Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g – What is your feedback?

Check out our ACE Quotes! And submit your blog post! Mike van Alst Priciple Consultant at IT-eye alst “Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g is by far the most comprehensive middleware stack now available on the market. Its open and integrated nature enables us to make even more flexible and adaptive solutions for our customers. We had to wait a bit longer than we expected but it was worth the wait!” Blog: http://soamastery.blogspot.com Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/16403-mike-van-alst

Lucas Jellema CTO of AMIS lucas “The essence of SOA is achieving business agility, through decoupling and reuse. The new 11g release of the SOA Suite builds on years of experience with applying SOA in the real world and on open standards and advanced technology that has been maturing very rapidly over the last few years. With SOA Suite 11g we start to reap the benefits of these developments: – support for Composite Applications (based on the SCA standard) that tightly integrate the main service engines and especially deployment has become so much easier and more elegant – much improved and integrated management console: all of SOA Suite in one place, integrated in Enterprise Manager; managing the SOA Suite in daily operations has been somewhat challenging; this new console will really make life a lot easier for SOA Administrators – SOA Suite 11g brings support for extreme decoupled architecture (EDA or Event Driven Architecture)-based through the Event Delivery Network – integration with ADF” Blog: http://technology.amis.nl/blog Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/23261-lucas-jellema
Ronald van Luttikhuizen Architect for Approach Alliance ronald “The great thing about the Service Component Architecture (SCA) standard -on which Oracle SOA Suite 11g is based- is that you do not need to expose low-level mediator services and adapter functionality as a separate external service. It can be a local component to a composite and therefore not visible to other service composites. This promotes much better integration and encapsulation of infrastructure and low-level services. You only need to expose those artifacts that are -or will be- reusable!” Blog: http://www.approach-alliance.nl Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/24440-ronald-van-luttikhuizen

Andrejus Baranovskis Independent Oracle Consultant and CEO for Red Samurai Consulting  Andrejus “Oracle Fusion Middleware allows to design advanced architecture and implement enterprise level systems for my clients. This platform brings all together – standard enterprise patterns, rich frameworks and reliable security. We can use rich set of already developed reusable components, this improves development quality and helps to speed up implementation process. My clients think – Oracle Fusion Middleware is Nr. 1 enterprise platform.” Blog: http://andrejusb.blogspot.com/ Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/13850-andrejus-baranovskis

