Oracle Fusion Middleware and BEA: An Inside Look

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Oracle Fusion Middleware and BEA An Inside Look
Bob LankfordTechnology Sales Representative515-2
49-0811bob.lankford_at_oracle.com Jim
AndersonSenior Sales Consultant(262) 844-6953
jim.anderson_at_oracle.com
Trevor DistadFusion Middleware Sales
Representative612 964-7575trevor.distad_at_oracle.c
om Jim WelbornSenior Sales Consultant402-541-25
04jim.welborn_at_oracle.com
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The following is intended to outline our general
product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into
any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver
any material, code, or functionality, and should
not be relied upon in making purchasing
decisions.The development, release, and timing
of any features or functionality described for
Oracles products remains at the sole discretion
of Oracle.
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Agenda
Introductions Oracle Strategy Oracle/BEA What
it means Product Road Map Information Resources
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Oracle Corporation

• Worlds largest enterprise software vendor
• 22.4 billion revenue in FY08
• 25 total revenue growth
• 28 new software license growth
• 300,000 global customers
• 84,000 employees
• 20,000 developers
• 7,500 support personnel
• 20,000 partners
• 9,100 Independent Software Vendors
• Operating in 145 Countries

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Oracles Middleware Product Strategy
Comprehensive
Best-in-Class Components You Need, When You Need
Them
Preintegrated
Lowest Total Cost Middleware, Database
Applications Integration
Hot-Pluggable
Leverage Existing Investments in Heterogeneous
Environments
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Oracles Middleware Business

• 1 of 3 Primary Product Businesses
• Significant RD Investment
• Fastest Growing Middleware Offering for 7 Years
• Surpassed 1B in revenue during FY06
• 77,000 Customers, 55,000 Prior to BEA Acquisition
• Best-In-Class Products

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Best of Breed MiddlewareInfoWorld Product of the
Year - 2008
Best SOA Suite
Best ECM Suite
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Best of Breed Middleware150 Other Industry
Awards
Oracle SOA Suite VAR Tech Innovator 2007
SD Times 100 Development Platforms Integration
Middleware
SearchSecurity.com Excellence in Directory
Services Single Sign-On
2007 Finalist Best Identity Management Solution
Oracle won 15 of 20 awards in 2007
Buyers Choice Information Integration
Highest Rated SOA Product
2007 Technology of the Year Information Rights
Management
Oracle Universal Records Management
Trend-Setting Product
Progressive Manufacturing Award for Web Content
Management Implementation
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BEA Acquisition Rationale

• Pioneer Leader in Middleware
• Complementary Products and Architecture
• Innovative Team with Middleware Expertise
• Strengthens Presence in Strategic Markets
• Expands Partner Channel Ecosystem

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Building the Liquid Enterprise
Liquid Enterprise
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Oracles Integration Principles Strategic
Clarity Continuity for Immediate Benefit

• Clear, Well-Defined Integrated Product Strategy
• Unifies Best-of-Best Products with Clear
  Pragmatic Strategy
• Accelerated Product Integration Lowers Cost
  Complexity
• Additional Choices, Constant Communication
• Well Defined Options available from your Oracle
  Teams
• Multiple Resources and Touch-points to Provide
  Updates
• Protects Enhances existing Customer Investments
• No Forced Migration No Policy Requires
  Migration from BEA
• No Fundamental Changes to Strategic Principles
  (e.g. Hot-Pluggable)
• Broadens Oracle BEA Investment in Middleware
• More resources across Engineering, Sales,
  Support
• Broad Partner Ecosystem of 11,000, including
  5,000 ISVs

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BEA Organizational Continuity

• Sales Consulting
• Vast Majority of BEA Sales Reps SCs Retained
  and Integrated with Oracle Fusion Middleware
  Sales Teams
• Oracle Fusion Middleware Sales Now 3,000 Strong
• Enterprise Architect Initiative Incorporates
  BEA Experts
• Support
• Vast Majority of BEA Support Staff Retained
• Existing Support Processes Continue Unchanged
• Existing BEA Support Organization Continues to
  Support BEA Products as part of Oracle Fusion
  Middleware Support
• Engineering
• Vast Majority of RD Retained and Integrated with
  Oracle Fusion Middleware Development Now 4,500
  Strong
• Retained all BEA Development Centers

