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Securing a .NET Application on the Oracle Database 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

With the ever increasing interest in security, companies are taking a more mature look at security beyond the simple basics of denying unwanted access. International, national, state, and provincial laws and regulations are driving a more detailed and granular approach to security. Protecting databases from unauthorized access is no longer enough. Maintaining audit trails showing which users have performed what actions in a database is also necessary. Fortunately, .NET developers who choose Oracle as their database platform can use Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) to take advantage of Oracle's security features to build the foundation of a comprehensive security strategy.

Project Marvel: Going With the Flow 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

Project Marvel (re-christened HTML DB in Oracle Database 10g) isn't the latest superhero comic-book title from Marvel Comics but Oracle's recently launched hosted development suite. Given the flexibility of the Project Marvel architecture, the software's ability to exploit native features of the underlying Oracle database, and the simplicity of its Oracle-centric declarative development via a Web browser, it's likely to inspire some "Faster than a speeding bullet" comparisons to other development platforms. Project Marvel resonates best with people who feel comfortable with SQL and like a minimum amount of layers between them and their Oracle database.

Hack-Proofing Oracle9i Application Server 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

A person should be extremely careful when developing and configuring an application server to support security policies and processes. Any machine connected to the Internet is a potential target for external attackers. That doesn't mean one should give up the many benefits of running the business online, but it's important to understand the nature of potential threats so one can protect against them. This paper discusses security from a different perspective: that of attackers. In order to stop attackers, one must understand attackers.

DBAs, Oracle Designer, and the Development Life Cycle 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

This paper shows how DBAs and developers can work together to close the project life-cycle loop from initial implementation, production, and back, to analyzing new features/enhancements. The key, demonstrated by example, is that Oracle9i Designer is the DBA's guide as to what should be in the database and not what is in the database. Oracle9i Designer will be the reference guide for all the databases a person looks after, recording what should be there and why it is there.

Oracle9iAS TopLink by Example 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

During the lifetime of a typical application, a development team will usually spend between 30 and 40 percent of its time dealing with the task of storing and retrieving objects to and from a relational database. Imagine a world where one can garner all of the advantages of relational technology while still using objects but without having to pay this price. With Oracle9iAS TopLink (TopLink), there is no need to imagine that world. For starters, it facilitates the process of capturing the mappings required to move data. It also adds an isolation layer between the persistence mechanism and domain. This paper explores some aspects of TopLink that can improve the development team's productivity.

Creating JSP 2.0 Tag Files 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

Tag files are one of the most important new additions to JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, allowing Web developers to build libraries of custom tags with the JSP syntax. The JSP tag files are translated into Java code automatically by the JSP container through the same process that transparently produces Java Servlets from JSP pages. One can say that tag files hide the complexity of building custom JSP tag libraries. While such libraries can be reused across Web applications, they offer significant benefits even when designed for a specific application because custom tags improve the maintainability of the Web pages. After reading this paper, the reader will know how to create and use tag files and how to transform existing page fragments into tag files.

Using the JSP 2.0 EL API 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

The JSP 2.0 Expression Language (EL) is a much-needed feature for Web developers who want to build scriptless JSP pages. It was designed as a part of the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0, and then JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.0 adopted and enhanced the EL. In its current form, the EL defines an easy-to-use syntax for accessing JavaBean properties, Java collections, scoped attributes, initialization and request parameters, HTTP headers, and cookies without using Java scriptlets in JSP pages. This makes the code more readable and improves the maintainability of the Web pages. This paper presents the EL API, using it in several utility classes whose static methods are called from JSP pages using EL functions.

Building Database-Driven Applications With JSF 2006-10-11 01:00:17 Oracle

JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the long-awaited standard Java technology for creating Web-based user interfaces. This paper explains how to build JSF forms, validates the form data with JSF, implements JSF actions that access the database, and presents the SQL result sets with JSF. A relational database can be updated and queried using a low-level API (JDBC), an Object-Relational (O-R) mapping framework such as Oracle TopLink, or a JSP Tag Library (e.g. JSTL). These options are discussed throughout this paper along with the main JSF features.

Forrester - Oracle Application Express Helps Build Web Applications Quickly 2006-10-08 01:00:15 Forrester Research

A lesser-known but powerful application development tool that comes freely bundled with an Oracle DBMS is Oracle Application Express. Over the past year, the adoption of Oracle Application Express has increased twofold mainly because it is easy to use, saves money when consolidating spreadsheets and desktop databases, and comes bundled for free with Oracle databases. Although Oracle Application Express is not a replacement for Java or.NET programming environments, it can help develop simple Web-based applications that access Oracle databases quickly.

