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Oracle Delivers Sun Fire x86 Clustered Systems

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application-to-disk solutions that can be Oracle Coherence 3.6

Oracle has unveiled its next-generation Sun

managed and supported as a single system. Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1

Fire x86 clustered systems, designed for cus-

This is a major step forward in providing a NetBeans IDE 6.9

tomers that run a mix of demanding Oracle

completely optimized solution that delivers Oracle Application Express 4.0

and non-Oracle enterprise workloads across

enterprise-class performance and scale Oracle Universal Content Management 11g

a grouping of systems.

while reducing management complexity and Release 1

The new Sun Fire x86 portfolio includes

costs for customers.” Oracle TimesTen In-Memory

a versatile set of blade systems, x86 rack

All Sun Fire x86 clustered systems include Database 11g

servers, high-performance networking

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager, which Oracle Enterprise Repository

products, and advanced systems manage-

provides a single management interface for Oracle Designer 10g Release 2

ment capabilities. Based on the Intel Xeon

5600 and Intel Xeon 7500 processors, these

virtualization features as well as all the hard-

systems ship with Oracle Solaris, Oracle

ware components including blades, servers,

DEMOS

Enterprise Linux, and Oracle VM and deliver

storage, networking, and power. Sun Fire

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an end-to-end virtualized environment that

x86 customers who use Oracle Enterprise

Business Transaction Management

provides a completely tested and supported

Manager Ops Center can achieve a highly

with Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g

scalable and seamless management system See how business transaction manage-

solution for Oracle applications. They are

that provides lifecycle management and ment with Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g

also certified to run Red Hat Linux, SUSE

process automation capabilities.” identifies real user experience issues and

Linux, Microsoft Windows, and VMware.

“Datacenter managers have always looked provides real-time insight into business

for price/performance improvements from transactions.

their infrastructure investments, which are

Delivering OLAP Analytics with

increasingly being achieved through fully

Oracle Business Intelligence

integrated hardware and software,” says

Enterprise Edition 11g

Matt Eastwood, group vice president at IDC. See how you can use Oracle’s business

“Oracle’s new x86 blade and rack systems intelligence platform to achieve a full range

“The launch of our Sun Fire x86 clustered

provide a complete solution for running of analytic and reporting capabilities that

systems underscores our commitment to

Oracle software, delivering an integrated result in improved decision-making, better-

delivering the best, most differentiated

stack designed to reduce CAPEX [capital informed actions, and more-efficient busi-

x86 clustered solutions,” says John Fowler,

expenditure] and OPEX [operating expense] ness processes.

executive vice president of systems at Oracle.

“We are the first to deliver high-performing

costs in the datacenter.”

TUTORIALS Configuring JDBC Data Sources

Oracle Introduces Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite 11g

cesses, business applications, and desktop This tutorial explains the steps to configure

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Oracle Enterprise Content Management

datasources for an Oracle WebLogic Server

productivity tools. Its unified repository can instance.

Suite 11g, a comprehensive, integrated, and

high-performance content management

support high-volume content ingestion

solution, is now available to help organiza-

applications, such as invoice processing,

Deploy and Undeploy Applications

tions increase efficiency, reduce costs, and

and high-volume content delivery applica-

tions, such as e-commerce sites. In this tutorial, you will use the Oracle

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improve content security.

“To maximize content management effi- WebLogic Server administration console to

A component of Oracle Fusion

deploy a simple Java Platform, Enterprise

ciency, reduce costs, and improve security, Edition Web application. After testing the

Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Content

organizations need a comprehensive enter- application, you will redeploy an updated

Management Suite 11g consists of Oracle

prise content management solution that version of it. Then, you will use the console

Universal Records Management 11g, Oracle

is integrated into their business processes to undeploy the application.

Imaging and Process Management 11g, and

Oracle Information Rights Management 11g.

and fits with the way they work,” says Andy

Getting Started with Oracle

The new suite is built on a unified

MacMillan, vice president of product man-

Application Express 4.0

content repository and provides an easy-

agement at Oracle. “With Oracle Enterprise

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to-use, end-to-end solution spanning

those demands while delivering the perfor- by-step instructions on how to get started

imaging, Web, document, and records

mance and scalability needed to support the using Oracle Application Express 4.0.

management. It builds on Oracle’s solu-

tion for enterprise application documents

most-complex and -demanding enterprise

through preintegration with business pro-

content management environments.”