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Strong Acquisition Track Record
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PeopleSoft now at 96-percent renewal rate, higher
than it was prior to the acquisition

• Clear Communication
• Customer Investment Protection
• Increased RD Investment
• World-Class Support

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Complementary CombinationOracle BEA Leadership
Leader in 18 Magic Quadrants
Leader in 12 Forrester Waves
More than 200 Product Awards
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Rapidly Growing Java Community
1 Million Java Developers in combined Oracle
Community
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1 in Middleware
Oracle is 1 in Modern Middleware
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Oracle Fusion Middleware and BEA An Inside Look
Product Strategy

• Trevor Distad
• Account Executive Fusion Middleware

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Oracle Fusion Middleware (Detail View)
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Product Roadmap
Continue Converge
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Product Roadmap

• Strategic Products
• BEA Products being adopted immediately with
  limited re-design into Oracle Fusion Middleware
• No corresponding Oracle Products exist in
  majority of cases
• Corresponding Oracle Products converge with BEA
  Products with rapid integration over 12-18 Months

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Product Roadmap

• Continue Converge Products
• BEA Products being incrementally re-designed to
  integrate with Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Gradual integration with existing Oracle Fusion
  Middleware Technology to broaden features with
  automated upgrades
• Continued development maintenance for at least
  9 Years

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Product Roadmap

• Maintenance Products
• BEA had EOLd due to limited adoption prior to
  Oracle MA
• Continued Maintenance with appropriate fixes for
  5 Years

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Development ToolsProduct Strategy

• Complete Integrated Development
• Unified Standards-based Development across entire
  Lifecycle
• Enhance Developer Productivity
• Declarative Development Customization
• Developer Choice
• Development Style Technology Deployment
  Platform

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Product StrategyDevelopment Tools
Portals Enterprise 2.0
Database
Java Java EE
SOA
Desktop, Mobile RIA
BPM
Standards-based Development Framework
Unified Metadata Model Manager
Single Development Environment
Databases
Applications
Web Services
Messaging/JMS
XML
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Product Offering Development Tools

• Integrated Development Tool spanning entire
  Middleware Product Family
• Declarative, Standards-based MVC Framework (JSF,
  EJB, AJAX)
• Broad Suite of Best-in-Class Eclipse Add-ins
  (Java EE, SOA, JPA, ..)

• Complete PL/SQL Development Tool Report Writer
• Components packaged in Eclipse Pack

• Older BEA Development Framework

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Application Server Transaction
ProcessingProduct Strategy

• Fastest, Most Scalable Reliable Transaction
  Processing Platform
• Variety of Styles of Applications Programming
  Models
• Different Styles of Computing Architectures
• Traditional SMP Computing Grids Virtualized
  Grids
• With Comprehensive Tools and Middleware
• Unifying Development Deployment Management

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Product StrategyApplication Server Transaction
Processing
Business Intelligence
OLTP Applications
SOA BPM
Enterprise 2.0 Content Management
ISV Applications
Identity Management
Transaction Processing Monitor (C, C, Cobol)
Java EE Application Server
In-Memory Application Grid
High-Performance Java Virtual Machine
Legacy/ Mainframe
Databases
Applications
Web Services
Messaging/JMS
XML
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Product OfferingApplication Server Transaction
Processing

• TP-Monitor for C/C, Cobol Applications
  Mainframe Modernization
• High Performance Real Time Java VM optimized
  for Virtualized Intel-32 64
• Strategic Java EE 5.0 Application Server
  Features integrated from OC4J
• Strategic JPA EJB 3.0 Provider integrated with
  WebLogic Server
• High Performance, Transactional, In-Memory
  Application Data Grid

• Key Features integrated with WebLogic Server with
  seamless migration

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Oracle WebLogic Suite
Application Server Foundation with In-Memory Data
Grid for Scalability, Performance, and
Availability

• WebLogic Server Enterprise Ed.
• Oracle App Server Enterprise Ed.
• Coherence Enterprise Ed.
• WebLogic Operations Control
• WebLogic Real Time

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Oracle WebLogic Application Grid
Extreme Scale-Out Deployment and Performance for
Java

• Coherence Grid Edition
• JRockit Real Time
• WebLogic Operations Control
• Enterprise Manager Diagnostics Pack
• JRockit Mission Control
• Application Diagnostics for Java

