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Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes

April 30, 2010 by BPELforum

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XML is the de-facto standard for manipulating and sharing data among applications. It is supported by every major programming tool and language, including Java, Microsoft .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. All professional developers and administrators – even those who don’t intend to build XML applications – need a basic understanding of it just to read and maintain data they receive and process. Many of them don’t have the time for a thick reference book or detailed tutorial. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes quickly covers the basics of XML and its family of related concepts, including basic syntax, DTDs, XML Schema, DOM, SAX, XSL, and XPath. Each topic is illustrated with an example to ensure readers’ understanding.

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes

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Oracle Modernization Solutions: A practical guide to planning and implementing SOA Integration and Re-architecting to an Oracle platform

April 29, 2010 by BPELforum

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In Detail

Much has been written about legacy modernization in the past few years. Most of the books, analysts’ reports, and white papers focus on why you should modernize and theorize at a high level regarding the different approaches and possible outcomes. This book provides a detailed guide to how to implement two well known mainframe modernization approaches–SOA Enablement and Re-architecture.

SOA Integration is a non-invasive approach and allows legacy components to be used as part of an SOA infrastructure quickly and without risk and is often the first step in the larger modernization process. Re-architecture focuses on reverse engineering legacy applications to preserve business knowledge then forward them to modern architectures that take advantage of open and extensible standards.

In this book you will learn how to quickly and easily expose a mainframe VSAM data store in an Oracle-based Java EE application. You will also learn how to leverage your mainframe application code to create a new Oracle/Java EE SOA-based application. The book is agnostic in terms of hardware and operating system as most of these have proven to be able to handle the reliability, scalability, and performance of a mainframe system.

After reading this book, you will feel much more comfortable that mainframe modernization is possible and can made less risky by following the recommendations and approaches used in the book.

What you will learn from this book?

Gain an understanding of different approaches to modernization of legacy systems
Determine your short and long term modernization strategies and know how to look for the right business and technology drivers in your organization
Understand when and why you would choose the modernization options of SOA Integration and Re-architecture
Architect an Oracle-based platform for you modernized legacy system
Know the best approaches to take to transform your application from a rigid, monolithic system to an agile, adaptable application based on Oracle and SOA
Quickly SOA-enable your legacy mainframe application using legacy SOA Integration
Use the hands-on SOA Integration example that walks you through the entire development process as a starting point for your own pilot project
Use the hands-on Re-architecture example that focuses on forward engineering business rules, presentation tier, and screen navigation from the legacy system into an Oracle platform as a starting point for your own pilot project
Learn about Oracle’s modernization re-host solution: Oracle Tuxedo
Dive into the future of legacy modernization based upon industry trends such as Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP), Grid computing, Cloud computing, etc.

Approach

This book combines case studies with practical examples of how to implement modernization techniques using Oracle (and partner) products to modernize to the Oracle Platform. The book also weighs the pros and cons of specific modernization use cases. Finally, we explore some of the emerging trends in technology and how they apply to legacy modernization.

Who this book is written for?

Legacy system architects, project managers, program managers, developers, database architects and decision makers who own mainframe and heterogeneous systems, and are tasked with modernization will all find this book useful.

The book assumes some knowledge of mainframes, J2EE, SOA, and Oracle technologies. The reader should have some background in programming and database design.

Oracle Modernization Solutions: A practical guide to planning and implementing SOA Integration and Re-architecting to an Oracle platform

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Processing XML documents with Oracle JDeveloper 11g

April 29, 2010 by BPELforum

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Creating, validating, and transforming XML documents with Oracle’s IDE

Will get the reader developing applications for processing XML in JDeveloper 11g quickly and easily
Self-contained chapters provide thorough, comprehensive instructions on how to use JDeveloper to create, validate, parse, transform, and compare XML documents.
The only title to cover XML processing in Oracle JDeveloper 11g, this book includes information on the Oracle XDK 11g APIs.
Packed with example code and detailed commentary, the book is fully illustrated with functional step-by-step examples.

In Detail

XML is an open standard for creating markup languages and exchanging structured documents and data over the Internet. JDeveloper 11g presents an effective, quick, and easy-to-use means of processing XML documents.

Inspired by the author’s previous XML articles for the Oracle community, this expanded hands-on tutorial guides newcomers and intermediate users through JDeveloper 11g and XML document development. It offers up-to-date information on working with the latest version of JDeveloper, and brand new information on JAXB 2.0 support in JDeveloper 11g. Filled with illustrations, explanatory tables, and comprehensive instructions, this book walks the reader through the wide assortment of JDeveloper’s capabilities.

Oracle’s JDeveloper 11g is an Integrated Development Environment that provides a visual and declarative approach to application development. Over the course of 14 chapters, readers will get hands-on with JDeveloper as the comprehensive and self-contained tutorials provide clear instruction on the key XML tasks that JDeveloper can accomplish.

