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Preface

1 Introduction to Oracle9i Application Server

The Challenges of Creating and Maintaining an E-Business

Development Challenges

J2EE Applications

Web Services

Enterprise Integration

Portals

Wireless

Personalization

Deployment Challenges

Performance

Caching

Availability

Scalability

User and Security Management

Systems Management

Building an E-Business Solution with Oracle9i

Overview of Oracle9i Application Server

Oracle9iAS Solutions

J2EE and Internet Applications

Portals

Wireless

Caching

Business Intelligence

E-Businesses Integration

Management and Security

Oracle9iAS Components

2 J2EE and Internet Application Development and Deployment

Application Development and Deployment in Oracle9iAS

What Types of Applications Can Be Developed for Deployment in Oracle9iAS?

Oracle9iAS Containers for J2EE

J2EE Application Development Concepts

What Is a J2EE Application?

J2EE Distributed Multitiered Application Model

Types of J2EE Clients

Types of J2EE Application Components

Types of J2EE Containers

J2EE Application Packaging Concepts

How OC4J Runs and Manages Servlets

About the Servlet Container

How the Servlet Container Works

How OC4J Runs and Manages JavaServer Pages

About the JSP Translator

How the JSP Translator Works

How OC4J Runs and Manages EJBs

About the OC4J EJB Container

How the EJB Container Works

J2EE Services

Oracle J2EE Services

Oracle9iAS Web Services

Oracle9iAS Web Services Architecture

Web Services Framework

Oracle XML Developer Kit

XML and XSLT Parsers

XML Schema Processors

XML Class Generators

XSQL Servlet

XML Transviewer Beans

Oracle9iAS PL/SQL Platform

Oracle9iAS PL/SQL

Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages

Oracle PL/SQL Web Toolkit

Oracle9iAS Forms Services

Oracle9iAS Forms Services Architecture

Oracle HTTP Server

Oracle HTTP Server Components

Oracle HTTP Server Features

Oracle HTTP Server Architecture

Modular Architecture

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Support

Oracle9iAS Clustering

Clustering Terminology

Scalability

Availability

Manageability

Architecture

Front-End Load Balancer

Metadata Repository in the Infrastructure

Farm

Cluster

Application Server Instance

Management Features

High Availability

Benefits of High Availability

Architecture

The mod_oc4j Module

3 Portal Development and Deployment

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Portal

What is Oracle9iAS Portal?

E-Business Support with Oracle9iAS Portal

Oracle9iAS Portal Features

Portal Page Creation, Management, and Customization

Portal Content Publishing and Management

Content Searching

Content Syndication

Portals and Wireless Devices

Oracle9iAS Portal Architecture

Application Access and Integration

Integrating with Portlet Providers

Oracle9iAS Portlets

Custom Portlets

Partner Portlets

Portal Security

User Authentication in Oracle9iAS Portal

Access Control in Oracle9iAS Portal

4 Wireless Development and Deployment

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Wireless

What is Oracle9iAS Wireless?

Oracle9iAS Wireless Architecture

Oracle9iAS Wireless HTTP Adapter

Device/Network Adapter

Oracle9iAS Wireless Features

Core

Services

Deploy Applications for Any Device, Protocol, or Network

Location-Based Services

Mobile Personal Information Management (PIM) and E-mail Support

m-Commerce and Billing Support

m-Commerce APIs

Mobile Wallet

FormFiller

Payment Processing

Extending m-Commerce Drivers

Studio for Building, Testing, and Deploying Mobile Applications

Advanced Customization

Server Push and SMS

Transcoding

Off-Line Management

5 Caching for Performance

About Caching

Oracle9iAS Web Cache Overview

Performance

Scalability

High Availability

Cost Savings

Reduce Network Traffic

Oracle9iAS Web Cache Architecture

Oracle9iAS Web Cache Features

Full-Page Static and Dynamic Content Caching

Partial-Page Caching and Personalized Content Assembly

Page Assembly Components

Edge Side Includes (ESI)

Edge Side Includes for Java (JESI)

Invalidation for Cache Consistency Management

Performance Assurance Heuristics

Automatic Content Compression

Web Server Load Balancing and Failover

Cache Clustering

Flexible Deployment Options

Oracle9iAS Web Cache Security

Restricted Administration

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support

Certificate Authority

Certificate

Wallet

6 Business Intelligence

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Business Intelligence

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence

What is Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence?

Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence Features

Enterprise Warehousing Environment

Runtime Administrator

Customize Information Delivery

Different Data Sources Supported

Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence Architecture

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Personalization

What is Oracle9iAS Personalization?

Oracle9iAS Personalization Features

Real-Time Recommendation Engine Architecture

Data Mining Technology

Single Administrative Interface

Oracle9iAS Personalization Architecture

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Reports Services

What is Oracle9iAS Reports Services?

Oracle9iAS Reports Services Features

Event-Based Reporting

Extensible Architecture

Enhanced Report Bursting and Distribution

Oracle9iAS Reports Services Architecture

Introduction to Oracle9iAS Discoverer

What is Oracle9iAS Discoverer?

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Tools

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Viewer

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Plus and Oracle9iAS Discoverer Desktop

Oracle9iAS Discoverer and Oracle9iAS Portal

Oracle9i Discoverer Administrator

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Architecture

Integrate Oracle9iAS Business Intelligence

Create an E-Business Dashboard Using Oracle9iAS Portal

Leverage Single Signon Functionality

7 Oracle9iAS Integration

About Oracle9iAS Integration

Oracle9iAS InterConnect

Oracle9iAS InterConnect Adapters

Oracle Workflow

Oracle Advanced Queuing

Additional Integration Features

Oracle Internet File System

Development Platform

Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging

Message Store

Open Standards-Based Messaging

Thin Client

Web-Based Calendar

Telephone Applications

Extended Server Side Rules

Application Integration

Administration

8 System Management

System Management Overview

System Management Architecture

About Management

Using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Site

Using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console

Management Features

Single Point for Distributed Configuration and Management

Performance Monitoring

Dynamic Monitoring Service

J2EE Deployment and Administration

About Security

Security Features

Oracle9iAS Single Sign-On

Partner and External Applications

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)

Oracle Internet Directory

Self-Service Console

Password Management

Synchronization with Third Party LDAP Servers

Key Directory Features

Using Oracle Internet Directory with Middle Tier Components

Glossary

Index