Oracle Application Server Applications
The following sections provide brief descriptions of the applications that are part of the architecture of Oracle Application Server. Each application, or set of applications, is covered in it own chapter; the following sections focus on how they fit into the overall architecture of Oracle Application Server.
OracleAS Portal
OracleAS Portal performs its basic construction of portal pages in the Portal Page Engine, which is a J2EE application. OracleAS Portal also makes extensive use of the PL/SQL language in the construction of its pages. OracleAS Portal is closely integrated with the OracleAS Single Sign-on capability provided by the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure, so an OracleAS Portal installation requires an infrastructure.
Chapter 13 describes OracleAS Portal in detail.
OracleAS Wireless
Oracle AS Wireless is designed to enable wireless devices such as cell phones, messaging devices/pagers, and wireless Internet-connected laptops to connect to an application that provides content. The Oracle Application Server architecture includes a device/network gateway provider, an XML application framework, and an adapter that enables communication to and from the application leveraging a multichannel server.
Chapter 14 describes OracleAS Wireless and its various mobile components in detail.
Business Intelligence
The primary business intelligence (BI) components available in Oracle Application Server are OracleAS Discoverer and OracleAS Reports ...
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