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BRIEFS

NetBeans Integrated Development Environment 6.9 Unveiled Oracle Coherence 3.6 Ships

Oracle Coherence 3.6, the latest release of Environment (IDE) 6.9, the first NetBeans

NetBeans Integrated Development

6.9 support accelerated JavaFX application

Oracle’s distributed in-memory data grid release under Oracle’s stewardship, intro-

development. NetBeans IDE 6.9 enables

product, is now available. Part of Oracle duces JavaFX Composer, a visual editor and

developers to rapidly create Web, enterprise,

Fusion Middleware 11g, Oracle Coherence layout tool for building JavaFX applications.

desktop, and mobile applications using Java

3.6 is a critical component of application grid With JavaFX Composer, organizations can

EE, JavaFX, and scripting languages.

and private cloud deployments. build, visually edit, and debug rich internet

“NetBeans 6.9 continues the tradition of

Oracle Coherence 3.6 introduces Coherence applications and bind components to

providing the best open source IDE for Java

Quorum, a feature that enables greater control various datasources, including database and

application developers,” says Ted Ferrell,

of capacity and resource management in grid Web services. NetBeans IDE 6.9 also offers

chief architect and senior vice president,

and cloud environments. It also introduces OSGi interoperability, enabling developers to

tools and middleware, at Oracle. “We believe

Coherence Query Language, a SQL-like query easily create OSGi bundles for applications

that the ease of use and developer produc-

language that lets developers use query syntax based on the NetBeans platform.

tivity provided by NetBeans is key in helping

to manage and use Oracle Coherence. The new components in NetBeans IDE

developers of any skill level take advantage of

all great Java technologies.”

Another new feature is the Oracle Coherence 3.6 Session Provider for the Microsoft .NET Framework, which supports

MySQL Enterprise 2.2 Now Available

session management for Microsoft .NET Oracle has released MySQL Enterprise 2.2,

Framework–based applications. which includes the latest MySQL open source

and MySQL Enterprise Connector Plug-ins,

“With greater data scalability, reliability, database, monitoring tools, and production

which allow users to gather and send SQL and

performance, and security, Oracle Coherence support. A key component of this release

related performance data to the query ana-

continues to set the benchmark for distrib- is MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.2, which

lyzer. In addition, GUI-based tools continu-

uted in-memory data grid products,” says provides organizations a means of more effi- developers implement MySQL best practices.

ously monitor the MySQL database and help

Cameron Purdy, vice president of develop- ciently managing MySQL servers and helps

MySQL Enterprise also includes 24/7

ment at Oracle.

reduce downtime by identifying problems

production support, with guaranteed

before they become outages.

response times to assist users in the devel-

Oracle Application Express

MySQL Enterprise Monitor delivers

opment, deployment, and management of

enhanced query performance monitoring,

MySQL applications.

Release 4.0 Available

improved security, and integration with

Oracle has released Oracle Application Express MySQL Support. It also provides enhance-

“DBAs and developers need solutions

4.0, its rapid Web application development ments for collecting, searching, and viewing

that help them manage their MySQL servers

tool for Oracle Database. The latest release query performance data, allowing developers

efficiently and allow them to identify perfor-

helps reduce the time and complexity of to filter and analyze patterns that may hinder

mance issues before they become expensive,

building Web 2.0 applications and reports. key system resources. New features include

time-consuming problems,” says Thomas

New features of Oracle Application Query Analyzer Execution Notices, which

Ulin, director of MySQL development at

Express 4.0 include Dynamic Actions, which pinpoint problem

Oracle. “MySQL Enterprise 2.2 offers pow-

make implementing client-side and interac- queries so that DBAs

erful tools for query performance moni-

tive functionality declarative; Plug-Ins, which and developers can

toring, improved security, and an enhanced

allow the Oracle Application Express frame- find and fix perfor-

administration experience—all of which help

work to be readily extended with custom mance problems,

alleviate many common pain points DBAs

and developers face.”

item types, application processes, and dynamic actions; and RESTful Web Services, which provide an alternative to SOAP.

Agile Customer Needs Management Unveiled

“When Oracle Application Express was Oracle has introduced Agile Customer Needs

first introduced six years ago, the goal was to Management, part of Oracle’s product value

chain leadership with the launch of Agile

simplify the development of fast, secure Web chain suite, to manage and automate the

Customer Needs Management, allowing

applications for Oracle Database,” says Mike front-end innovation process. The product

companies to effectively manage creative

Hichwa, vice president of software develop- helps customers to capture and prioritize

ideas and customer requirements that

ment at Oracle. ”Oracle Application Express product ideas, customer feedback, and

will generate the most value for their R&D

4.0 extends that vision with new capabilities product requirements from internal and

investment,” says Hardeep Gulati, vice presi-

that significantly reduce the time and com- external sources.

dent of product lifecycle management and

plexity of developing database-centric “We are broadening our product value

product information management product

strategy at Oracle.

Web applications.”

ORACLE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010