Now the World’s Largest Purveyor of Open Source Software
With its acquisition of Sun, Oracle is now the world’s largest purveyor of open source software. However, as Ken Hess notes on the DaniWeb Forum Index, Oracle’s support didn’t start with its purchase of InnoDB, MySQL or Sun. The company has a history of supporting free and open source software and has done much for the FOSS community.
Links to a Variety Resources on the Current Roadmap
The Jan. 27 Oracle presentation on its product strategy for integrating Sun hardware and software produced a lot of information on a variety of solutions and technologies. In this article, readers will find links and references from many different sources to help find material on their valued interests.
Developing a Complete, Complex, End-to-end, Real-World Process 
According to Dr. Matjaz B. Juric, the most important benefits of a process-centric SOA approach are better alignment between business and IT, fewer errors, and faster development cycles. These benefits are outlined in a case study he covers as part of the “Enterprise Solution Cookbook” article series hosted by Oracle. His writing focuses on process-driven SOA development and how to develop end-to-end business process support following the full SOA life cycle.
