Updated: 2011-02-22 16:00:00
Ajay Patel, Vice President of Product Development for Application Grid Products, and Justin Kestelyn, Director of the Oracle Technology Network discussed the changes that have come to Java and Oracle since the Sun acquisition, just over a year ago.on a recent OTN TechCast. The conversation included comments on the highlights, challenges and what lessons learned over the past year; the future of Java and its importance to Oracle and the community; and Oracle's Application Grid product portfolio today. You can find the archived TechCast here.
Updated: 2011-02-22 16:00:00
Learn how Oracle Exalogic and Exadata can deliver extreme Java and database performance by registering to watch the webcast on March 15, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. that will demonstrate Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud's position as the industry's first engineered platform for enterprise Java application consolidation, one that can be integrated with the Oracle Exadata Database Machine to create one high-speed computing fabric to run middleware grids and database grids. This combination can deliver extreme Java and database performance, unmatched reliability and scalability, and cloud-enabled elasticity.
Updated: 2011-02-21 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 4 Sun Security Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Oracle Database Firewall Features Events Storage Sun Tape Performance Java Technology Security Oracle Previous Next World Class Protection for a Worldclass Database February 21, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 4 Oracle has released its Oracle Database , Firewall a solution designed to establish a defensive perimeter around databases , monitoring and enforcing normal application behavior in real-time , helping to prevent both SQL injection attacks and unauthorized attempts to access sensitive information . The Oracle Database Firewall uses innovative SQL grammar analysis
Updated: 2011-02-21 16:00:00
Read IDC's report "Worldwide Embedded DBMS 2010-2014 Forecast and 2009 Vendor Shares," which reports that Oracle has been named yet again the leading embedded database management systems (DBMS) vendor for the third year in a row. At the moment, Oracle commands 30.2 percent of worldwide embedded DBMS software revenue and enjoys a growing lead in its vendor share.
Updated: 2011-02-17 16:00:00
Oracle unveils Netra SPARC T3 Servers, including two new carrier-grade, NEBS Level 3- certified servers -- the Oracle Netra SPARC T3-1 rackmount server and the Oracle Netra SPARC T3-1BA ATCA blade server -- systems uniquely suited for mission-critical core network infrastructure and service delivery with Oracle Solaris. Oracle contends that these new Netra SPARC T3 systems, tested and certified to run in the harshest conditions, deliver continuous availability with massive scalability.
Updated: 2011-02-17 16:00:00
Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2 introduces two new features: Discover, which detects memory leaks, and Uncover, which measures code coverage in an application. These features are explained in brief in the "Compile My Code" blog. Discover, the post maintains, identifies the exact place where a memory-related problem exists in the source code, along with other capabilities. Uncover's ability to identify which areas of code are exercises in testing and which are not allows users to tailor test suites to test more of the code under scrutiny.
Updated: 2011-02-16 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 3 Oracle Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Oracle Database Smart Flash Cache Features Solaris MySQL Cloud Computing Storage Sun Tape Developer Performance Sysadmin Networking Java Technology JavaFX Financial Services Oracle Previous Next Bigger Database Buffer Cache Without Adding RAM February 16, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 3 Entities operating in Online Transaction Processing OLTP environments can expect to benefit from Database Smart Flash Cache , a feature now available on Solaris and Oracle Enterprise Linux that allows customers to increase the effective size of the Oracle database buffer cache without adding
Updated: 2011-02-14 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 3 Sun in Financial Services Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Oracle Reveleus Liquidity Risk Management Features Solaris MySQL Cloud Computing Storage Sun Tape Developer Performance Sysadmin Networking Java Technology JavaFX Financial Services Oracle Previous Next Delivers Extreme Performance for Liquidity Calculations on Oracle Exadata� Database Machine X2-2 February 14, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 3 Performance testing of Oracle Reveleus Liquidity Risk Management on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 revealed extreme performance for liquidity , computations enabling financial institutions to now estimate
Updated: 2011-02-11 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 2 Developer Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Overview of Oracle Solaris Studio Compilers Tools News VendorVoice Partners Features Servers Storage Sun Tape Top10 Developer Java Technology Security Financial Services Trademarks Previous Next Get to Know the Components and Features February 11, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 2 The Compile My Code blog contains a link to a pdf that provides an overview of Oracle Solaris Studio Compilers and Tools . Oracle Solaris Studio is the solution that provides everything required to develop C , C++ , and Fortran applications to run in Oracle Solaris 10 on SPARC or x86 and x64
Updated: 2011-02-11 16:00:00
Oracle reports that the Oracle Financial Services Profitability Management solution running on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine computed profitability for 172 allocation rules across 250 million accounts and more than 1 billion transactions in only 4 hours and 45 minutes. These results, Oracle contends, demonstrate the practical possibility of generating detailed profitability reports at the account level on a daily, even intra-day basis. The performance testing was performed using a full-rack Oracle Exadata Database Machine running Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Real Application Clusters. The application tier was installed on Oracle's Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 server running Oracle Solaris to drive the load.
