Oracle Industrial Telnet Server (ITS): The OracleAS Hidden Treasure..

When I was working in Oracle Consulting I was surprised to see how many customers are using character mode applications, base on Oracle Forms. Lot of applications in wharehouses, harbour, ... are using telnet terminal, usually remote/mobile using RF networks.

Moving to Java on the server was very hard for them because of the lack of support for easy character mode development based solutions.

OracleAS 10g/ADFprovides such support with the Industrial Telnet Server (ITS). ITS is the telnet server running in a J2EE container as a J2CA adaptor, and uses JavaServer Faces to render the user interface. The advantage of using JSF for the UI, it allows developer to leverage automatically different renderers (HTML, Mobile and telnet) without changing the application.

Here an example of the different renderer provided by Oracle ADF Faces (Instant Messaging, PDA, HTML and Telnet)

If you are looking for more information around Oracle ITS:

• Oralce ADF Mobile
• How To Install, Configure, and Manage the Industrial Telnet Server
• How To Install the Industrial Telnet Server on Third-Party Containers
• Demonstration: Using JDeveloper to create Telnet Applications(flash)

Oracle Fusion Middleware and Microsoft Interoperability - Developer's Guide

Download the Beta version of the Oracle Application Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Office Interoperability along with sample code (and other technical resources) from this new OTN page.

• Windows Platform: Fusion Middleware is concurrently tested and delivered on Windows.
• .NET/Windows Server System Integration: Fusion Middleware offers broad integration with Microsoft .NET and Windows Server System at multiple levels.
• Office Interoperability: Fusion Middleware enables use of Office as the front-end for enterprise applications, as well as many ways to interact with enterprise information that can be read, parsed, and generated in Office-formatted documents.

SourceLabs SASH certified on Oracle Fusion Middleware

Oracle Fusion Middleware is now a certified platform for the SourceLabs "SASH" stack: Apache Struts, Apache Axis, the Spring Framework, and Hibernate. Visit this page to download free SASH software!

SASH is a distribution from SourceLabs that: 1. Reconciles library versions and dependencies across the entire stack. 2. Includes dependability fixes for the baseline open source projects 3. Is rigorously tested according to the CERT7 method. 4. Is commercially supported.

Is OracleAS Portal used on the Internet????

Just use google with a string used byOracleAS Portal URLs...

• servlet/page
• pls/portal

A little tip, but you will see that people are very creative with Oracle Portal 10g!

Javaworld: Jason Hunter's "New features added to Servlet 2.5"

Jason Hunter has published an interesting article about new features added to servlet 2.5. The focus of this article is like most of the JEE 5 goals all about simplification, easy of use, this is done by leveraging Java5 annotations (resources refences, life cycle support,...), some improvements around the web.xml, and cross context sessions support.

SearchWebServices: Oracle's Steve Harris on Java and standing out in SOA, part 1

Interested to know more about the Oracle Application Server 10g and the SOA/Java strategy? Take some time to read the SearchWebServices.com interview with Steve Harris, VP of the Java Platform Group at Oracle.     Oracle's Steve Harris on Java and standing out in SOA, part 1 Addition on 30/12: follow TheServerServide discussion

Oracle 10g: Oracle Open World Top 10 presentations

You can find online the top 10 presentations of Oracle Open World 2005:

1. Optimizing the Optimizer: Essential SQL Tuning Tips and Techniques
2. 10 Things We Like About Oracle Database 10g Release 2
3. PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards, and Oracle E-Business Suite Integration with Oracle Fusion Middleware
4. The Future of Database and Information Technology
5. Understanding Shared Pool Memory Structures: Tips on How to Optimize Usage and Avoid Errors
6. Take the Guesswork Out of Database I/O Tuning
7. Tuning Oracle SQL in the Real World
8. What They Didn't Print in the Doc: High-Availability Best Practices from Oracle Maximum Availability
9. Performance Diagnostics Demystified: Best Practices for Oracle Database 10g
10. Best Practices for Oracle Database 10g Backup and Recovery

Enjoy!