Oracle WebLogic Application Grid
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Oracle Tuxedo
Distributed Transaction Processing for Open
Systems eXtreme Transaction Processing (XTP) for
C, C, and COBOL

• Tuxedo
• Services Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (SALT)
• Tuxedo System and Applications Monitor (TSAM)
• Tuxedo Mainframe Adapters

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Customer Successes
OPTIONAL SLIDE HIDDEN
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Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Product
Strategy

• Complete Integrated SOA Platform
• Tools Middleware Governance Packaged
  Composites AIA
• Enable variety of Enterprise SOA Patterns
• Data Integration Application Modernization
  Enterprise Integration Composite Applications
• Greater Business Flexibility
• By Integrating Applications Systems using
  Standards

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Product StrategyService-Oriented Architecture
Business Events BAM
Data Integration
Service Bus
Process Orchestration
Business Rules
Adapters B2B Integration
Services Component Architecture Runtime
Web Services Foundation JAX-, WS-, WS-I
High Speed Pluggable Transport Connectivity
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
Legacy/ Mainframe
Databases
Applications
Web Services
Messaging/JMS
XML
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Product OfferingService-Oriented Architecture

• High Performance Heterogeneous Data Integration
  Batch ETL Tool
• Unifies AquaLogic Service Bus Oracle Enterprise
  Service Bus
• Strategic Service Orchestration AIA/Composite
  Application Infrastructure
• In-Memory Event Computation Engine integrated
  with WebLogic Event Server
• Dashboards to Monitor Business Event Business
  Process KPIs

• Continued Development with common services
  technology with BPEL PM

• Continued Development and integration with Oracle
  Data Integration Suite

• Already EOLd BEA Products

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Oracle SOA Suite
Comprehensive Preintegrated SOA Platform

• Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• Oracle Service Bus (based on AquaLogic Service
  Bus)
• Oracle CEP / BEA Event Server
• Oracle Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
• Oracle Business Rules
• Oracle JDeveloper
• Oracle Web Services Manager

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Business Process Management (BPM) Product Strategy

• Complete Integrated BPM Platform
• System-centric, Human-centric, Document-centric,
  and Decision-centric Business Processes in a
  single runtime
• Business Developer Collaboration
• To Define Processes across Systems Lines of
  Business
• Improve Business Process Efficiency
• Monitor, Analyze, Simulate Optimize Processes

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Product StrategyBusiness Process Management
Process Analysis
Process Modeling
Process Execution
Human Workflow
Process Optimization
Document Workflow
Process Portal
Shared BPMN BPEL Model for Business I/T
Process Execution, Monitoring Auditing
Services Component Architecture Runtime
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
Legacy/ Mainframe
Databases
Applications
Web Services
Messaging/JMS
XML
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Product OfferingBusiness Process Management

• Structured BPM Designer for Rigorous Process
  Modeling Simulation
• Agile BPM Designer for Iterative Process Modeling
• Converged BEA AL-BPM BPEL Process Manager for
  Human Structured BPM in Single BPMN BPEL
  Runtime
• Paper Document Capture, Imaging Document
  Workflow with ERP Integration
• Declarative Rules Engine to express Business
  Policies
• Dashboards to Monitor Business Events Business
  Process KPIs for Optimization
• Process Portal Interface to visualize Composite
  Processes

Oracle BPA Designer
BEA AL-BPM Designer
Oracle BPM (BEA AL-BPM Oracle BPEL PM)
Oracle Document Capture Imaging
Oracle Business Rules
Oracle Business Activity Monitoring
Oracle WebCenter
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Oracle BPM Suite
Comprehensive Business Process Management

• Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• AquaLogic BPM Designer
• Oracle JDeveloper
• AquaLogic BPM/ XPDL Runtime
• Oracle Business Rules
• Oracle WebCenter

Restricted Use License
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Systems Management Product Strategy

• Complete Integrated Systems Business
  Application Management
• Manage Business Transactions Infrastructure for
  Applications in Heterogeneous Environments
• Complete Lifecycle
• Provision, Deploy, Monitor, Diagnose, Configure,
  Patch, Migrate
• Lower Cost of Ownership Administration
• By Automating the Management of Many Systems as
  One