Edwin Biemond Architect at Whitehorses  edwin “With SOA Suite FMW 11G you can build composite applications in which Mediators ( ESB Routers), BPEL , Human Tasks and Business rules can work perfectly together. You can configure this composite application in one project which makes deployment very easy. Some great new adapters like SDO, EJB and Socket adapter. Human Task views and email can be customized with ADF so it can be fully integrated in your own Company applications. And SOA Suite 11G Mediator component can react on Events which are delivered by the Event Delivery Network.” Blog: http://biemond.blogspot.com/ Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/22120-edwin-biemond
Hajo Normann Oracle ACE Director, Co-Leader DOAG SIG SOA at EDS an HP Company normann “There is an attribute of SOA Suite 11g I really like which is easily overlooked among the overwhelming wealth of new features: Although SCA adds yet another technology to the acronym zoo in modern middleware, it rather not increases complexity, but decreases it. Through SCA as a bundling technology it becomes easier to understand an assembly of the constituents of a composite such as a BPEL process, a human interaction, some rules and routing logic. In earlier versions those have been scattered over JDeveloper and we had to figure out through clicking around how they fit together. Now these puzzle pieces of a composite are graphically grouped in one view, so it becomes way easier to grasp what is actually going on and get started. This reduction of complexity continues during deployment and administration, you always look at one bundle, a SCA composite. This reduction of complexity promises to help adoption of SOA based on Oracle Fusion Middleware.” Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/22654-hajo-normann Nathalie Roman ACE Director / Competence Leader iAdvise FM Team at iAdvise  nathalie “Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g has finally arrived and it’ll give as well developers as customers the possibility to implement bleeding edge technology throughout the Oracle Stack. Just looking at the different features and functionalities that have been build into the stack is amazing and most of all, you can’t get round fusion anymore. In other words SCA Suite, Webcenter Suite, Forms, Reports and Fusion Apps will use the same infrastructure which will enable the usage of consistent admin and management tools whilst leveraging capabilities of the infrastructure and database throughout the entire stack. My 2 cents … Fusion has become a reality with unlimited functionality and features ! Working within a forms , JEE , DB or Apps environment, everyone will be using the same technologies throughout the stack … The fusion ages kicked in!” Blog: http://iadvise.blogspot.com/ Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/12011-nathalie-roman Thorsten Winterberg Head of the Competence Center SOA at Opitz Consulting  torsten “Looking for real EDA? Check out for Oracle SOA Suite 11g.The new EDN (event delivery network) is a simple, but important feature, which allows very easy development of event driven architectures. We get an event definition language to build events of special types. A mediator can publish events as routing rule or subscribe to events to initiate some logic. Best feature: the loose coupling through the events is tied together again in the runtime console, where you can see all events, the publishers and the consumers, even the flow traces show the call stacks of event.” Blog: http://torstenwinterberg.blogspot.com Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/12389-torsten-winterberg Mark Simpson Director of SOA at Griffiths Waite  simpson “The release of Fusion Middleware 11g has been eagerly anticipated and it is great to see it ready for production release. The current 10g middleware stack has enabled us to deliver automated, agile and visible business processes for a large number of customers using components within SOA Suite and BPM Suite including BPEL, Rules, BPM, BAM and ESB.   The release of SOA Suite 11g is worthy of the term next generation – it greatly extends the current stack with key functionality, such as richer support for events, extended packaging and deployment options, a Java version of Business Activity Monitoring component, new user interface for Business Rules, better and more extensible Human Workflow, more use of ADF as the strategic framework for building user interfaces and a multitude of important enhancements to each individual component.   In addition to key new features, SOA11g is the first fully integrated enterprise SOA infrastructure available from Oracle (and on the market if you compare the necessary features for an enterprise class rollout of SOA), bringing together seamlessly the best components from the BEA and Oracle stacks. Choosing Weblogic Server as the foundation for 11g SOA will allow us and our customers to leverage the comprehensive J2EE, Spring, transaction and thread management, messaging and clustering support from a best in class Application Server.   The integration spans the whole stack above the Application Server; all components are now fully integrated. The new support for Service Component Architecture (SCA) is providing a standardised assembly and deployment model to simplify the design and management of all the moving parts. Another key component in bringing all the pieces together is Metadata Services (MDS) – this is something we will be hearing a lot about over the next few years as it is one of the key elements of the whole Fusion Middleware Architecture. MDS is a metadata repository underpinning all components across FMW 11g allowing all components to access and is what enables the rich drill-down and navigation capabilities between the components at design and runtime – it will simplify the management of the your solutions and ensure compatibility with future releases.   FMW 11g is a major release, it has been 3 years in the making with a huge investment in testing – from what I have seen in the technology previews and early access releases it looks well worth the time spent.” Blog: http://soa247.blogspot.com/ Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/user_profiles/11701-mark-simpson

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Happy New Year! FY09 review FY10 Outlook

We just finished our fiscal year 09. Thanks for your great support and the excellent middleware business! For the fiscal year 2009 earning please visit our Oracle investors website. You as an Oracle Partner play a key role in the Oracle OFM got to market strategy. In the last 12 months: the:
• SOA Partner Community grew to more than 1500 members
• SOA Partner Community Forums in Utrecht, San Francisco, Malaga and Copenhagen received superb feedback
• SOA Partner Advisory Council in San Francisco, Altmühltal and Wiesbaden helped to understand your needs and support you better

The next 12 months will be very exciting:
• Release of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g with many exciting features like SCA, EDN, SOD, MDS and United Testing
• Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Summer Camps
• Oracle Open World October 11th – 15th 2009 in San Francisco
• Acquisition of Sun Microsystems

If you want to be part of it fell free to sign up for the SOA Partner Community: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Summer Camps

What is SCA, EDN, SOD, MDS & Unit Testing?
Attend our OFM 11g Partner road-show in your country to become trained – free of charge!

You can choose between:
Executive briefing: ½ Day overview for: Practice Manager; Partner Manager, Sales Manager, Senior Architects
Technical briefing: 1 Day overview and demo for: Developer, Architects, Practice Manager; Partner Manager
Hands-on bootcamp: 2 days hands on for: Developer, Architects

Partners play a key role in the Oracle OFM got to market strategy. Therefore it is key that you become trained in our Oracle Fusion Middleware solutions.

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Partner Executive and Technical Briefing:
July 6, 2009: Germany, Munich
July 8, 2009: Spain, Madrid
July 8, 2009: Belgium, Brussels
July 9, 2009: Portugal, Lisbon
July 10, 2009: The Netherlands, DeMeern
September 15, 2009: Italy, Milan
September 16, 2009: Switzerland, Baden-Daetwill
September 17, 2009: Norway, Lysakar
September 24, 2009: Switzerland, Baden-Daetwill
September 25, 2009: France, Paris
September 29, 2009: Italy, Milan

Registration is FREE but seating is limited. Register Here! ONLY for Oracle Partners!

