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Upcoming SOA Suite 11g PS2 features

March 9th, 2010 PeterPaul No comments

Yesterday Clemens Utschig posted a list of SOA Suite 11gR1 Patchset 2 ~ 11.1.1.3.0 (SOA) features. He says it is a non-exhaustive list. It contains features like:

  • Full and complete support for BPEL 2.0 (designtime and runtime)
  • Reintroduction of “BPEL domains” – that are called Partitions because there are already WebLogic Domains
  • Enhancements to BPEL’s transactional behavior and audit-trail
  • Full BPMN 2.0 support – part of BPM 11g which runs on top of 11g PS2 SOA core

Update: for the Java developer

In an additional post the features for the Java developer were announced. These include:

  • Support for interface.java as a first class citizen next to interface.wsdl
  • Full support for Spring as component implementation
  • Support for EJB bindings (binding.ejb)
  • Invocation of a composite service

Oracle Sun – SOA and Integration strategy outline

February 4th, 2010 PeterPaul No comments

The webcast of the SOA and Integration strategy was a few days later available as the overall strategy. You can find the entire webcast here.

SOA Platform

The combined Oracle Sun solution focus boils down to the following bullets:

  • Oracle SOA Suite continues as the strategic product.
  • Sun JCAPS continues to be supported and maintained
  • GlassFish ESB continues as an open source project
  • A bridging technology is planned to support collaboration between JCAPS and Oracle SOA Suite.
  • Key functions from the Sun SOA products will be incorporated in the Oracle SOA products.

Portal technologies

Oracle WebCenter stays the strategic portal offering. Support for both GlassFish Web Space Server and Sun Portal Server will be continued. An upgrade path to WebCenter is planned for both. The IP (Intellectual Property) for Sun’s Web Space Server will be released into the Liferay open source community.

Oracle Sun – strategy outline

January 28th, 2010 PeterPaul No comments

On January 27th Larry Ellison and other Oracle executives outlined the Oracle Sun strategy in a live event. The webcast and sheets are available online. There is also a FAQ overview available.

Besides that there is the Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast Series. If you are into Java or Middleware developement, I think the message boils down to these few sheets:

Development Tools

Oracle Dev Tools

Development Tools Strategy















Application Server

Glassfish and WebLogic will coexist and share logic/components.

Oracle Apps Server

AS strategy
















SOA products

Oh, and WebCenter will be the strategic portal offering.

Oracle SOA Products

SOA product strategy




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WebLogic Server screencasts

June 3rd, 2009 PeterPaul No comments

This year Oracle organized their first OTN Virtual Developer Day . A virtual hands-on training in Java and Rich Enterprise Applications. The screencasts and “Hands-On Labs” are still available. The latter require an AWS (Amazon Web Services) account and charges can apply. The following sessions are interesting from an Application Server point of view:

Oracle WebLogic Server: Introduction and Roadmap

This session provides an overview of Oracle WebLogic Server concepts, and discusses the road map for the Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Server infrastructure, explaining Oracle’s current offerings post-BEA-acquisition and where the product is headed. The screencast can be viewed: Part 1 Part 2
or downloaded:

Top 10 Productivity Tools for Java Developers on Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3

This session highlights the top 10 capabilities that will improve a Java developers working on WebLogic Server include features such as deep Spring framework integration and support, fast Java class swapping, deployment plans, HTTP pub-sub capabilities for Web 2.0 development, sophisticated debugging and end-to-end updates for Java EE 5.0 development. Learn what’s new and see it in action in this demonstration centric session. View the screencast: Part 1 Part 2
or download it:

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