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Product StrategySystems Management
Configuration Management
Provisioning
Deployment
Monitoring Tracing
Patching
Diagnostics
Change Management
Top Down Transaction Request Management
Application Lifecycle Management
Systems Software Lifecycle Management
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
Host, OS, Hypervisor, Storage
Databases
Applications
Middleware
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Product OfferingSystems Management for Fusion
Middleware

• Packaged Solution to Provision Middleware (being
  extended to BEA)
• Configure Change Manage Middleware (being
  extended to BEA) BEA Guardian will be
  integrated with EM
• Includes Application Diagnostics for Java (AD4J)
  JRockit Mission Control
• Single Console Solution to Manage SOA Suite
• Single Console Solution to Manage Identity
  Mgmt. Suite
• Single Console Solution to Manage Business
  Intelligence Suite

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SOA Governance Product Strategy

• Integrated Complete Lifecycle SOA Governance
  Platform
• Tools Registry Repository Policy Manager
  Console
• Visibility into an organizations Service
  Portfolio
• Discover, Categorize, Manage Change, Audit Usage,
  Monitor
• Better control over lifecycle of services
• Enforce Policy Compliance from Development to
  Operations

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Product StrategySOA Governance
Change Mgmt
Service Modeling (BPA, JDev)
Service Implementation
Deployment
Security Auditing
Staging Approval
Retirement Removal
Analysis Design
Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager
JDeveloper Eclipse
Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager
Web Services Manager
BPA-Aris
BPA-Aris JDeveloper Eclipse
BEA Aqualogic Repository
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Product OfferingService-Oriented Architecture
SOA Governance

• Repository to capture, share, change manage SOA
  Artifacts across lifecycle
• Standards-based UDDI v3.0 Registry to publish
  discover Services
• Policy Manager to define manage Security QOS
  Policies on Services
• Management Console to Monitor Service Level
  Response Times Availability
• Management Console to Monitor, Trace, Change
  Manage SOA

• OEM Product Redundant with Oracle Enterprise
  Manager

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Customer Successes
OPTIONAL SLIDE HIDDEN
ABN AMRO
Automates multi-channel order management with SOA
Suite
VION Food Group
SOA Suite and Oracle Data Integrator integrate
quality control system with JD Edwards
application to exchange customer and order data,
handling up to 40,000 records per day
Wachovia
Speeds time-to-market for customer solutions and
increases asset visibility with SOA governance
and Oracle Enterprise Repository
Kabel Deutschland
Connects disparate CRM, billing and directory
applications and automates business processes
using BPEL Process Manager, Oracle Service
Registry and Oracle Service Bus
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Enterprise 2.0 PortalsProduct Strategy

• Complete Integrated Multi-Channel, Composite
  User Interface
• Unify Development of Rich Media Web Rich
  Internet Applications Enterprise Portals
  Social Computing
• Integrated Enterprise Content Management
• Capture manage entire Content Lifecycle
• Transform information sharing
• Using Internet E2.0 Technology as communication
  medium

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Product StrategyEnterprise 2.0 Portals
Enterprise Mashups
Enterprise Portal
Personalized Web Content
Online Communities
Multi-Channel UI Presence
Wikis BLOGS RSS Tags
Records Mgmt Archival
Design Framework, Composition, Personalization
Unified Content Management, Integration, Search
Declarative Binding via REST, JSR-168, WSRP
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
Database
Content Repositories
Business Process
Business Intelligence
Enterprise Applications
Web Services
Custom/LOB Apps
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Products TechnologiesEnterprise 2.0 Portals

• Content Management Repository, Security,
  Publishing, Imaging, Records, Archival
• Standards-based Portal Development Framework
  Enterprise 2.0 Services
• Packaged Self-Service Portal Environment with
  Social Computing Services
• Lightweight REST-based Portal Assembly Social
  Interaction Analytics

Oracle WebCenter Spaces Suite
BEA Ensemble Pathways

• Continued Development Integration with
  WebCenter Services
• Continued Development Integration with
  WebCenter Spaces Suite

• Products in Maintenance (Already EOLd)

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Oracle WebCenter Suite
Comprehensive, Open Enterprise 2.0 Portal

