The open source movement has been amazing in the enterprise. We have been working with Liferay for a while now, and find it to be getting better each day. The nice thing is, we can literally see it get better each day with direct access to the source over the web along with detailed commits and much more than ever anticipated we would ever know about our enterprise solutions. I believe that this is an example of transparency that makes the open source environment even more compelling. Not only are these capabilities helping move along the open source environment and … Read More
WebCenter 11g Book – Hello World Examples, Screenshots, and Tutorials
Our WebCenter 11g book has been out a few weeks and I have heard some good reviews from people who have picked it up. This version 1 book will quickly get you started with WebCenter 11g, providing you step-by-step screenshots on creating your environment followed by a Hello World web service that is exposed to the web as a WebCenter portlet among other common business scenarios you may need to accomplish.
JDeveloper Fusion Middleware Extensions (WebCenter, SOA, AIA, BPM)
Strange thing. All of a sudden, we cannot install JDeveloper extensions through the JDev GUI (Help > Check for Updates). It seems the Oracle Update tool is not working — been about 1 day. Though there are no errors, the extension doesn’t even appear to download and nothing is any different when you restart JDeveloper. If you run into this, you can download the latest extensions manually. [box type=”info”]11g PS3 11.1.1.4.x UPDATE on 1/17/11: We have verified that the updates and extensions have been updated for 11g Patch Set (PS3).[/box]
BPMN 2.0 vs BPEL (Oracle BPM VS SOA Suite)
This post covers Oracle Open World Insights, followed by a BPEL/BPMN comparison, and design discussion. This is an interesting topic to me, since very little has been published and the product direction was clearly shown at OOW. I have also seen the difficulties of BPMN round tripping, which leads me to believe BPMN 2.0 is going to be great for functional process models, but will enforce a rigid process architecture on the technical model, leaving developers with a process architecture that is difficult to work with.
JDeveloper 11g Tutorial – Install Steps (11.1.1.3.0)
New versions of JDeveloper 11g have been released since the last step-by-step JDev install guide, so I thought I would post a quick refresher for anyone who wants that comfort of knowing they are seeing the screens they should expect to see as they march through the install. Enjoy; the product really is getting better and better everyday. Installing JDeveloper 11g (11.1.1.3.0) on Windows
BPM 11g Integrated with WebCenter Spaces (Process Spaces)
Our Fusion Middleware expertise allows us to bring it all together. Do you want to follow business processes and ensure transparency to your organization? M&S Consulting has implemented a next generation process portal built on Oracle BPM/SOA, Identity Management, WebCenter, and innovating solutions built by M&S from the ground up. Underlying technologies include WebLogic and ADF.
WebCenter Spaces Integrated with Identity Management (OID)
We have been having a lot of fun with the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g stack. Are you having trouble getting WebCenter 11g properly integrated with Identity Management 11g and OID? We can help.
6 Tips to Prioritize People in a Collaboration Portal (WebCenter)
When people interact with executable processes, collaboration portals need to be built to accomodate their roles and working style. The list below shows guidelines to focus a collaboration portal around usability, relavance, and personalization, while giving mechanisms for the user to understand the bigger picture, deploy collaboration tools, and prevent overloaded work queues.