Preface

This document provides general background information and detailed code samples to help you learn about Oracle Complex Event Processing (Oracle CEP) and the Oracle Continuous Query Language (Oracle CQL).

Audience

This document is intended for users interested in learning about Oracle CEP and Oracle CQL. Readers should be familiar with basic Java development. Some knowledge of SQL would be helpful.

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Complex Event Processing

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Complex Event Processing for Eclipse

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Visualizer User's Guide for Oracle Complex Event Processing

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle Complex Event Processing

• Oracle Fusion Middleware CQL Language Reference for Oracle Complex Event Processing

• Oracle Fusion Middleware EPL Language Reference for Oracle Complex Event Processing

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28286/toc.htm

• SQL99 Specifications (ISO/IEC 9075-1:1999, ISO/IEC 9075-2:1999, ISO/IEC 9075-3:1999, and ISO/IEC 9075-4:1999)

• Oracle CEP Forum: http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=820

• Oracle CEP Samples: http://www.oracle.com/technologies/soa/complex-event-processing.html

• Oracle Event Driven Architecture Suite sample code: http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/products/event-driven-architecture

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