• Oracle WebCenter Services
• Oracle BPEL Process Manager
• Oracle Content Server
• Oracle Secure Enterprise Search
• Oracle Presence
• Oracle WebCenter Interaction
• Oracle WebCenter Collaboration
• Oracle WebCenter .NET Application Accelerator
• Oracle WebCenter Console for Microsoft Sharepoint

Former BEA products
Restricted Use License
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Oracle WebCenter Services
Add Enterprise 2.0 Capabilities to Your Existing
Portal or Web Site

• Oracle WebCenter Framework
• Mashups Oracle Ensemble
• Social Services wikis, blogs, discussions
• Oracle WebCenter Analytics
• Portlet Support Portlet bridge and JSR168
• Content Integration Universal Content Manager
  adapter
• BPEL Worklist

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Identity ManagementProduct Strategy

• Complete Integrated Identity Access
  Management
• Manage Users Roles across Information Systems,
  Enterprise Applications, Physical Assets
• Centrally Manage Enterprise Security
• Identities Roles Access Entitlements
  Controls (SoD)
• Lower Cost of Security Administration
• Reduce Vulnerabilities enforcing Compliance

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Product StrategyIdentity Management
Entitlements Management
Identity Provisioning
Business Role Mgmt
Access Mgmt
Identity Federation
Strong Authentication
Auditing Compliance
Standards-based Access Identity Interfaces
Comprehensive Identity Lifecycle Administration
Integrated Security Directory Infrastructure
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
Active Directory
X.500 Directory
OID (LDAP Directory)
Databases
Mainframes
Applications
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Product OfferingIdentity Management

• Scalable Reliable LDAP Directory,
  Meta-Directory Virtual Directory
• Physical Asset User Account Provisioning with
  Identity Administration
• Business Role Analysis, Provisioning Management
• Single Sign-On for Web, Client-Server,
  Mainframe Applications
• Risk-based Strong Authentication for Access
  Management
• Centralized Management of Entitlements or
  Authorization Privileges
• Standards-based, Cross-Domain Identity Federation

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Service Delivery PlatformProduct Strategy

• Complete Integrated Communications Service
  Delivery Platform
• Service Creation Enablement Orchestration
  Management Delivery using standard IMS SOA
  Architecture
• Converged Network Services
• Create 3rd Generation Services with End-to-end
  Processes integrated with existing OSS BSS
• Rapid Delivery
• Across Traditional Emerging Telecommunications
  Networks

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Product StrategyService Delivery Platform
Web I/T Applications
Residential VoIP
Virtual PBX
Carrier Grade Presence
Telecom Applications
Service Exposure Delivery
Service Orchestration Management
Service Creation, Execution, Enablers
Telecommunications Network Access
Java EE Application Server (Hot Pluggable)
PSTN
Wireless
IP Networks
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Product OfferingService Delivery Platform

• Now Oracle Communications Converged Application
  Server
• Expose Network Services - Now Oracle
  Communications Services Gatekeeper
• Carrier Grade SIP-based Presence Application
• Carrier Grade Packaged VoIP-based Virtual PBX
  Application
• Carrier Grade Residential Telephony Application
• Unified User Profile Management across Multiple
  Operator Systems

• Replaced by WebLogic SIP Server

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Customer Successes
OPTIONAL SLIDE HIDDEN
GlaxoSmithKline
Online employee resource center supports multiple
communities and rich user experiences using
WebCenter Interaction
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Speeds payment transaction processing and manages
roles using WebCenter, SOA Suite, Identity
Management and Coherence
Adecco
Increased regulatory compliance, created
centralized security model for access management
reduced password reset costs with Identity
Management
European Broadcast Media
WebCenter and SOA Suite support key business
processes for program commission to broadcast
delivery
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Implications for Oracle Applications Customers

• Oracle continues to integrate Fusion Middleware
  into its ApplicationsAll Product Lines
• Consistent, modern Technology Foundation for
  Applications
• SOA, Business Intelligence, Content Management,
  Identity Management, WebCenter, Systems
  Management
• No changes to Fusion Middleware adoption strategy
• Some BEA Products already certified by Oracle
  Applications
• Other new Strategic Products will be introduced
  gradually
• Specific Timelines Applications releases being
  made available
• New Technologies transparent to Applications
  Customers
• Several components external to Applications
  e.g. AL-ER AIA
• No loss of Customization or Application
  Functionality e g. Customizations are
  encapsulated via ADF, BPEL, BI Publisher
• No forced migration for E-Business Suite
  customers to WebLogic

