Great News ! OracleAS EJB 3.0 Preview is available

Looking forward to play around with EJB 3.0? You can now download the OracleAS 3.0 Preview from OTN: "Oracle Application Server EJB 3.0 Preview". In addition to the container you can find documentation, demonstration and technical papers. I am sure you will enjoy it, discover the new way of deal with persistence based on Java annotations...

Oracle and PHP

A friend of mine was asking me:
can I use PHP with Oracle?
Sure you can!
And a very good source of information about PHP and Oracle is the OTN Web site itself, and especially the OpenSource page. Here a list of my favorites:

• Get Started with Oracle and PHP
• Installing Oracle, PHP, and Apache on Linux
• An overview on globalizing Oracle PHP Applications (PDF)
• Generic Oracle and PHP FAQ
• Oracle PHP Troubleshooting FAQ
• PHP OTN Forum

Can I run my PHP Applications inside Oracle Application Server?
Sure! Not only you can access the Oracle database from a PHP Application, but also if you are running Oracle Application 10g the usage of mod_php is supported with Oracle HTTP Server see:

• Statement of Direction: PHP Support on OHS
• PHP Instructions for OHS

And what about development?
Development could be done inside Oracle JDeveloper 10g using the The Oracle JDeveloper 10g PHP Extension

BPEL: Edwin answer to Dutch'Rant post

If you are interested by BPEL you can take a look to the blog entry 'BPEL: Yes or No?' and the answer/comments from Edwin (VP of Development of Oracle BPEL Process Manager).

JSR 223: Public Review of the Specification

The JSR 223: Scripting for the Java Platform is now open for public review until March 28th. If you are not familiar with it, the JSR 223 main goal is to define how the Java platform should integrate with scripting languages. It defines a standard API similar to Bean Scripting Framework. You can dowlnoad the spec from the JCP Web Site.

JavaWorld Article: Event-driven services in SOA

Interesting article about Event Driven Architecture (EDA) and Service Oriented Architecture based on Mule an open source ESB.

uConnect, my best Blue Tooth experience.. so far...

A friend a mine just bought the top of the line of the Dodge Grand Caravan... Really over-loaded... My favorite feature is uConnect, that provide hand-free voice system based on Bluetooth... I just turned on blue tooth on my phone, and five minutes later I was able to talk to my friends and family and share that with all people in the car. I have several bluetooth stuff (Macs, PDA, Phone) and this is the first time that using uConnect that I find a really cool usage of it... The missing feature: I would like to see an integration between my address book on the PDA to the GPS system allowing the system to direclty set the destination from an address....

First 2005 resolution: make a donation for South Asia

My first 2005 action was to give money for south Asia. I made a donation to the Unicef Organization and my employer Oracle is matching my amount.
So think about it and take five minutes of your time to make a donation to one of this organization:

• American Red Cross International Response Fund
• AmeriCares South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund
• Direct Relief International International Assistance Fund
• Médecins Sans Frontières International Tsunami Emergency Appeal
• Oxfam Asian Earthquake & Tsunami Fund
• Sarvodaya Relief Fund for Tsunami Tragedy
• Save the Children Asia Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund
• UNICEF South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts