Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Essentials

Lisa Parekh
Vice President, Applications Technology Integration
Agenda

E-Business Suite Technology Priorities

Leverage latest Oracle and industry technologies
Offer ease of use
Facilitate identity management
Simplify integration
Deliver business intelligence
Reduce cost of ownership

Technology Uptake Guidance

Leverage
Latest Oracle
and Industry
Technologies
Release 12 Technology Stack
3-Tier Logical Architecture

Client Application Database

10g 10gR2
or

JDBC/SQL Net
OC4J
HTTP / S

11g
JSP
Web Listener

BC4J Global Single

Data Model
UIX

BI Publisher RAC & ASM

Forms
Desktop Client Tier

Supported Browsers for Release 12.0 and 12.1:

Internet Explorer 7, 8
Firefox 3.5
Safari 3

Moving from JInitiator to Native Sun Java plug-in

JInitiator desupported as of end of July, 2009
Native Sun J2SE 1.5 (5.0) and 1.6 (6.0) supported
Application Server Tier

OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services

Replaces the 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS
1.0.2.2 in 11i
OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 for Oracle Containers for Java
(OC4J)
Replaces the 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS
1.0.2.2 in 11i
Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.3
R12 Apps Layout

10gR2 or 11g DB App Server 10.1.3 App Server 10.1.2

ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_HOME

MT1 MT2 MT3

ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME

APPL_TOP COMMON_TOP
Database Server 10gR2

Improved Manageability
Automatic Workload Repository
Automatic SGA Tuning

Better Performance
PL/SQL operation 2x faster
PL/SQL Native Compilation for RAC

Functional Improvements
Enhanced VPD support simplifies multi-org access control
architecture for R12
Optimizer improvements enabled removal of ~1000
indexes, improving DML performance
 Optional Database Features

Database options certified with E-Business Suite

include:
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Supports the deployment of a single database across a cluster of
servers
Transparent Data Encryption
Encrypts database columns without requiring programmatic
changes to existing programs
Database Vault
Prevent insider and DBA access to restricted database content
Support for regulatory compliance controls (US Sarbanes-Oxley,
HIPAA), separation of duties
 Database Server 11g

Upgrade to take advantage of:

ASM Fast Disk Resync, Preferred Mirror
Read, Fast VLDB Start, Rolling Migration
Transparent Data Encryption Improvements
More Partitioning options (interval, composite,
virtual column), Partition Advisor
Database Replay
SQL Performance Analyzer
New compiler optimized for PL/SQL native
compilation
Incident Fault Resolution
Transportable Databases
Advanced Compression
11g New Performance Related Features

Optimizer Enhancements
Extended Statistics
Pending Statistics
Enhanced statistics collection for partitioned objects
Adaptive Cursor Sharing
SQL Plan Management

Improved PL/SQL native compilation

Easy to turn on/off with a single parameter
No need to obtain a separate C compiler
No file system DLL’s
Faster PL/SQL execution
 11g Partitioning
10 years of innovation

Core functionality
Oracle8 Range partitions, global range index
Oracle8i Hash and composite range-hash partitioning
Oracle9i List partitioning
Oracle9i R2 Composite range-list partitioning
Oracle 10g Global hash indexes
Oracle 10g R2 1M partitions per table
Partitioning by reference
Virtual column partitioning
Automatic interval partitioning
New composite partitioning:
range-range, list-range, list-list, list-hash
Partition Advisor
Significantly Reduce Storage Usage
Advanced OLTP Compression

Compress large application tables

Transaction processing, data warehousing
Compress all data types
Structured and unstructured data types
Improve query performance
Cascade storage savings throughout data center

Up To

4X
Compression
 Test Case: Oracle’s Internal E-Business Suite
Tested compression with Oracle’s Internal E-Business Suite (GSIAP)
4-node Sun E25K RAC; Compressed 100 largest objects with 11g
Average database storage savings 3x
Table compression 4x
Index compression 2x
LOB compression 1.8x
Saved 7.6 TB of data for the single database instance
95TB of total storage savings expected across primary, standby, test,
dev and backup instances

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TDE Tablespace Encyrption

SQL Layer
Protect data at rest
Encrypt sensitive information Buffer Cache
“SSN = 834-63-..”

Oracle Transparent Data

Encryption (TDE) adds support
for Tablespace Encryption in 11g
data blocks
“*M$b@^s%&d7”

undo temp
blocks blocks
redo flashback
logs logs
Announcing: 11gR2 Certification for EBS 11i

Database 11g Release 2 now certified for

use with E-Business Suite 11i
Available for Linux 32-bit and Linux 64-bit

E-Business Suite Release 12 certification

under way

New features in 11gR2 include:

Simplified RAC configuration
Faster query performance
Hybrid columnar compression with Exadata
 Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server
Hybrid Columnar Compression

• Data stored by column

and then compressed
• Useful for data that is bulk
loaded or moved
• Query mode for data warehousing
– Typical 10X compression ratios
– Scans improve accordingly
• Archival mode for old data
– Typical 15- 50X compression ratios Up To

50X
Applications Landscape
Leveraging Fusion Middleware
Business Identity
Intelligence Management

WebCache Portal

E-Business Suite

Collaboration SOA Suite

PeopleSoft
 External Fusion Middleware Certifications

Oracle Application Server 10g Module Release 11i Release 12

Single Sign-On 10.1.4.3 10.1.4.3
Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.4.3 10.1.4.3
Web Center 10.1.3.4
Portal 10.1.4.2 10.1.4.2
Discoverer 10.1.2.3 10.1.2.3
Business Intelligence (EE+) 10.1.3.4 10.1.3.4
Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.6 7.9.6
Web Cache 10.1.2.3 10.1.2.3
Oracle SOA Suite 11.1.1.1 11.1.1.1
Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8.4 10.1.8.4
Upcoming Certifications

Desktop client: External technologies:

Windows 7 Oracle Access Manager 10.1.4.3
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Oracle Internet Directory 11g
(10.6) + Safari 4 OBIEE 11g
Discoverer 11g
Application server: Portal 11g
OC4J 10.1.3.5 (for R12.x) Web Center 11g
BPEL 10.1.3.5 (for R12.1) Web Cache 11g
Java (JDK) 7

Database:
Database 11gR2 (for 12.x)
Offer
Ease of
Use
 Better User Experience in Release 12

• Reduced pop-ups and

duplicate screens
• Re-designed and streamlined
entire workflows
• Reduced the number of steps
to complete key tasks
• Improved overall look & feel
and visual style
• Increased personalization
capabilities

Improved Workflow in Targeted Areas

• Campaign Management • Financial Consolidation • Self-Service Purchasing
• Customer Support • Online Candidate Registration • Sourcing
• Collections & Payments • Absence Management • Supplier Collaboration
• Loan Management • Salary Administration • Business Intelligence

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Better User Experience in Release 12.1
Additional Improvements in 12.1

Flexfield References
• Use of Reference fields to derive values of Flexfield segments

Record History
• Capturing Record level data for better auditing and reporting

Personalization Enhancements
• Personalization support for Search region attributes

BI Publisher Integration
• UI level integration with BI Publisher from OAF pages

Virus Scan Support

• Out of the box support for virus scan of OAF attachments (Symantec)

Calendar support
• Support for Hijrah and Thai Buddhist calendars on OAF & Forms applications
Better User Experience Beyond 12.1.1

Quick
Personalization
 Better User Experience Beyond 12.1.1
After SINGLE Click to navigate to another application

Mouse Over
 Better User Experience Beyond 12.1.1
After SINGLE Click to select a value from LOV

LOV
Standard Search in E-Business Suite
Secure Enterprise Search Integration in Release 12

Search for all assets in Northpark

Ability to view
search results in
tabular form

Click on Search Results to

directly navigate to the
page
 Better User Experience
Secure Enterprise Search Integration

Siebel Search Modeler

ECM Secure
Connector
Enterprise EBS
Connector
Hyperion
Search
(10.1.8.4)

Others
• Search structured and unstructured information
• Integrated with E-Business Suite security
•Search Modeler now available for E-Business Suite
11i, 12.0, and 12.1

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 Oracle WebCenter
Front-end Application Integration via “Mash-ups”

Integrated, standards based, user interaction suite

Search

Documents

Notifications

Email Discussions

Partner Custom
Business
Legacy Intelligence Apps

Other Apps…
Facilitate
Identity
Management
Identity Management with E-Business Suite
Access Apps via Oracle Single Sign-On

E-Business Suite
User
Application Server

Single
Sign-On 10g

E-Business Suite is a Single Sign-On partner application

Log on to Oracle Single Sign-On to get access to all registered partner
applications, including EBS
Log off any one partner application to log off all of them
Identity Management with E-Business Suite
Manage Users in Oracle Internet Directory

DBMS_LDAP

Oracle E-Business Suite

Internet FND_USER
Directory

DIP

Synchronise user credentials bidirectionally between Oracle Internet

Directory and E-Business Suite (FND_USER)
Set master “source of truth” as OID, EBS, or both
Manage user provisioning via powerful OID Directory Integration &
Provisioning (DIP) templates
Link an OID userid with one or more EBS userids “on-the-fly”
Identity Management with E-Business Suite
Using Oracle Single Sign-On and Internet Directory
Oracle Internet
Directory 10g

User Single
Sign-On 10g OracleAS 10g
E-Business OID LDAP Directory
Suite
Application
Server

E-Business Suite
Database
Identity Management Integration
Using other authentication solutions

Integrate Oracle Single Sign-On with

Oracle Access Manager
Formerly Oblix COREid Access & Identity

Oracle Identity Federation

Formerly Oblix COREid Federation
SAML, WS-Federation, Liberty Alliance
Windows Native Authentication via Kerberos
CA Entrust, CA Netegrity, IBM Tivoli, RSA
PKI X.509v3 Digital Certificates
Biometric and smartcard systems
Other SSO systems via custom adapters
Identity Management Integration
Available Oracle Internet Directory Connectors

Integrate Oracle Internet Directory with:

Microsoft Active Directory 2000/2003
Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) 2003
Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003
Sun Java System Directory (Sun ONE / iPlanet) 5.2, 6.3
Novell eDirectory 8.6 / 8.7
OpenLDAP 2.2
Any LDAP directory via LDIF files
Any other directory via custom DIP agent

Oracle Identity Manager

Formerly Thor Xellerate Identity Provisioning
Also integrates directly with E-Business Suite
FND_USER & HRMS

Oracle Virtual Directory

Formerly OctetString Virtual Directory Engine
 Identity Management with E-Business Suite
Third-party integration architecture

Third-Party
LDAP
Oracle
Third-Party Internet
SSO Directory 10g

EBS
Database
(FND_USER)
End
User
Single
Sign-On 10g

EBS Application
Server
 Identity Management with E-Business Suite
Oracle Access Manager certification planned
Oracle Internet
Directory 10g or 11g

User Oracle Access

Manager 10gR3 OID LDAP
E-Business Directory
Suite
Application
Server

• Use multiple authentication schemes E-Business Suite

• Heterogeneous support for other web servers Database
• “Instant” integration with Oracle Identity Federation,
Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, third-party
authentication
Simplify
Integration
The Enterprise Today – Information Silos

PLM Planning Orders Manufacturing Logistics Accounting

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SOA Integration – What does it take?

SOA enablement of each participating application

Integration points defined by the application
Ability to send and receive messages
Catalog of information about what services are available
Middleware
Message routing
Business process orchestration
Business activity monitoring
Business process definition and automation
Business process flows
Common object definitions and semantics
Transformations
E-Business Suite SOA Enablement
Business Integration Technologies

Integration Repository

PL/SQL Interface Concurrent XML Gateway

APIs Tables Programs
Java Interface
BSO eCommerce Gateway
APIs Views

Business Event System

Oracle Workflow

J2EE Application Server

(Oracle AS)
 E-Business Suite SOA Enablement
Integration Repository

A Catalog of All E-Business Suite

Integration Points
• Web Services • Business Events • Search and view available
• Public Java & PL/SQL APIs • Batch Interfaces interfaces by product family,
standard, or interface type

• Hosted for 11.5.10:

http://irep.oracle.com

• Shipped with Release 12 –

automatically matches the
patch level at your own site

• Supports custom service

interfaces
E-Business Suite SOA Enablement
Business Integration Technologies

Web Services
E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway
Adapter

Integration Repository

PL/SQL Interface Concurrent XML Gateway

APIs Tables Programs
Java Interface
BSO eCommerce Gateway
APIs Views

Business Event System

Oracle Workflow

J2EE Application Server

(Oracle AS)
Oracle E-Business Suite Adapter
Integration Streams

Oracle E-Business
Suite Adapter
Fusion Middleware, SOA Suite
Application Integration Architecture
Process Integration Packs
• Loosely coupled composite
business processes
Integrations
Foundation Pack
• Comprehensive process
composition framework
Direct Integrations
Manage. Pre-built integrations
to support data flows between
systems
Process Integration Packs
Optimize. Pre-built composite
Direct
business processes across
enterprise Applications
Foundation Pack
Standardize. Common Object
and Shared Service Library with
supporting SOA programming
model and best practice
implementation methods
 Application Integration Architecture
Pre-built integrations for Oracle E-Business Suite -- Examples

• Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack for ►Opportunity to Quote

Oracle E-Business Suite

• Siebel CRM Integration Pack for Oracle EBS Order ►Order to Cash

Management
►Demand Planning
• Demantra Demand Management Integration to E-
Business Suite
• Oracle Transportation Management (G-Log) ►Transportation Management

Integration to E-Business Suite

• Oracle Retail Integration to E-Business Suite ►Financial Controls for Retail

Financials
• Oracle Comms. Billing and Revenue ►Communication Revenue Accounting

Management for Oracle E-Business Suite

• Agile Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite ►Design to Release

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 Application Integration Architecture

Siebel CRM EBS

Customer Order
Management Management
Configure Price/ Confirm/ Invoice/
Create and Check Pack/ Receive
Order Validate Availability Ship Pmt

ABM ABM
EBM EBM
Requestor Enterprise Provider
ABCS Business ABCS
Service
Application Integration Architecture

Capture Sill &

Plan Build Fulfill Analyze
Order Collect

Fusion Middleware Business Process Manager

PLM Planning Orders Manufacturing Logistics Accounting

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 Application Integration Architecture Evolution

CONTENT: CONTENT: CONTENT: CONTENT: CONTENT:

EBOs: 71 EBOs: 82 EBOs: 89 EBOs: 118 More EBOs & RPMs
Industry: New: 11 New: 7 New: 29 More Industries:
Insurance/ 5+ Industry: Updated: 12 RPMs: 583 Banking
Utilities: 10+ Comms: 10+ RPMs: 432 PIPs: 28 Health Sciences
RPMs: 201 RPMs: 408 PIPs: 15 Public Sector
View only RPMs Editable RPMs TOOLKIT:
PIPs: 5 PIPs: 10 TOOLKIT: • OER Solution Pack TOOLKIT:
• XMAN (formerly XSLT AIA Lifecycle Management
TOOLKIT: TOOLKIT: Mapping Document
FMW TECH STACK: EBO Designer
Generator )
BSR • ABCS Generator Service Constructor
• PIP Auditor SOA Suite: 10.1.3.4
CAVS • XSLT Doc Generator AIA Installation Driver
Error Handling B2B
Diagnostics FMW TECH STACK:
FMW TECH STACK:
SOA Suite: 10.1.3.4
SOA Suite: 10.1.3.4 FMW TECH STACK:
TECH STACK: OSB ?version SOA Suite 11gR1
SOA Suite: 10.1.3.3 WebLogic Server 10.3.1
WebLogic Server 9.2.3 BPA Suite: 11g
 AIA Evolution: Integrated SOA Development Lifecycle
Comprehensive Coverage and Tooling

Business Deployment
Process Functional Service Install &
Definition Construction Plan Deploy
Modeling Generation

BPA Suite AIA Lifecycle AIA Service AIA Deployment AIA Installer
Console Constructor Plan Generator
Wizard
(Jdeveloper)

Harvester

Oracle Enterprise
AIA Lifecycle Harvester AIA Lifecycle DB
Repository

OSR
Deliver
Business
Intelligence
 Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Enables Flexibility, Extensibility, Standardization

Data Ad-hoc Interactive Essbase Reporting & Proactive Disconnected MS Office

Integration Analysis Dashboards Analytics Publishing Detection & Mobile & Outlook
and Alerts Analytics Integration

Common Enterprise Information Model

Integrated Security, User Management, Personalization
Multidimensional Calculation and Integration Engine
Intelligent Request Generation and Optimized Data Access Services

Oracle, SAP, Siebel Files Excel Business

OLTP & ODS Data Warehouse PeopleSoft, JD Edwards XML Process
Data Mart Essbase
Systems Custom Apps

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 Oracle Business Intelligence Applications
Proactive
Interactive Reporting & Ad-hoc Disconnected MS Office Web
Detection
Dashboards Publishing Analysis Analytics Plug-in Services
and Alerts

Service & Order

Contact Management Supply Human
Sales Marketing Financials Resources
Center & Fulfillment Chain

Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications

Common Enterprise Information Model

Oracle Business Intelligence Server

Other Datasources
IVR, ACD, CTI
Packaged Universal Hyperion
ETL Maps Adapters
MS Excel
Syndicated
Oracle Business Analytics
ORACLE APPLICATIONS Warehouse Schema
 Business Intelligence Applications
Deployment Options

Standalone Interactive Dashboards BI in a Portal via JSR-168/WSRP

Embedded links in EBS

Business Intelligence Applications
Insight to Action via Action Links

Seamless navigation from analytical information to

transactional detail while maintaining context
Works with Oracle EBS, Siebel CRM, PeopleSoft

Action Links
Business Intelligence Applications
Security integration with Oracle Applications

User Object Data

Security Security Security

•Single sign-on •Responsibility •Data filtered

•Action links associated to BI based on
Web Catalog Responsibility/
Group and Inventory Org
Security Group
 Oracle BI Apps v7.9.6.1 for Oracle eBusiness Suite
Certified for 11i10, R12, R12.1.1
Oracle BI Application Oracle EBS module
Financial Analytics (Commercial) Oracle Financials
(GL, Payables, Receivables)
Human Resources Analytics Oracle Human Resources
Oracle Payroll
Oracle Learning Management
Oracle iRecruitment
Supply Chain and Order Oracle Order Management
Management Analytics Oracle Discrete Manufacturing (for
Inventory)
Oracle Financials (for Receivables
and Revenue)
Procurement and Spend Analytics Oracle Purchasing/Procurement
Oracle iProcurement
Oracle iExpenses
Oracle Financials (for Payables)
 Oracle BI Apps v7.9.6.1 for Oracle eBusiness Suite
Certified for 11i10, R12, R12.1.1

Oracle BI Application Oracle EBS module

Project Analytics Oracle Project Costing
Oracle Project Billing

Certified for 11i10, R12.1.1

Oracle BI Application Oracle EBS module

Financial Analytics (US Federal Oracle Financials
Financials) (GL, Payables, Receivables)

Certified for 11i10

Oracle BI Application Oracle EBS module

Service Analytics Oracle Teleservice
Oracle iSupport
 Beyond 12.1.1: OBIA content embedded in EBS pages

Embedded Analytics

Embed custom content such as OBIA analytics in new rich container

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Oracle BI Publisher
Better Document Publishing

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 BI Publisher
Business Users Format and Deliver Documents

Data Sources BI Publisher Output Formats Destination

Oracle Publishing
PDF HTML EDI • Email
Applications Engine
XML RTF XML Excel • Printer
CRM • Fax
ESA

FMS Order
Templates Letters
Confirmations
HCM
Fund Online
SCM Transfers Paychecks
Government
Bills
Business Grant Forms
Any XML
Data Source
User

Integrate Out-of-the-Box with Oracle Applications

R12 BI Publisher Uptake

• Used across E-Business Suite

• Initial R12.0:
• 852 seeded templates across 55 products
• In 12.1:
• Every Reports-based concurrent program has an
associated layout template
• Over 2600 layout templates registered against more than
2000 data sources across 92 products
• Many templates translated to 30 languages for customers
Reduce
Cost of
Ownership
 Reduce Cost through Better System Management
Application Management Pack offers central monitoring and automation

Extends Enterprise Manager to centralize the

management of Oracle E-Business Suite
systems

Key Capabilities: Pro-active Monitoring,

Clone automation; Configuration Reporting
and Service Level Management

New Capabilities: Clone automation (Hot

and RAC), EBS Administration and support
for advanced EBS topologies
Benefits
• Lowers TCO
• Improves DBA productivity
• Improves Application Availability
• Automates repetitive tasks
(Cloning)
 Reduce Cost through Better Change Management
Application Change Management Pack for patching and customization

A new product to lower the cost of managing

CHANGES within Oracle E-Business Suite.
Customization Management:
Automates and standardizes the
transport of customizations

Patch Management: Integrates with

Oracle Metalink to download and
deploy EBS patches

Functional Setup Management: Benefits

Automates the synchronization of • Lowers operational cost
functional setups across EBS systems • Improves user productivity
• Centralizes and automates
change management processes
 Reduce Cost through Configuration Best Practices

External
Users Node1 Node2
Interconnect

DMZ
Reverse
Proxy

Node1 Node2 Node3 Shared Filesystem

EBS App
Server

Reverse Proxy Load Balancing DMZ RAC

•Oracle provides step-by-step guides for implementing

these advanced configurations and more in the context of
E-Business Suite
•Many configuration wizards available to simplify setup
Reduce Cost through Simplified Technical Configuration
12.1 AutoConfig Highlights

Improvements to the AutoConfig utility for automated

configuration of the technology stack include:
AutoConfig Profiler for analyzing performance of
AutoConfig runs
Parallel execution of AutoConfig on multiple nodes
Enhanced reporting on changes prior to running
AutoConfig
Search and report on AutoConfig context variables
Reduce Cost through Better System Management

Future functionality for E-Business Suite technical

configuration includes
Ability to run AutoConfig from Enterprise Manager
Technology Integration console for assessing the “health” of
your technology stack
Simplified integration with external technologies
AutoConfig Run Options
Health of Your EBS Technology Stack - Details
Technology Patches You Already Have
Recommended Technology Patches
Reduce Cost through Virtualization

Oracle VM is certified with EBS 11i, 12.0, and 12.1

Achieve better, more flexible hardware utilization
No license cost

Oracle VM features include:

• Dynamic resource management
• Insight into performance and utilization at every level
• High availability with automatic restart
• Support for VM templates
Reduce Cost through Virtualization
OVM Templates for EBS

Future availability of EBS 12.1.1 OVM templates

64bit OEL 5
Two templates: Database and Middle Tier

EBS Virtualization Kit allows easy configuration of an

entire EBS system
Capture custom deployments, configurations, and
integrations
Reduce Cost through Consistency

AIA Web Services Business Intelligence Apps Identity Management

WebCenter Mashups BI Publisher Enterprise Manager

Technology
Uptake
Guidance
Benefit by upgrading to Release 12.1

Current Technology
Database 10gR2 baseline enables multi-org access control
and faster performance in Release 12
Use OC4J for load balancing
Use JDeveloper 10.1.3 for extensions
Leverage skills across technology projects
Move to new hardware platforms easily

End User Productivity

Improved user interface in Release 12
Secure Enterprise Search embedded in EBS user interface
Future “Web 2.0” enhancements in 12.1+
Lots of new UPK content
Benefit by upgrading to Release 12.1

Integration
Integration Repository shipped with the Applications
Use EBS content in Web Center and 3rd party portals
Integrated SOA Gateway (12.1)

Business Intelligence
Broad BI Publisher uptake
New Analytics content available
Benefit by upgrading to Release 12.1

Reduced cost of ownership

Configurable Discovery Process
JVM Monitoring
Graphical Topology View
Out-of-the box flows for Service Level Monitoring
 Consider New Technology Uptake
AIA Web Services Business Intelligence Apps Identity Management

WebCenter Mashups BI Publisher Enterprise Manager

Consider New Technology Uptake

Consider upgrading to Database 11g or 11gR2

Consider database options such as:
Real Application Clusters
Transparent Data Encryption
Database Vault
Compression
Consider New Technology Uptake
Watch for upcoming certifications

Desktop client: External technologies:

Windows 7 Oracle Access Manager 10.1.4.3
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Oracle Internet Directory 11g
(10.6) + Safari 4 OBIEE 11g
Discoverer 11g
Application server: Portal 11g
OC4J 10.1.3.5 (for R12.x) Web Center 11g
BPEL 10.1.3.5 (for R12.1) Web Cache 11g
Java (JDK) 7

Database:
Database 11gR2 (for 12.x)
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E-Business Suite Technology Stack Blog

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Direct from EBS Development

Latest EBS techstack news
Certification announcements
Primers, FAQs, tips
Desupport reminders
Advanced architectures
Statements of Direction
Early Adopter Programs

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Related Sessions: Technology Usage and Configuration
Monday (12th October)

• Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Road Map and Vision: Release 12.1 and
Beyond (S309536)
Time: 14.30 – 15.30
Venue: Marriott Hotel, Salon 9

Wednesday (14th October, 2009)

• Using Oracle Application Server 10g with E-Business Suite (S307958)

Time: 17.00 – 18.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)

Thursday (15th October 2009)

• Advanced Configuration and Cloud Deployment of E-Business Suite

(S307956)
Time: 9.00 – 10.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
• Tuning the Oracle E-Business Suite Environment (S307954)
Time: 10.30 – 11.30
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2002)
Related Sessions: Usability
Tuesday (13th October)

• Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Secure Enterprise Search:

Customer Case Study (S309532)
Time: 13.00 – 14.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2007)

Wednesday (14th October, 2009)

• Integrate Oracle E-Business Suite and Desktop Tools: Oracle Web

Applications Desktop Integrator (S309541)
Time: 17:00-18:00
Venue: Moscone West L2 Room 2002/2004

Thursday (15th October 2009)

• Enabling the Web 2.0 User Experience for Oracle E-Business Suite
(S309538)
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
Related Sessions: Identity Management and Security

Monday (12th October, 2009)

• Critical Data Protection and Security in Oracle E-Business Suite (S307960)

Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)

Tuesday (13th October, 2009)

• Securing Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Identity and Access Management (S309974)
• Time: 17.30 – 18.30
• Venue: Marriott, Salon 3
Related Sessions: Integration

Wednesday (14th October, 2009)

• Integration Architecture for Oracle E-Business

Suite: Technical Insight (S309526)
Time: 10:15-11:15
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
• Power Session - Oracle E-Business Suite
Adapter: Technical Overview (S309530)
Time: 13:00-13:30
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
• Power Session - Out-of-the-Box Web Services
with Oracle E-Business Suite (S309530)
Time: 13:45-14:15
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
Related Sessions: Ownership
Tuesday (13th October)

• Ten Things to Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of Oracle E-Business Suite
(S309540)
Time: 14.30 – 15.30
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)
• Oracle Application Change Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
(S309527)
Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)

Wednesday (14th October, 2009)

• Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite: Customer

Case Study (S309526)
Time: 11.45 – 12.45
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2008)

Thursday (15th October 2009)

• Oracle E-Business Suite Install and Cloning Best Practices (S309545)

Time: 12.00 – 13.00
Venue: Moscone West L2 (RM 2002/2004)
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