Dec 4, 2001
Leading Software Companies Announce Support for Next Generation Oracle9i Application Server
700 New Oracle9i Application Server Partners to Provide an Enhanced and Easily Deployable E-Business Infrastructure

Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced growing support among Oracle9i Application Server (Oracle9iAS) partners for the latest version of the product (see related press releases). The growing list of partners for Oracle9iAS, including companies such as Computer Associates, KPMG Consulting, Siemens and VeriSign, provide a wide range of Internet services and applications that enable Oracle customers to meet evolving business needs and to maximize the integrated technologies in Oracle9iAS. More than 700 Oracle9iAS partners deliver solutions in the areas of content management, developer tools, integration, portal, security, systems management, Web services and wireless.

"Oracle9i Application Server represents a significant footprint in open standards," said Bob Ronchi, vice president of strategic alliances at FatWire. "The joint dedication to Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) allowed quick and easy installation and deployment of FatWire's UpdateEngine dynamic content management software. During the beta certification testing on Oracle9iAS Release 2, UpdateEngine was up and running from a cold start in half a day -- an impressive feat."

Content Management

Featuring a fast and scalable J2EE engine for content authoring and delivery, Oracle9iAS delivers a highly reliable and secure platform for deploying mission-critical business applications. The combination of Oracle9iAS and the powerful capabilities of industry-leading content management applications provide customers with a complete solution to create, manage and deploy high-performance, content-rich Web sites. Key Oracle9iAS content management partners include: Documentum, FatWire, Interwoven, Obtree and Serena Software.

"Testing our J2EE application within Oracle9i Application Server went seamlessly and was performed in less than a day," said Balaji Yelamanchili, vice president of Products for Documentum. "We modified zero lines of code. This proves developers of content-rich solutions can rapidly develop and deploy content-rich Web applications on Oracle9iAS, without major code changes. The Oracle and Documentum solution illustrates reduced 'time-to-Web'."

Developer Tools

The lightweight footprint, fast execution environment, and support for the latest J2EE and Web services standards have driven developers to embrace Oracle9iAS. Developer tool partners have helped expand the variety of tools available for Oracle9iAS including rapid application development; application testing and debugging; memory leak detection and removal; performance and scalability bottleneck identification; component assembly; and application deployment. Key Oracle9iAS developer tool partners include Borland Software Corporation, Computer Associates' Advantage Joe, Compuware's OptimalJ, Macromedia, NeuVis Software, Rational Software, Sitraka, Sun Microsystems' Forte(TM) for Java(TM), TogetherSoft, VMGear and WebGain.

"Macromedia wants to enable its developer community to deliver great user experiences that build on the powerful integration between Dreamweaver UltraDev and Oracle9i Application Server," said Beth Davis, general manager at Macromedia. "Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev and Oracle9iAS enable Java developers to visually protoype dynamic Web applications, and allow Web developers to harness the power of the J2EE platform through a familiar, visual environment."

Integration

Oracle9iAS is the most complete integration solution for connecting applications, data, and Web services for users and partners, eliminating the need for costly and complicated integration kits from multiple vendors. Oracle's key integration partners include: Actional, Answerthink, Aris Corporation, Canopy International, KPMG Consulting, and Xoriant. These partners rely on the comprehensive integration framework in Oracle9iAS, which enables reliable messaging, metadata repository, data/semantic transformation and business process management. It also includes Actional Corporation's adapters for packaged applications and legacy systems such as SAP R/3, PeopleSoft 7.5 and IBM CICS(R), and a single integrated tool for design, business activity monitoring and business intelligence.

Portal

Oracle9iAS portal technology provides a complete solution for building, deploying, and maintaining self-service, integrated enterprise portals. It combines an extensible framework for standardized application access with a set of self-service tools for customizing the portal experience, publishing and managing information and accessing dynamic data. Partners in the Oracle Portal Partner Initiative (OPPI) support a variety of functionality for the portal framework built into Oracle9iAS, including:

  • Developing custom Oracle9i portal solutions. Key consulting partners include: Answerthink and DCC Services.
  • Providing news and information portlets. Content aggregator partners include companies such as Factiva, Northern Light, and YellowBrix.
  • Developing new application modules to enhance portal functionality.
  • Key technology partners include: Autonomy for search; Northern Light for search, content and content integration; OnePage for portlet- building tools; Open Text for content management; SiteScape for team collaboration and discussion forums; and Verity for search and knowledge management.

