Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Release 3 (10.3) is out!

I would like to take a moment and extend a big congratulations to Will Lyons, Robyn Chan, and the whole Oracle WebLogic Server team for shipping their latest version. Way to go guys! Congratulations!

This is a very important release with several improvements. The release is available online for download now, together with the full documentation. Please visit the product page for more complete information.

Cheers,

--alex

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

BPM @ Oracle OpenWorld 2008

If you are planning to attend Oracle OpenWorld this year we have several interesting BPM related sessions for you in the program. Besides seeing the latest product releases and cool demos, you can also spend some time talking to our team. Below are some of the sessions covering BPM:

Session ID Title Abstract
S298955 Cutting-Edge BPM: In-Depth Look at Oracle Business Process Management Suite's New Features The new release of Oracle Business Process Management Suite contains much more than you would imagine: new integration with social computing products, improved Business Process Modeling Notation modeling, business process analysis interoperability, and continued momentum of business process standards. This session takes an in-depth look at Oracle Business Process Management Suite.
S298891 Oracle Business Process Management Suite Overview: Value Proposition, Components, and Features Oracle Business Process Management Suite enables enterprises to control their entire business process lifecycle by eliminating gaps with closed-loop engineering. With it, organizations gain productivity and innovation with an open, standards-based BPM approach. This session provides an overview of Oracle Business Process Management Suite and how it facilitates collaboration between business and IT across the full business process lifecycle: modeling and simulation, human- and system-centric process execution, and business process analysis.
S298893 Business Process Management Crystal Ball: The Next Waves of Process Innovations Blown away by what's in Oracle Business Process Management? Wait until you see what Oracle has in store for the future. This is a must-see session to get a peek into where the industry is headed according to one of BPM's thought leaders.
S300878 Can Business Process Management Contribute to Quality of Customer Experience? Business process and order management improve the data and processing quality of orders. This leads to fewer processing errors and better customer experience and loyalty. Learn more in this session.
S300260 City of Las Vegas: A Case Study Using Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) The City of Las Vegas undertook an initiative to automate the synchronization of information between its Oracle E-Business Suite Financials system and the SPL maintenance management of its Water Pollution Control Facility. Learn how the City of Las Vegas utilized best practices to create an auditable and maintainable system.

You can also check the online catalogue for a complete listing of all BPM related sessions and more. :-)

Cheers,

--alex

Oracle BPM WorkSpace 10gR3

Check out our new Oracle BPM WorkSpace, previously AquaLogic BPM WorkSpace.

OracleBPM_WorkSpace

Some things to notice here are:

  • New Oracle branding applied to the whole product.
  • We continue to provide RSS feed capability for process instances.
  • Less icons, more text labels to improve navigation and usability.
  • New Application and Task panels available.
  • Improved rules editor to help make processes more dynamic.
  • Improved filter capabilities and improved Bulk actions.
  • Ability to add tabs to better customize the WorkSpace

Will continue to post here some of the new and improved features for our next release Oracle BPM 10gR3. Also be sure to mark your calendar for Oracle Open World 2008, September 21-25, in San Francisco. There you will be able to see all the latest products and cool demos.

Cheers,

--alex

Friday, August 1, 2008

AquaLogic BPM Suite, now part of Oracle BPM Suite

 

In the past few months we have been working hard to put the final touches on our next release. But first, I need to make sure the naming transition is clear. Here is a short summary. Last year, around August time frame we released BEA AquaLogic BPM Suite version 6.0. At that point the main line engineering team started to work on the next version code name GATURRO. The initial thinking with the numbering was 6.1, however by January it was clear that the amount of features made the release more of a version 6.5 (marketing was happy about it). During BEA Participate we presented you with early demos of ALBPM 6.5. Now under Oracle, we are updating the name to Oracle BPM 10gR3. (ALBPM 6.5 -> Oracle BPM 10gR3)

Below is a snapshot of the startup screen of the new Oracle BPM Studio 10gR3 (AquaLogic BPM Studio) already under the new branding.

OracleBPMStudio10gR3

More about the product and the new features in future postings. ;-)

Before I forget... Next month mark your calendars for the Gartner Business Process Management Summit in DC, 10-12 September 2008. The Oracle BPM team will be there with the very latest software, cool demos, and very interesting presentations. We hope to see you there!

Cheers,

--alex