For more information the Oracle Fusion Middleware Communities which offer you a unique way to enhance your day-to-day work, find out about the latest news and trainings and network with other community members. Find out about the advantages of the community and register!
SOA: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa
BI: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/bi
E2.0 http://www.oracle.com/goto/emea/e2.0
IDM www.oracle.com/goto/emea/idm

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and the Oscar goes to

You as an Oracle Fusion Middleware Partner! Partner play a key role in the Oracle SOA got to market strategy. Therefore the SOA Partner Community is the accelerator for customer, partners and Oracle. We would like to thank you our partners for their contribution in the community and would like to emphasis benefits for our customers.

Oracle Fusion Middleware is the market leader and receives additional Industry and Innovation Awards

Market Leading Share and Revenue Growth
#1 Share
#1 Growth
#1 in Customer Adoption

Oracle Receives Three Banking-Industry Leaders in Innovation Awards from Financial i
In its third annual Leaders in Innovation Awards, Financial i—a leading publication for the global transaction banking industry—recognized Oracle Fusion Middleware with three awards in its network services and risk management categories.

The Leaders in Innovation Awards provide recognition for those global transaction banks and financial hardware and software vendors that have excelled in terms of innovation in business solutions across wholesale transaction banking encompassing securities services, treasury & FX, data management, network services, and risk management.

According to the editors of Financial i, “Criteria we looked at included: innovations in global transaction banking business solutions over the last 12 months; what upgrades were made to existing solutions; functionality enhancements; depth and breadth of functionality; customer service segments; the ease with which customers can implement these solutions and integrate them with existing business applications; and the extent to which these solutions help firms resolve business issues, whether it is regulatory compliance, combating money laundering, reducing market data latency or helping firms build an end-to-end enterprise data management fabric.”

Oracle’s Network Services Awards:
Winner Best Enterprise Application Integration (EAI): Oracle SOA Suite
The publication noted, “Oracle has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few years. Its open standards, preintegrated approach to application integration—otherwise known as Oracle Fusion Middleware—holds out significant promise for customers of its growing application portfolio. Oracle’s approach to integration is based around what it calls an Application Integration Architecture, a platform on which the vendor is pre-integrating particular business processes that cross over different applications. An example in its financial services global business unit is bank account origination. Oracle’s acquisition of BEA Systems should only add to it.”

Winner Best Enterprise Service Bus: Oracle Enterprise Service Bus
Financial i wrote: “The emergence of its SOA Suite, initially built on Oracle’s enterprise service bus (ESB) and moving soon to recently acquired BEA System’s highly-rated AquaLogic Service Bus, has cemented Oracle’s position at the head of the service bus market.… Oracle’s ESB for financial services was certified SWIFT-ready, easing the implementation for organizations building applications for payments, settlements and electronic trading, and that work will also be carried over to the new Oracle Service Bus.”

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To access all information about Oracle SOA Suite and to become a member in SOA Partner Community please fell free to sign up: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

Web 2.0 tools for the SOA Partner Community

We would like to invite you to become interactive in our SOA Partner Community:

SOA Event Wiki
What is the next SOA & Fusion Middleware Event? Do you want to promote your event to Oracle Customers and Partners? Visit and contribute to our SOA Event Wiki

SOA Publications Wiki
You published a SOA article or book? Do you want to promote your publication? Visit and contribute to our SOA Publication Wiki

SOA Blogs Wiki
You write a SOA Blog? Do you want to promote your blog?
Visit and contribute to our SOA Blog Wiki

Your success is our success therefore we are more than happy to promote your events, publications and blogs.

Thanks for all the great support in 2008!
Wish you a super start in the New Year.
Jürgen Kress

Invitation to the Oracle SOA Partner Community Forum VII

January 20th & 21st 2009 Malaga, Spain – Are you ready for Oracle SOA Suite 11g?

The SOA Partner Community celebrates its third anniversary – time to become trained in Oracle SOA Suite 11g. To start an exiting year we would like to invite you to become updated and trained at our SOA Partner Community Forum VII January 20th & 21st 2009 in Malaga Spain.

The Oracle SOA Partner Community Forum is a wonderful opportunity to:
– learn about Oracle SOA solutions
– meet with Oracle SOA Product Management
– exchange SOA knowledge
– learn from successful SOA implementation
– network within the Oracle SOA Partner Community

During this highly informative event you can learn about partner success stories, participate in an array of break out sessions, exchange information with other partners and enjoy a vibrant panel discussion.

In addition to the SOA Partner Community Forum, you can participate in advanced technical hands-on workshops for Advanced BPA, SOA Suite 11g and AIA, on January 22nd and 23rd 2009. The goal of these workshops is to prepare you for customer implementation.

