The Oracle Application Server 10g (the "g" stands for ''

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'') (short Oracle AS), consists of an integrated, standards-based

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. It forms part of

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's Fusion Middleware technology stack. The heart of Oracle Application Server consists of

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) and

OC4J The Oracle Application Server 10g (the "g" stands for ''grid'') (short Oracle AS), consists of an integrated, standards-based software platform. It forms part of Oracle Corporation's Fusion Middleware technology stack. The heart of Oracle Applic ...

(OracleAS Containers for

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) which deploys

-based applications. The version of OC4J offers full compatibility with the

1.4 specifications. Oracle Application Server became the first platform designed for

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as well as with full life-cycle support for

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(SOA). The release of Oracle Application Server, 10g R3, does not feature a

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tier, relying instead on metadata repositories provided in previous releases. Following Oracle's acquisition of

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: “key features

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integrated with

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Server with seamless migration”.

History

Oracle Corporation marketed its first

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using the name Oracle Web Server (OWS). A subsequent repackaging resulted in the Oracle Application Server (OAS). A later product, superseding OAS, became the ''i''AS (Internet Application Server).

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

Components

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* Oracle Integration * Oracle Business Rules *

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(option) *

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(option) *

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Oracle Forms Oracle Forms is a software product for creating screens that interact with an Oracle database. It has an IDE that includes an object navigator, property sheet, and code editor that uses PL/SQL. It was originally developed to run server-side in c ...

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* Oracle TopLink *

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* Oracle Application Server Containers for Java EE (OC4J) *

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* Oracle Application Server Web Cache * Oracle Application Server Wireless *

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OC4J

refers to its implementation of the

specification as ''Oracle Containers for J2EE'' and abbreviates the concept as ''OC4J''. OC4J, originally based on the IronFlare

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, has developed solely under Oracle's control since Oracle Corporation acquired the

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. OC4J includes the following servers: *

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* Enterprise JavaBean Container * JMS Server

Implementation

Oracle Application Server can utilize an "Oracle AS Infrastructure Database" — an

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instance supporting the Oracle AS Metadata Repository and/or

. OPMN - the Oracle Process Management and Notification server - monitors components of the Oracle Application Server.

Operation

The command starts, stops and monitors Oracle AS components. Compare:

Footnotes

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External links

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