"Oracle Modernization Solutions: A Practical Guide to Planning and Implementing SOA Integration and Re-architecting to an Oracle Platform," authored by Tom Laszewski and Jason Williamson is now available from Packt Publishing on amazon.com. The cover notes explain that the book, described as unique in that it identifies a specific set of implementation tools and targets the Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware as the end architecture, shows readers how to modernize a legacy mainframe application using the modernization approaches of SOA Integration and Re-architecture. Readers are assumed to have some knowledge of mainframes, J2EE, SOA, and Oracle technologies, along with some background in programming and database design.
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Oracle offers Self-study CD-ROM (SSCD) Libraries that allow individuals who cannot schedule time away from the office and/or prefer to learn new skills or hone their knowledge at a self-pace to do so. Topics include Sun System Administrator, Sun Network and System Administrator, and Sun Java Development. For a limited time, these specific SSCD Libraries can be purchased at a 35% discount.
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In yet another installment of her series on Java Champions, Janice J. Heiss interviews Yakov Fain, long-term toiler in the enterprise technology vineyards and Managing Director at Farata Systems, which sells consulting services specializing in the development of enterprise rich Internet applications that utilize Adobe Flex on the client and Java EE on the server side. At Farata, Fain's duties include offering sales support without sales, which he does by producing technical materials, writing blogs, speaking at technical conferences, conducting trainings, mentoring client teams, managing offshore developers, and participating in development and promotion of open-source products.
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Oracle is planning on extending its portfolio in middleware and telecommunications, with two new proposed acquisitions: SOA specialist AmberPoint and telecoms solution provider Convergin. Oracle expects AmberPoint to strengthen its Oracle Fusion Middleware SOA Suite and Oracle Enterprise Manager with best-in-class SOA management capabilities; while Convergin's real-time service brokering solutions will complement Oracle Communications’ integrated product suite.
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Sun developed the Java Application Platform SDK to streamline enterprise application development and improve developer productivity. The SDK also supports Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 and the latest technologies of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE 5) Specification. The SDK Team describes SDK Update 8, which includes updated versions of Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and Portlet Container. This free release is based on the source code developed by Sun engineers and the open-source community.
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