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Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

1 Overview

A Complete and Integrated Platform

Deploy Dynamic Web Sites and Transactional Applications

Aggregate Information to Portals

Wireless Enable Applications

Deliver Content Faster Using Caching

Provide Business Intelligence for the Web

Integrate Applications with Other Systems

Manage and Secure the Web Infrastructure

Overview Summary

2 Oracle Application Server In Action

The myCompany Case Study

Run All of Your Web Sites and Applications

Create Personalized Portals

Wireless Enable Portals

Integrate Users, Applications, Businesses

Extract Business Intelligence

Accelerate Performance

Manage and Secure Your Web Infrastructure

Oracle Application Server in Action Summary

3 J2EE and Internet Applications

Oracle HTTP Server

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE

Java Applications Using Servlets and JSPs

Servlet and JSP Key Features

Java Applications Using EJBs

Oracle Business Components for Java

XML Applications

PL/SQL Applications Using Forms

PL/SQL Applications Using PSPs

Clustering, Scalability, and Availability

New for 9.0.4: J2EE and Internet Applications

J2EE and Internet Applications Summary

4 Web Services

Introduction to Web Services

Oracle Application Server Web Services Features

SOAP Request Handler

Invoking Oracle Application Server Web Services

Security and Management

New for 9.0.4: Web Services

Web Services Summary

5 TopLink

The Problem: Impedance Mismatch

The Solution: Oracle Application Server TopLink

More Than Mapping

TopLink Components

The Mapping Workbench

The Sessions Editor

TopLink Foundation Library

What Can TopLink Persist?

TopLink Summary

6 Portal

What is Oracle Application Server Portal?

How Does Oracle Application Server Portal Work?

Create Portals to Provide Self-Service Content

Customize Your Portals

Secure Your Portals

Types of Portlets

New for 9.0.4: Portal

7 Wireless

What is Oracle Application Server Wireless?

How does Oracle Application Server Wireless Work?

Oracle Application Server Wireless Multi-Channel Server

Oracle Application Server Wireless Foundation Services

Oracle Application Server Wireless Tools

Out-of-the-box Applications

Personalized Content

New for 9.0.4: Wireless

Wireless Summary

8 Caching

What is Oracle Application Server Web Cache?

How Does Oracle Application Server Web Cache Work?

Partial-Page Caching and Page Assembly

Cache Clustering

Distributed Content Delivery

Other Key Features

New for 9.0.4: Caching

Caching Summary

9 Business Intelligence

What is Oracle Application Server Personalization?

How Does Personalization Work?

Oracle Application Server Discoverer: Introdution

Oracle Application Server Discoverer: Essential Insight Now

Oracle Application Server Reports Services

Oracle Application Server Reports Services Formats

New for 9.0.4: Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence Summary

10 Integration

Data Integration

Application Integration

Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect

Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect Features

Adapters and Adapter Framework

Monitoring and Management

Prepackaged Integrations

E-Business Integration Summary

11 Management

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control

Performing Management Operations and Configuration Changes

Java and Cluster Management

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control

New for 9.0.4: Management

Management Summary

12 Security and Identity Management

Identity Management

Oracle Internet Directory

Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On

Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority

Java Authentication and Authorization Service

New for 9.0.4: Additional Security and Identity Management Features

Security Summary

13 High Availability

Application High Availability

Middle Tier High Availability

Infrastructure High Availability

Recovery Solutions

High Availability Summary