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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OFM 11g Launch Countdown

Please fasten your Lederhosen – time to prepare for the OFM 11g Launch
Make sure that you attend our Launch events
• NAS: Washington (July 1),
• EMEA: London (July 2), Munich (July 2), Paris (July 2)
• APAC/JAPAN: Sydney (July 9), Beijing (July 14), Seoul (July 15), Tokyo (July 17)
• LAD: Sao Paulo (July 21), Mexico City (July 23)
• Online (July 9th )

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

SOA SUITE 11G SOA Partner Community LAUNCH

Partners play a key role in the Oracle Fusion Middleware got to market strategy. Therefore we would like to give you an exclusive update on our SOA Suite 11g.


SOA SUITE 11G SOA Partner Community LAUNCH

WEDNESDAY JULY 01 2009 16:00 CET (UTC/GMT +1 Hour)
Presenters: Clemens Utschig-Utschig, Senior Principal Product Manger
Jürgen Kress, SOA Partner Adoption EMEA
Topics: SOA Suite 11g top 10 features – is it real?

For webcast registration please login at http://partner.oracle.com and become a member of the SOA Partner Community: http://www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa

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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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Highlights SOA Partner Community Forum VIII: Erl & Malmberg – May 5th & 6th 2009

Thanks for an fantastic SOA Partner Community Forum VIII in Copenhagen

In the first keynote Thomas Erl gave us an update about the future of SOA and the key for successful SOA implementations SOA patterns.

Next Generation Service-Oriented Computing is comprised of:
• a vision that defines a target state
• a formal paradigm that defines a method for achieving the target state
• technology innovation that improves the benefit potential of the target state
• technology architecture capable of realizing the target state
• formal practices and patterns that support the creation and evolution of the target state

SOA Patterns:
A design pattern can be considered a proven design solution to a common problem Concise version of all SOA design patterns are published at http://www.soapatterns.org

In the second keynote Linus Malmberg highlithed the change in the industry and how SOA & BPM can enable business transformation:
Long live SOA*! * ”SOBA” – Service Oriented Business Architecture

Thanks for the super presentations from:
• Mark Simpson
• Erik Falkenås
• Markus Reischl
• Hugo Brand
• Barry O’Reilly & Geoffroy de Lamalle
• Karsten Schulz Terp-Nielsen
• Hans Blaas
• Darshan Chandarana
• And our superb PTS Team for the hands-on workshops!

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If you like to attend a future SOA Partner Community Forum please fell free to sign up for the SOA Partner Community: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

SOA Starter Day @ jax 2009

Our SOA Team organized an excellent „SOA Starter Day” as part of the jax 2009 conference. The room was over-crowded and the feedback was great.

Presentations included:
• SOA reference architecture & optimal SOA demo
• BPM myth and reality
• SOA classifications
• Loose coupling
• UI Patterns: interfaces for SOA
• Transactions in SOA
• SOA Security
• Canonical Data Model

As a resume of the panel discussion we see that SOA becomes mature and SOA adoption continues to grow. As a survival role in the current economic situation it is key that your SOA business case is focused on:
• It’s now all about cutting cost and improving efficiency (time to market won’t count…)
• Immediate (& on-going) cost savings
• Iterative programs (no big bang)
• Self-funding

Special thanks to the team:
Torsten Winterberg & Hajo Normann & Bernd Trops & Clemens Utschig & Berthold Maier.

We are more than happy to support you if you want to run a similar event. To access all information about Oracle SOA Suite and to become a member in SOA Partner Community please fell free to sign up: http://www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

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Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems

Oracle and Sun

On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems (Sun). The proposed transaction is subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently, and it is business as usual.

The acquisition combines best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems. Oracle plans to engineer and deliver an integrated system—applications to disk—where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Customers benefit as their system integration costs go down while system performance, reliability and security go up.

There are substantial long-term strategic customer advantages to Oracle owning two key Sun software assets: Java and Solaris. Java is one of the computer industry’s best-known brands and most widely deployed technologies, and it is the most important software Oracle has ever acquired. Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle’s fastest growing business, is built on top of Sun’s Java language and software. Oracle can now ensure continued innovation and investment in Java technology for the benefit of customers and the Java community.

For details please visit http://www.oracle.com/sun:

• Read the press release
• Listen to the webcast replay
• Letter to customers and partners from Charles Phillips, President, outlining the benefits of the combination
•Overview and Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) for customers and partners
•Learn more about what the combination of Oracle and Sun (PDF) will mean for our you.

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Do you want to generate SOA business? SOA Partner Sales Campaign!

You are a System Integrator or an Independent Software Vendor? Oracle helps you to accelerate your SOA business! Therefore we did launch our SOA Partner Sales Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to help you to generate business together with Oracle, therefore we developed a SOA Partner Sales Campaign

SOA the remedy for the hard economic times. Companies have to change their key process to continue to be successful. SOA helps them to automate, chance and integrate their processes.

Oracle has the technology to enable you as a partner to help our joint customers to do so. You as a partner are aware of the key processes in our customers industry. You can help them to chance their processes to become more efficient and flexible.

In March we launched in many countries our SOA Partner Sales Campaign. If you were not able to attend one of our workshops you can now attend the online seminar.
As part of our SOA partner sales campaign we offer you:
• SOA Sales Coach
• SOA Guidebook with Battlecards
• Fusion Middleware Cost reduction value propositions
• Fusion Middleware industry value propositions & reference
• Register your opportunities in the Oracle Open Market Program to ensure your margin and sales alignment
• SOA Marketing Campaign Kit to create your marketing material and to run your events

To access the Oracle SOA Partner Sales Campaign become a member in SOA Partner Community please fell free to sign up: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required)

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Your SOA success at OOW 2009 – Call for papers!

Judson Althoff posted in his blog news about the OOW October 11th – 15th 2009 in San Francisco. Our OOW “Call For Papers” opens March 31. We encourage you, our partners, to submit your abstracts for inclusion in our Oracle OpenWorld agenda. This year, we will accept submissions from March 31 to April 17. Get all the details on or after March 31 here: http://cplan.com/oracleopenworld2009/cfp/
Similar like in the last years we plan special OOW activities for the SOA Partner Community!
Jürgen Kress

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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)