Oracle Corp., the largest provider of software for e-business, today announced the availability of the latest release of Oracle9i Application Server (Oracle9iAS), further obviating the need for organizations to purchase and integrate costly middleware. Oracle continues to innovate beyond generic Java application servers and incorporates into one application server what is typically available in more than 10 separate middleware products from other vendors. "Oracle9iAS eliminates the major task of installing and managing various point products, and provides application developers and partners with a complete and simple platform for developing and deploying fast, highly scaleable and reliable e-business applications and Web sites" says Francois Marais, Product Manager Oracle9i Application Server. The latest release of Oracle9iAS features enhancements in business intelligence; directory, enterprise and B2B integration; e-mail collaboration; and wireless technologies.
In order to provide all the functionality included seamlessly within Oracle`s single application server product, Oracle9iAS, organisations would need to integrate individual competitors` products covering all the following categories-a daunting task:
Ad hoc query and analysis
Apache Web server
Caching (Web and database)
Clickstream
LDAP Directory
Enterprise reporting
Integration
J2EE Java engine
Portal
Universal messaging
Wireless
Workflow engine
Email
With Oracle 9iAS, Oracle is applying the same level of energy to the booming application server market that it used to become a major player in world of databases. By adding more and more features to Oracle9iAS, Oracle can now offer a highly integrated solution that potentially saves IT managers from the headaches of struggling to get the low-value baseline infrastructure components to talk to each other. "This could allow IT staff to focus on high-value projects that address an organization`s bottom line, Marais added."
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Oracle Raises The Bar for Application Server Functionality
Oracle solves the IT challenge of integrating fragmented middleware products required to run an e-business by providing one product that replaces more than ten separate point products from other vendors. Most application servers only provide Java, XML and transaction processing. Oracle9iAS meets the needs of today`s e-business by also including enterprise portal software, high-speed caching, business intelligence, rapid application development and more in one package. Users of other application servers are required to purchase each of those functionalities separately and then spend more time and money to make them work together.
"By integrating all the functionality needed for a enterprise application server, Oracle is now doing for enterprises what integrated desktop software suites did for individual employees in the early and mid-1990s," said Francois Marais, Product Manager Oracle 9iApplication Server. "By continuing to extend the capabilities of the application server beyond Java, Oracle is bringing enterprise productivity to a new level."
New Enhancements in Oracle9iAS
Building on the momentum of Oracle9iAS, Oracle today introduces the following improvements:
- Business Intelligence: Enhanced business intelligence capabilities found in Oracle9iAS Discoverer allow users to create, view and navigate pre-defined query reports with any standard Web browser. Oracle9iAS takes advantage of the sophisticated SQL analytic functions in the Oracle database, replacing the need for IT staff to create and maintain custom data schemas for multidimensional analysis. Oracle plans to soon add its Clickstream Intelligence technology in an update to Oracle9iAS, allowing organizations to analyze Web site performance, visitor traffic, the effectiveness of Web content and customer loyalty.
- Enterprise and B2B Integration: Oracle9iAS features new, built-in integration capabilitie s, including workflow automation and Oracle9iAS Applications InterConnect. Together these new features of the application server enable companies to integrate Web applications within and between enterprises and effectively manage business processes, such as document approvals and supply chain interaction. In addition, Oracle9iAS enables organizations to easily access data regardless of where it resides ? within the enterprise or throughout the extended supply chain. Embedded workflow technology allows modeling, automation and continuous improvement of business processes, while the XML-based application integration capabilities in Oracle9iAS Applications InterConnect feature a graphical design tool that automates the creation of application adapters.
- E-Mail Collaboration: Oracle9iAS includes new e-mail collaboration technology that provides e-business applications with critical messaging capabilities. As a result, companies can add e-mail functions to their applications and more effectively collaborate with employees, suppliers, partners and even applications such as B2B exchanges.
- Directory Integration: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) services allow companies to manage user identities, roles, authorization and authentication credentials for LDAP-enabled applications in a single, centralized repository with standards-based access, eliminating the synchronization and redundancy errors caused by having many separate directories.
- Wireless Capabilities: Enhanced wireless capabilities, including personalization, content management and messaging, provide a simple and complete platform for developing and deploying wireless Internet content, applications and services, so customers can conduct more business on the go. <