Oracle Application Server
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| Oracle Application Server | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Oracle Corporation |
| Latest release | 10.2.0.2 / 1 August 2005 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | Application server |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.oracle.com |
In computing, the Oracle Application Server 10g (the "g" stands for Grid), consists of an integrated, standards-based software platform. It forms part of Oracle Corporation's Fusion Middleware technology-stack. The heart of Oracle Application Server consists of Oracle HTTP Server (based on Apache HTTP Server) and OC4J (OracleAS Containers for J2EE) which deploys J2EE-based applications. The latest version of OC4J offers full compatibility with the J2EE 1.4 specifications.
Oracle Application Server became the first platform designed for grid computing as well as with full life-cycle support for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).[citation needed]
The current release of Oracle Application Server, 10g R3, does not feature a metadata repository tier, relying instead on metadata repositories provided in previous releases.
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[edit] Versions
- Oracle 9iAS R1: 1.0.2.0 - 1.0.2.2.2
- Oracle 9iAS R2: 9.0.2.0.0 - 9.0.3.0.0
- Oracle AS10g R1: 9.0.4.0.0 - 9.0.4.3
- Oracle AS10g R2: 10.1.2 - 10.1.2.2.0
- Oracle AS10g R3: 10.1.3.0 - 10.1.3.3
- Oracle AS11 R1: 11.1.1.0.0
[edit] Editions
Oracle Corporation subdivides some of its products into varying "editions" — apparently to facilitate marketing and license-tracking.
Available Oracle AS editions include:
- Enterprise Edition
- Standard Edition
- Standard Edition One
- Java Edition
[edit] Components
- Oracle Portal
- Oracle Identity Management
- Oracle Integration
- Oracle Business Rules
- Oracle BPEL Process Manager (option)
- Oracle Business Activity Monitoring (option)
- Oracle Business Intelligence
- Oracle Forms
- Oracle Reports
- Oracle TopLink
- Oracle JDeveloper
- Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Oracle Application Server Web Cache
- Oracle Application Server Wireless
[edit] OC4J
Oracle Corporation refers to its implementation of the Java2 Enterprise Edition specification J2EE as Oracle Containers for J2EE and abbreviates the concept as OC4J. OC4J, originally based on the IronFlare Orion Application Server, has developed solely under Oracle's control since Oracle Corporation acquired the source.
OC4J includes the following servers:
[edit] Implementation
Oracle Application Server can utilize an "Oracle AS Infrastructure Database" — an Oracle database instance supporting the Oracle AS Metadata Repository and/or Oracle Identity Management.[1]