Ambient Business Intelligence: Pervasive Technology to Surround and Inform 2006-11-30 01:00:16 Oracle

This useful white paper written by Neil Raden, founder of Hired Brains Research, looks at what is driving the next generation of BI, and how it will advise and drive businesses with embedded analytics, real-time decision tools, and vastly improved capabilities for people in every corner of the organization, and beyond it.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Securing a .NET Application on the Oracle Database	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
With the ever increasing interest in security, companies are taking a more mature look at security beyond the simple basics of denying unwanted access. International, national, state, and provincial laws and regulations are driving a more detailed and granular approach to security. Protecting databases from unauthorized access is no longer enough. Maintaining audit trails showing which users have performed what actions in a database is also necessary. Fortunately, .NET developers who choose Oracle as their database platform can use Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) to take advantage of Oracle's security features to build the foundation of a comprehensive security strategy.
Project Marvel: Going With the Flow	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
Project Marvel (re-christened HTML DB in Oracle Database 10g) isn't the latest superhero comic-book title from Marvel Comics but Oracle's recently launched hosted development suite. Given the flexibility of the Project Marvel architecture, the software's ability to exploit native features of the underlying Oracle database, and the simplicity of its Oracle-centric declarative development via a Web browser, it's likely to inspire some "Faster than a speeding bullet" comparisons to other development platforms. Project Marvel resonates best with people who feel comfortable with SQL and like a minimum amount of layers between them and their Oracle database.
Hack-Proofing Oracle9i Application Server	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
A person should be extremely careful when developing and configuring an application server to support security policies and processes. Any machine connected to the Internet is a potential target for external attackers. That doesn't mean one should give up the many benefits of running the business online, but it's important to understand the nature of potential threats so one can protect against them. This paper discusses security from a different perspective: that of attackers. In order to stop attackers, one must understand attackers.
DBAs, Oracle Designer, and the Development Life Cycle	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
This paper shows how DBAs and developers can work together to close the project life-cycle loop from initial implementation, production, and back, to analyzing new features/enhancements. The key, demonstrated by example, is that Oracle9i Designer is the DBA's guide as to what should be in the database and not what is in the database. Oracle9i Designer will be the reference guide for all the databases a person looks after, recording what should be there and why it is there.
Oracle9iAS TopLink by Example	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
During the lifetime of a typical application, a development team will usually spend between 30 and 40 percent of its time dealing with the task of storing and retrieving objects to and from a relational database. Imagine a world where one can garner all of the advantages of relational technology while still using objects but without having to pay this price. With Oracle9iAS TopLink (TopLink), there is no need to imagine that world. For starters, it facilitates the process of capturing the mappings required to move data. It also adds an isolation layer between the persistence mechanism and domain. This paper explores some aspects of TopLink that can improve the development team's productivity.
Creating JSP 2.0 Tag Files	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
Tag files are one of the most important new additions to JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, allowing Web developers to build libraries of custom tags with the JSP syntax. The JSP tag files are translated into Java code automatically by the JSP container through the same process that transparently produces Java Servlets from JSP pages. One can say that tag files hide the complexity of building custom JSP tag libraries. While such libraries can be reused across Web applications, they offer significant benefits even when designed for a specific application because custom tags improve the maintainability of the Web pages. After reading this paper, the reader will know how to create and use tag files and how to transform existing page fragments into tag files.
Using the JSP 2.0 EL API	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
The JSP 2.0 Expression Language (EL) is a much-needed feature for Web developers who want to build scriptless JSP pages. It was designed as a part of the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0, and then JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.0 adopted and enhanced the EL. In its current form, the EL defines an easy-to-use syntax for accessing JavaBean properties, Java collections, scoped attributes, initialization and request parameters, HTTP headers, and cookies without using Java scriptlets in JSP pages. This makes the code more readable and improves the maintainability of the Web pages. This paper presents the EL API, using it in several utility classes whose static methods are called from JSP pages using EL functions.
Building Database-Driven Applications With JSF	2006-10-11 01:00:17	Oracle
JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the long-awaited standard Java technology for creating Web-based user interfaces. This paper explains how to build JSF forms, validates the form data with JSF, implements JSF actions that access the database, and presents the SQL result sets with JSF. A relational database can be updated and queried using a low-level API (JDBC), an Object-Relational (O-R) mapping framework such as Oracle TopLink, or a JSP Tag Library (e.g. JSTL). These options are discussed throughout this paper along with the main JSF features.
Forrester - Oracle Application Express Helps Build Web Applications Quickly	2006-10-08 01:00:15	Forrester Research
A lesser-known but powerful application development tool that comes freely bundled with an Oracle DBMS is Oracle Application Express. Over the past year, the adoption of Oracle Application Express has increased twofold mainly because it is easy to use, saves money when consolidating spreadsheets and desktop databases, and comes bundled for free with Oracle databases. Although Oracle Application Express is not a replacement for Java or.NET programming environments, it can help develop simple Web-based applications that access Oracle databases quickly.
Ambient Business Intelligence: Pervasive Technology to Surround and Inform	2006-11-30 01:00:16	Oracle
This useful white paper written by Neil Raden, founder of Hired Brains Research, looks at what is driving the next generation of BI, and how it will advise and drive businesses with embedded analytics, real-time decision tools, and vastly improved capabilities for people in every corner of the organization, and beyond it.