techniques - 2 Displaying ShapesSupport for Java SE 6 and JRockit Mission Control
• Mapping JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF to Forms: In Love with LOVs
• The Power of Properties
• How-to pass additional arguments to a JavaScript function using the af:clientAttribute element
• Viewlink based attributes vs Full Blown Queries
• ADF Methodology Group Created
• Alternative Weekend Watching - ADF 11g Overview

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