Filled with practical information and illustrated examples, this book shows the reader how to create, parse, and store XML documents quickly, as well as providing step-by-step instructions on how to construct an XML schema and use the schema to validate an XML document.

Oracle’s XML Developer Kit (XDK) offers a set of components, tools, and utilities for developing XML-based applications, and developers will find the detailed XDK coverage invaluable. Later chapters are given over to using XPath, transforming XML with XSLT, and using the JSTL XML Tag Library.

Moving through the book, a chapter on the JAXB 2.0 API shows you how to bind, marshal and unmarshal XML documents, before we finally delve into comparing XML documents, and converting them into PDF and Excel formats. In all, this book will enable the reader to gain a good and wide-ranging understanding of what JDeveloper has to offer for XML processing.

What you will learn from this book?

Learn what JDeveloper 11g can do for XML document generation.
Rapidly create, format, compare, and schema validate XML documents.
Master the built-in XML features in JDeveloper 11g including schema validation, the XSD Visual Editor for creating an XML schema, the XPath Search tool for selecting XML nodes with XPath, and the JAXB compiler for generating JAXB 2.0 Content Model from an XML Schema.
See how to work quickly and efficiently with the Oracle XML Developer Kit (XDK 11g)
Gain a valuable understanding of JAXP, XPath, XSLT, JAXB 2.0, DOM 3.0, and the JSTL XML Tag Library.
Convert XML to Excel and PDF formats, store XML in Oracle Berkeley DB XML, and create Oracle XML Publisher Reports.

Approach

This book is for newcomer and intermediate Java developers who want to work with XML documents using JDeveloper 11g. No previous knowledge of JDeveloper is assumed but the reader will need to be comfortable in XML and Java environments.

Who this book is written for?

Employing a comprehensive tutorial-based approach, this easy-to-follow book shows the reader various means of processing XML documents using the power of Oracle’s JDeveloper 11g. In next to no time, the reader will be able to create, format, transform, compare, and schema validate XML documents with Oracle’s IDE.

Processing XML documents with Oracle JDeveloper 11g

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Building Oracle XML Applications

April 29, 2010 by BPELforum

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XML (Extensible Markup Language)has emerged as the industry standard for describing data for e-commerce, particularly for business-to-business exchange. Oracle Corporation supports XML in a wide range of products, and the company describes Oracle8i, its “Internet database” as “the first XML-enabled database.” XML is a key part of the company’s e-business strategy. Building Oracle XML Applications gives both Java and PL/SQL developers a rich and detailed look at the range of available Oracle XML technologies. The book shows how to combine the power of XML and XSLT with the speed, functionality, and reliability of the Oracle database to build flexible applications. The author delivers nearly 800 pages of entertaining text, helpful and time-saving hints, and extensive examples that developers can put to use immediately to build custom XML applications. Products covered include:

JDeveloper

XSLT Processor

XML Parser

interMedia

Advanced Queuing

The accompanying CD-ROM contains JDeveloper 3.1, an integrated development environment for Java developers.Amazon.com Review
Aimed at Oracle professionals planning or doing XML work, this in-depth guide, covering Oracle8 and Oracle8i, comes from Oracle’s lead XML technical evangelist, Steve Muench. No prior knowledge of XML is required to dive into the book, but readers are assumed to be familiar with SQL and with programming using Java or PL/SQL.

Building Oracle XML Applications introduces XML, gives an overview of Oracle XML technologies, and shows what they do and how they fit together. There is a focus on JDeveloper, Oracle’s Java and XML development tool, which can be installed from the CD-ROM, and there are plenty of hands-on examples of how to use it. Then there are chapters on processing XML with PL/SQL or Java, transforming XML with XSLT, publishing data with XSQL pages, generating datagrams (XML documents used for exchanging data), and techniques for storing and loading XML data. The final section concentrates on Oracle XML applications, and topics include an XSQL publishing framework, Java extension functions, and using XSQL and XSLT to build personalized portals and discussion forums.

This fast-paced handbook is packed with example code. The presentation is clear, and the technical content is based on the author’s deep knowledge of Oracle in general and XML technologies in particular. Highly recommended. –Tim Anderson, Amazon.co.uk

Building Oracle XML Applications

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Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook

April 29, 2010 by BPELforum

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The only book on Oracle’s Service-Oriented Architecture suite of applications

Written by internationally recognized experts and Oracle ACE Directors for Fusion Middleware, this Oracle Press guide explains how Oracle SOA Suite 11g can be used to successfully implement an enterprise-wide Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). All of the components of the suite are covered in detail.

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook provides a complete introduction for all Oracle developers and administrators, and covers development, administration, and governance. A hands-on case study used throughout the book puts the components of the suite into practice. Examples from the book will be available for download.

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook

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