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Connecting the Java World to Grid-Enabled Databases

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Grid computing is not necessarily a new concept; however, its adoption within the enterprise has given birth to a new concept called enterprise grid computing, which is being embraced by the entire IT industry. Enterprise grid computing aims to consolidate IT resources - including both infrastructure software and applications - and optimize their usage, cutting costs substantially along the way. Since Java and J2EE are widely used as enterprise software platforms, how do they align with this vision?

Web Services Enable Your Database

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST

On guard! What do Web services have to do with a swordsman? Well, paraphrasing Alexandre Dumas's character, 'if you don't go to Web services, Web services will come to you.' Web services are pervading every layer of enterprise computing, from packaged e-business applications (e.g., ERP, CRM) to middle-tier (e.g., J2EE, .NET) and database infrastructure.

Enterprise Java

Sun, 01 Oct 2000 00:00:00 EDT

The Oracle Internet Platform embeds the Oracle8i JVM within the Oracle8i database and Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS) as the enterprise Java engine for Oracle. This article explains Oracle8i JVM's base architecture, its support for J2EE APIs and its latest performance and architecture enhancements.