Creating Your First Web Service (524KB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Web Services are the foundation of Service-Oriente Architecture (SOA). Being able to create web services from your existing applications can be steep technical challenge, however. Web Services make use of numerous technologies (such as Java, XML, SOAP, et al) that many Oracle developers are not familiar with. This presentation will explain what web services are, how to create them easily using both Oracle and commercial tools and how to begin constructing your Service-Oriented Architecture environment.

Getting Started with SOA (758KB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been identified by Oracle as a key technology for the future. Oracle's latest versions of the Application Server have all included SOA technologies and its specifications for Oracle Application Server 11g all indicate that Oracle is committed to SOA. As Oracle's development tools (JDeveloper, Application Express, Portal) focus more and more on Web-centric implementations, the Application Server will become a staple in most organizations committed to Oracle technologies. As such, understanding and being able to implement SOA-based solutions will become a prerequisite for developers, administrators and system architects. This presentation will explain Oracle's SOA implementation and how to use it effectively when architecting Web-based solutions.

JDev: Not As Scary As You Think (909KB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Oracle JDeveloper has become Oracle's flagship development tool. It covers so many Web-based technologies that it can be overwhelming to learn and understand. Oracle has, however, made it relatively easy to get started using the product by incorporating sophisticated "under-the-covers" technologies. These technologies make it easy for developers to create relational data-driven applications in Oracle JDeveloper while writing a minimum of code. The presentation will outline those technologies along with the EVA paradigm that will allow organizations to start building Oracle JDeveloper applications immediately.

Web Services 101 (617KB) Presented at: Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG) Date: 02/14/2009 Abstract: Imagine if you could take existing pieces from your computer systems and reuse or rearrange them in new and different ways. The pieces could be data sources and/or code and it wouldn't matter what operating system, programming language or data source it came from. You could then use development tools or web display technologies like Oracle Portal to build new applications from your existing infrastructure. Does that sound like something that could give you a competitive advantage in your organization? Oh - and you can also use thousands of Web Services provided by other companies to enhance applications for your end users. You can use a Web Service like Google Maps - completely free of charge - to add graphical location data to your applications, without having to develop any of the code yourself.

Integration: Using OracleAS Portal to 'Bring It All Together' (1.05MB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 04/18/2007 Abstract: As systems become more and more complex, end-users are faced with increasingly complicated and varying user interfaces. There is an urgent need for IS depatments to integrate systems and provide consistency between these applications. OracleAS Portal provides the means to integrate Oracle and non-Oracle-based systems into a visually consistent environment that end-users can access easily and administrators can maintain securely.

Content Management with OracleAS Portal 10g R2 (1.04MB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 04/26/2006 Abstract: Many people think of content management as icons on a web page that users can click to download an Excel file. The features Oracle provides in OracleAS 10gR2 to manage content give administrators incredible amounts of flexibility and security. This presentation will show the advanced features of Oracle's Content Management and show that, with the right planning, Content Administrators can deploy a dynamic content management system with virtually no written code whatsoever.

Using JDeveloper to Create and Deploy Portlets (592KB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 04/25/2006 Abstract: The OracleAS Portal wizards are extremely powerful, but there many reasons for needing greater control of your portlets than the OracleAS Portal wizards can give you. Oracle JDeveloper gives you total control over your Portlet development. Previous versions of JDeveloper used an arduous process for developing and deploying portlets. This presentation will focus on the ease with which developers can develop and deploy portlets in the latest versions of JDeveloper and the Oracle Application Server.

Oracle Application Server 10g R2 New Features (198KB) Presented at: Collaborate Date: 04/24/2006 Abstract: Oracle Application Server embraces almost all of the major development frameworks available today. Oracle continues to add enhancements to its Application Server and keeping up with these new changes can be a challenge. The presentation will delineate the additional functionality Oracle has incorporated into the Application Server and will discuss Oracle's focus on SOA.