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Application Certifications Preintegration More
Certifications Than Any Vendor

• Multiple, Integrated Solutions

• Faster Time-To-Market

• Reduced Risk

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Simplified Pricing Packaging

• Simplified Standardized Pricing
• Standard Oracle Named User Plus Metric Definition
• Standard Oracle Processor Core Metric
  Definition
• Single Global Price in all countries
• Standard Oracle Pricing structures for Partners
  (ASFU, ESL)
• New Price List has been available since June 16,
  2008
• Simplified Product Packaging
• From 100 Pages 3 Price Lists to a Few Pages
• Packaging of Combined Products as Middleware
  Suites
• Simplified Support Offerings with standard Oracle
  Metrics
• No Forced Customer Migrations
• For ANY BEA or Oracle customers
• Existing Price Lists continue to be available as
  an alternative

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Oracle Fusion Middleware Key Products
WebCenter Suite, WebCenter Services
Enterprise Performance Management
BI Suite EE Plus Data Integration Suite
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Content Management Suite
JDeveloper Enterprise Eclipse Pack
SOA Suite, Governance BPM Suite
Oracle Identity Management
Oracle WebLogic Suite, Oracle Tuxedo
Oracle WebLogic Application Grid
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Expanded Support Arrangements

• All existing BEA Products continue under existing
  BEA Support Lifetimes
• No change in existing product lifetimes with
  Oracle
• Existing support processes continue unchanged
• Existing BEA Support Organization continues to
  support BEA Products and are part of Oracle
  Fusion Middleware Support
• Re-released BEA 10gR3 Products
• Will be offered with Oracle Fusion MW Support
  Lifetimes
• Standard Oracle Support Offerings, Terms,
  Prices
• Oracle Fusion MW Support Lifetime extended
• For existing Oracle Fusion MW 10gR2 and 10gR3
  Releases
• By 1 Additional Year to provide customers
  additional time

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BEA Customers Oracle Support

• Continuity
• Follow previously
  announced support timeframes
• Use same support systems
• BEA support portal - eSupport
• Same phone numbers support teams
• Over 95 of BEA delivery engineers and the entire
  Guardian team were retained
• Guardian to be available
• Continue Mission Critical Support plans as
  contracted

• Only from Oracle
• Upon support renewal, migrate from BEA
  Production and BEA Development Support to
  Oracles Premier Support
• Releases will follow Oracles more robust
  Lifetime Support Policy
• An increased range of Advanced Customer Services

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User Group Communities

• Continuity
• BEA Dev2Dev Arc2Arc ? OTN
• Dev2Dev ? Oracle Java Developer community
• Forums, best practices, tutorials, events more
• Arch2Arch ? Transitioned and expanded as part of
  a broader community
• User groups Councils ?re-invigorated
  transitioned into local global communities

• Only from Oracle
• Oracle Technology Network
• Largest Java Community -
  1 Million developers
• One of worlds largest SOA communities
• 500K members
• Expansive leadership communities
• CIO Advisory Board
• User Groups
• Customer Advisory Boards
• Fusion Strategy Council
• Executive Sponsor Programs

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Oracles Integration Principles Strategic
Clarity Continuity

• Clear, Well-Defined Integrated Product Strategy
• Unifies Best-of-Best Products with Clear
  Pragmatic Strategy
• Accelerated Product Integration Lowers Cost
  Complexity
• Additional Choices, Constant Communication
• Well Defined Options available from your Oracle
  Teams
• Multiple Resources and Touch-points to Provide
  Updates
• Protects Enhances existing Customer Investments
• No Forced Migration No Policy Requires
  Migration from BEA
• No Fundamental Changes to Strategic Principles
  (e.g. Hot-Pluggable)
• Broadens Oracle BEA Investment in Middleware
• More resources across Engineering, Sales,
  Support
• Broad Partner Ecosystem of 11,000, including
  5,000 ISVs

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The preceding is intended to outline our general
product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into
any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver
any material, code, or functionality, and should
not be relied upon in making purchasing
decisions.The development, release, and timing
of any features or functionality described for
Oracles products remains at the sole discretion
of Oracle.