Places are limited, so don’t delay and register now by clicking here. Registration takes a few minutes and is free of charge, except in case of cancellation or no show (cancellation fee € 150). For more information, please sign up for the SOA Community www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

We look forward to meeting you in Malaga!
Jürgen Kress

Agenda Oracle SOA Partner Community Forum
Tuesday 20 January, 11:30-18:00 hrs
Lunch
Welcome
Key note
SOA sales kit and campaign
Partner success story I
Partner success story II
Social event

Wednesday 21 January, 09:00-15:30 hrs
Welcome
Breakouts first round – choose from 4 different breakout sessions
Breakout 1:SOA tool kit – select your solution
Breakout 2: JDevelop & ADFuse cases for Fusion Applications
Breakout 3: BPM Studio
Breakout 4: Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack
Panel discussion lunch
Breakouts second round – choose from 4 different breakout sessions
Breakout 1: Service Component Architecture
Breakout 2: Forms to SOA
Breakout 3: Telecommunications Industry Value Proposition
Breakout 4: Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack
SOA Suite 11g Demonstration
Wrap up

Oracle Technical Hands-on Workshops
Date: Thursday 22 January & Friday 23 January
Place: Malaga, Spain
22 & 23 January – Technical Hands-on Workshops
– SOA Suite 11g
– BPA Expert Camp (pre-requisition standard BPA training)
– AIA (pre-requisition SOA training)

To access all information about Oracle SOA Suite and to receive future invitations please fell free to sign up for the SOA Partner Community: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

Quotes
– Thank you for organizing this brilliant event. It was great to meet partners from other EMEA countries and Oracle Executives involved in the development of this wonderful new technology
David Embrechts, Partner, Contribute nv
– Thanks, it was a great event with many very interesting contacts and discussions
Torsten Winterberg, Opitz Germany
– I have had a great and interesting time in Lisbon!
Steven Boon, Senior System Analyst at Accenture
– It was an excellent forum for Partners to hear about each-others success stories on SOA, especially BPEL and ODI and the always interesting Promo show from Clemens about what is coming with the 11g release. Jørn F. Schurink, Competence Expert Oracle Technologies Logica

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1000+ members achieved our SOA Partner Community

Thanks for your success our SOA Partner Community achieved more than 1000 members. If you are not yet a member please feel free to Visit and sign up for the SOA Community www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

Partner play a key role in the Oracle SOA got to market strategy. Therefore the SOA Partner Community is the accelerator for customer, partners and Oracle. We would like to thank you our partners for their contribution in the community and would like to emphasis benefits for our customers. In the next months our focus is to launch local SOA Partner communities. We are looking forward to welcome many additional partners in the communities

• Oracle today welcomes the 1000th member of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Partner Community and expects the group’s ranks to swell as additional BEA-specialist partners come onboard.
• Launched in August 2005, the SOA Partner Community attracted 86 members in its first three months, with momentum building rapidly to reach 850 members by May 2008.
Availability and Details
• The SOA Community has garnered rave reviews from members who receive topical newsletters, access to a member’s page, sales, marketing and product resources.
• Community members can access regular product web casts and interact at physical events held regularly throughout Europe.
• The community’s website provides a discussion forum, with more than 150 registered participants, where partners actively answer each other’s questions, share best practices and provide feedback to Oracle that the company considers when developing product strategy.
• The EMEA SOA Partner Community is the sixth largest group on Oracle Mix – the company’s global feedback and discussion forum for partners, customers and staff – with 2,600 views in the past 12 months.
• Objectives of the community include training partners on new technologies and helping BEA partners integrate into the Oracle ecosystem.
• The next EMEA SOA Partner Community Forum physical event is planned for January 2009.

SOA Partner Advisory Council

September 19th 2008 Oracle Headquarters, Redwood City, USA

Just before Oracle Open World 2008 we did held our SOA Partner Advisory Council 2008. The goal of the event was to discuss customer cases in an interactive discussion to improve our SOA architecture and solutions. Our most honoured SOA partners Approach Alliance and EDS and ZIRA presented exiting use cases. Together with the Oracle product management team we discuss improvements and future directions. Specially we would like to our heads of SOA Development Amlan Debnath and David Shaffer.

If you are an Oracle partner and would like to receive more information and to participate in future events please register for the Oracle SOA Partner Community please visit http://www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

Welcome to our SOA Partner Adoption Blog

In this blog we want to update you about our SOA Partner activities.
Who is an Oracle SOA partner?
How to become an Oracle SOA partner?
How the become an Oracle certified SOA partner?

Want to network with SOA partner and receive all SOA information about:
• Product information
• Education
• Sales & Marketing

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