Flex on Android - Nexus One Mobile Device

I just can’t wait for Flash on Android…and for Apple’s hand to [hopefully] get forced into supporting Flash as well.

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BPEL Not Good For Rapid Changes

I am excited about BPEL’s proliferation. But for some organizations (specifically, IT shops), BPEL is being used in areas it is simple not well-suited. For example, some places where IT has gotten ahead of the business, it is used as a process modeling tool. True, BPEL “represents” a process, it is my opinion that proper business modeling tools be used prior to orchestration being defined in BPEL.

Another scenario I continue to find is that people are using BPEL for just about every piece of logic that goes into a business process being executed. The fact is, BPEL does very well at integrating with other services where complex — and more importantly, “fast-changing” — logic is executed. So, my advise is to not throw away every other tool in the belt in the face of BPEL. Fast-changing decisions are better handled outside of BPEL, especially as you consider the deployment process for BPEL, and most especially if you have long-running processes. Business rules engines, databases, and external services that perform specific logic/functions should continue to be leveraged in these cases. I’d be interested in hearing from others who are concerned about this challenge or maybe have already faced it.

Google Apps Reporting API - Not quite this easy with Exchange

I have been somewhat enamored by Google Apps and its potential. Many enterprises have been happy with Exchange for mail, calendaring, contacts, and more. I have been one of those people. However, I have found Google Apps to be getting better and better for use in the enterprise and I will not be surprised to see it begin to take significantly larger chunk of market share from Microsoft over time.

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OBIEE for the iPhone

We recently had a customer request help with configuring OBIEE for use on both PCs and mobile devices (specifically, the iPhone). Of course, this is possible, but Oracle does not have a clearly documented approach. You might think that a separate server is required to accomplish this. However, the fact is that you can actually use a single server to deliver OBIEE reports for both PCs and the iPhone.

This article is part of the recent work short blurb series.

WebCenter 11g Book

A few of us have got some writer’s cramp (is there such a thing when typing?) from writing an excellent WebCenter 11g book.

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Semantics, Reality, Marketing: I’m “Cloud Computing” Too

If there were a buzz word that could compete with the speed to fame, breadth of use (and misuse), and popularity of “Web 2.0″, it would have to be “Cloud Computing”.

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Oracle IdM - SAML SSO with Google Apps

We recently integrated Oracle IdM with the SAML SSO Service from Google Apps. Now customers can continue to authenticate against OID even while accessing Google Apps assets!

Oracle BPEL Sensors for Real Time Event Publishing from Business Processes - A Design Perspective

This article is a look at Oracle’s BPEL Sensor approach to publishing real time data and events for in flight BPEL Processes.

Oracle BPEL has tried to fill a gap in the BPEL Spec using sensors. Specifically, sensors allow users to overlay listeners on BPEL tasks and process variables that will generate events out of a process that is being executed. This is definitely a step in the right direction, and does a good job of staying true to the BPEL specification. This document will define what sensors are, how they should be designed into BPEL Processes, and a future outlook of event models.

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Oracle on Amazon EC2 Cloud - APEX, Apps, Middleware, and DB Virtualized Hosting

The economy is evolving, technology is getting better, and overall, the game is changing with cloud computing. M&S is now resellers for the Amazon EC2 Cloud, providing customers with access and expertise to make their enterprises run on “the cloud”. To host an enterprise environment, let alone Oracle, simply does not appear cost effective in the long run. In fact, I am open to healthy discussion contending that statement.

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Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) - formerly Xellerate Identity Provisioning - Is Enhanced

In a recent press release, Oracle promoted Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) focusing on the hot-pluggable nature of the product and it’s ability to handle, among other challenges, compliance and demands of SAP.

Oracle has already made a few strategic moves in the identity management space, and…

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