Book Beat

30 Book Beat

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 ORACLE.COM/ORACLEMAGAZINE

Expert Oracle Database Architecture, Second Edition

By Tom Kyte Apress

apress.com Tom Kyte’s best-selling

book is fully updated for Oracle Database 11g and provides a one-stop

resource on design, development, and administration of Oracle Database applica- tions. Kyte tackles new features in a proof- by-example manner, discussing not only what the feature is but also how it works, how to implement software using it, and the common pitfalls associated with it. The book is aimed at Oracle Database administrators, PL/SQL and Java developers writing code to be deployed inside the database, and developers of external applications who use Oracle Database as a data store. Readers will learn how to develop an evidence- based approach to problem solving, how to manage transactions in highly concurrent environments, how to manage files and memory structures for performance and reli- ability, and more.

Designing an IAM Framework with Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite

By Jeff Scheidel Oracle Press

www.oraclepress.com This book offers a general

approach to building an identity and access management project with

Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite. It starts by defining the concepts of identity and access management and breaks down how to assess an organization’s need for an identity and access management framework. Author Jeff Scheidel, a principal security consultant at Oracle, then provides step-by-step instructions on how to estab- lish the identity and access management functionality required by any organization and how to design an identity and access management framework.

Oracle Embedded Programming and Application Development

By Lakshman Bulusu Taylor & Francis Publishing

taylorandfrancis.com This book explains

application development frameworks using 3GL and 4GL high-level language code as embedded code

segments across .NET, Java, and open source technologies, in conjunction with SQL,

PL/SQL, and Oracle Database. Focusing on tried-and-true best-practice techniques in Oracle Database–embedded programming, the book provides authoritative guidance for improving your code compilation and execution. Author Lakshman Bulusu dis- cusses using parameterized constructs to promote code reuse, explains when a particular embedded language is the best fit for specific applications, and highlights design aspects that reduce the probability of errors, enable quick resolution, and boost performance.

Beginning Java EE 6 with Glassfish 3, Second Edition

By Antonio Goncalves Apress

apress.com

The first tutorial book for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 6, this book is written for

advanced Java programmers as well as Java EE 6 beginners. Antonio Goncalves, an expert member of the Java EE 6 specifica- tions request and review board in the Java Community Process , offers step-by-step descriptions for many of the Java EE 6 specifications and reference implementa- tions and provides practical examples for their use. Readers will learn how to use the new Enterprise JavaBeans 3.1 and Java Persistence 2.0 APIs, as well as new Web- tier development APIs including JavaServer Pages, JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library, Expression Language, and JavaServer Faces 2.0 and Facelets.

The Oracle Universal Content Management Handbook

By Dmitri Khanine Packt Publishing

packtpub.com

Written in a conversa- tional format, this book is full of specific examples, shortcuts, and ready-

to-use strategies that will help you success- fully master Oracle’s enterprise content management platform, Oracle Universal Content Management. Geared toward those who are looking to get started with the suite, the book covers how to build an enterprise content management system and success- fully configure, administer, and operate it. Oracle ACE Dmitri Khanine shows you how to efficiently manage your organization’s content and customize Oracle Universal Content Management to fit your needs.

Look for other Oracle books at oracle.com/ technology/bookstore.

TimeLink Products Receive Integration Validation

TimeLink, an Oracle Platinum Partner and

a provider of enterprise workforce man- agement and data collection solutions, has achieved Oracle Validated Integration for two of its products through the Oracle PartnerNetwork.

Oracle has validated the integration of TimeLink Enterprise Edition with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. TimeLink Enterprise Edition includes solutions for time and attendance, employee self-service, workforce scheduling, and reporting and analytics. It can be integrated with badge-based employee identification systems (proximity, barcode, or magnetic stripe), biometrics such as fingerprint and hand geometry, inte- grated voice response, mobile and wireless technologies, and touchscreen kiosks.

Oracle also validated the integration of TimeLink Direct 5.2 and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Time and Labor 9.1. (TimeLink Direct was previously validated with PeopleSoft Time and Labor releases 8.9 and 9.0.) It automates the manual collection of time, attendance, labor activity, workforce productivity, and access control information, and passes that data to the PeopleSoft application.