Updated: 2011-02-08 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 2 Sun News Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Fujitsu and Oracle Strengthen Decades-Long Relationship News VendorVoice Partners Features Sun Tape Java Technology Security Previous Next Companies Extend SPARC Collaboration Add Global Distribution Agreement February 8, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 2 Fujitsu and Oracle announced that they are strengthening a multi-decade partnership with the extension of their SPARC development relationship , an expansive , new product distribution agreement and a commitment to further joint engineering , marketing and sales promotion efforts . Oracle and Fujitsu will advance joint
Updated: 2011-02-07 16:00:00
Commenting on the PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized the VAR Guy opines that the effort is taking hold with channel partners, given that Oracle now has 1,000 specialized channel partners, a figure that, according to Channel Chief Judson Althoff, will surpass 2,000 specialized partners by the time Oracle wraps up its fiscal year 2011 in May. Althoff also shared with the VAR Guy the news about an aggressive ISV (independent software vendor) strategy that will surface in Fiscal 2012. Further, Oracle plans to reward specialized partners with a new match-maker portal that helps customers find specialized partners, he writes.
Updated: 2011-02-07 16:00:00
Oracle Cloud File System delivers advanced cluster file system capabilities for storage clouds. According to Oracle's press release, the Oracle Cloud File System provides organizations with a solution that extends cloud characteristics to their storage by enabling more effective storage pooling through a network-accessible elastic storage cloud. The Oracle Cloud File System, now available, is priced at $5,000 per processor. It is available free of charge for storing Oracle software binaries, metadata, and diagnostic files (terms, conditions and restrictions apply).
Updated: 2011-02-07 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 2 Sun Features Sign in Register Password Help Membership types WealthEngine Selects Oracle Exadata to Advance Prospect Research Services Partners Features Sun Tape Java Technology Security Previous Next Benchmarks Demonstrate Data Loading Gains Up to 240x and Response Times Up by 18-35x February 7, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 2 WealthEngine is one of the most recent adopters of Oracle Exadata Database , Machine which it uses in the operation of its FindWealth research service for customers of its wealth identification and information-based fundraising solutions . The solution has obviously exceeded the expectations of WealthEngine
Updated: 2011-02-04 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 1 Sun Security Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Leveraging Oracle Enterprise Single Sign-On Suite Plus to Achieve HIPAA Compliance Partners Features Solaris Sun Tape Top10 OpenOffice Developer Performance Networking Virtualization Java Technology Security Oracle Trademarks Previous Next Oracle White Paper Explains Features that Address HIPAA Security Rules February 4, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 1 Security concerns comprise an important aspect of the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act , itself part of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA The Oracle white paper Leveraging Oracle
Updated: 2011-02-03 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 1 Partners Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Oracle Partners Rapidly Adopt Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Program Partners Features Solaris Sun Tape Top10 OpenOffice Developer Performance Networking Virtualization Java Technology Security Oracle Trademarks Previous Next OPN Specialized Partner Premier Site to Showcase Specialized Partner Success and Help Connect Partners and Customers February 3, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 1 The Oracle Specialized Partner Premier Site Network is a new interactive directory designed to connect customers with a partner that has the right designed to connect expertise to meet their
Updated: 2011-02-03 16:00:00
According to a recent sun.com blog readers can find a wealth of information on Oracle Solaris Studio compilers and tools on the Oracle Techniocal Network (OTN). Resources include:
Solaris Studio website
Discussion forums
Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2 documentation
Oracle Solaris Studio Technical Articles & Whitepapers
The blog also includes links to such topics as building; debugging; analyzing; tuning; multicore/parallel programming; and computing.
Updated: 2011-02-03 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 1 Sun Features Sign in Register Password Help Membership types High Performance Security For Oracle WebLogic Applications Using Oracle SPARC Enterprise T-series Server Partners Features Solaris Sun Tape Top10 OpenOffice Developer Performance Networking Virtualization Java Technology Security Oracle Trademarks Previous Next A 26-Page Oracle White Paper , January 2011 February 3, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 1 High Performance Security for Oracle WebLogic Applications Using Oracle SPARC Enterprise T-series , Server an Oracle white paper by Ramesh Nagappan , discusses the technical prerequisites , configuration , deployment and
Updated: 2011-02-03 16:00:00
Blogger Giri Mandalika writes about the benchmark set by PeopleSoft Financials 9.0, whose results on both the Oracle SPARC T3-1 Server and the Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server he draws attention to. The workload simulated the book-closing activities characteristic of the end of a reporting period.
Updated: 2011-02-03 16:00:00
With the release of Oracle Linux 5.6, the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel has become the default kernel for customers with an Oracle Linux support subscription. Currently, the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is available only for the x86_64 platform. The Oracle Linux 5.6 also includes the Red Hat compatible kernel with critical bug fixes from Oracle. This kernel can be installed directly from the DVD or from ULN if you're an Oracle Linux support customer.
Updated: 2011-02-01 16:00:00
The solution Oracle Validated Configurations comprises a suite of pre-tested, validated architectures'including software, hardware, storage, and network components'accompanied by documented best practices. Users seeking improved performance, scalability, and reliability in Linux solutions, will find them, free of charge, in Oracle Validated Configurations, along with faster, lower-cost implementations. There are many Oracle Validated Configurations, the most recent being one for Oracle VM server virtualization software.
Updated: 2011-02-01 16:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 156 Issue 1 OpenOffice Sign in Register Password Help Membership types Oracle Business Intelligence Integration with Oracle Open Office Features Solaris OpenOffice Virtualization Security Previous Next Dramatic License Cost Savings Result for Users February 1, 2011, Volume 156, Issue 1 New with the release of Oracle OpenOffice.org 3.3 is the Oracle Open Office Connector for Oracle Business , Intelligence which enables users to access and run Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition requests directly within Oracle Open Office . According to Oracle's press release , the refreshable requests leverage not only native Open Office