Security and Directory

Oracle9iAS features a comprehensive security infrastructure that supports all major security standards. In addition, Oracle9iAS includes a standards-based Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory built for mission-critical secure environments, which can be integrated with complementary solutions from market-leading security and directory vendors. The expanded value of Oracle9iAS customers and partners gain the ability to tightly integrate system security.

Together, Oracle9iAS and leading security and directory partners such as: Access360, Baltimore, Business Layers, Calendra, Check Point, Entrust, Netegrity, RSA, Siemens and VeriSign, give customers an extra measure of confidence by delivering enhanced Internet security services that provide electronic certification, single sign-on, centralized user provisioning, firewall privacy and other security management capabilities.

Systems Management

Oracle9iAS, with its superior reliability and easy-to-install, manage, and upgrade features, make it an attractive platform for the highly available enterprise environment. With the support of a broad range of industry-leading management products, IT administrators have expanded access to products they can use with Oracle9iAS for performance monitoring, load testing, infrastructure maintenance, upgrades and service level management. As a result, customers know the status of their application infrastructure at all times, preventing costly system downtime and poor performance. Key partners include: Appliant, BMC Software, Computer Associates, Compuware, Empirix, Mercury Interactive, NetIQ Corporation and Quest Software.

"Computer Associates recently participated in the onsite beta test of Oracle9i Application Server Release 2 and efficiently tested seven solutions across our Unicenter, eTrust, BrightStor, CleverPath, and Advantage brands in a matter of days. If our experience is any indication, Oracle9iAS Release 2 offers corporate IT managers strong performance and stability, as well as straightforward installation," said Jeff Gartner, vice president, eBusiness solutions at Computer Associates. "Computer Associates' eBusiness management solutions and Oracle9iAS, enable organizations to more optimally develop, manage, and secure their business critical application server environments."

Web Services

Oracle9iAS provides standards-based, unified Web services and a J2EE platform that makes it easy to deploy Web services built from existing application logic; securely manage Web services; and integrate Web services with legacy systems, enterprise applications, and business processes. With support from industry-leading Web services tools and framework partners, customers have increased flexibility in how they develop Web services for deployment on Oracle9iAS. Key Web services partners include: Borland Software Corporation, Bowstreet, Cacheon, Cape Clear Software, Infravio, SilverStream Software and Sonic Software.

"Oracle9i Application Server provides organizations with a secure, reliable and highly scalable enterprise infrastructure, which works seamlessly with Cape Clear's easy-to-use Web Services development tools," said Annrai O'Toole, executive chairman at Cape Clear Software. "The combined solution provides an ideal environment for building and deploying large-scale Web Services applications inside the firewall and out across the Internet."

Wireless

The wireless capabilities in Oracle9iAS offer the only complete, integrated software infrastructure for developing and deploying applications that are accessible via Web, wireless and voice interfaces. Oracle's mobile partners offer cutting-edge technologies for location-based services, mobile commerce, rich multimedia, security, telematics, and voice to form a powerful mobile platform for delivering the next generation of mobile enterprise applications and services. Key wireless technology and integration partners include: Captaris, Compaq, Intrexa, Kada Systems, KPMG, MapInfo, MobileWay, Motorola, NewsTakes, Nuance, PWC, Siemens, SmartTrust, Symbol Technologies, Telcontar, Trintech, VoiceGenie and Webraska.

"Oracle continues to drive solutions for the enterprise marketplace with Oracle9iAS," said Patrice Peyret, CEO of MobileWay. "We look forward to continuing to work closely with Oracle to broaden the distribution of wireless services to enterprise customers."

About Oracle9i Application Server

Oracle solves the IT challenge of integrating fragmented middleware products to run an e-business by providing one product that can replace more than 12 separate point products from other vendors. Oracle9i Application Server features full J2EE support, built-in enterprise portal software, wireless support, high-speed caching, business intelligence, rapid application development, application and business integration, Web services and more, all in one package. Oracle's extensive investment in application server research and development has enabled the company to deliver a lightweight J2EE engine and extended caching capabilities that allow companies to save on infrastructure costs by scaling with software instead of hardware.

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