Oracle(R) Enterprise Manager Delivers New Application Performance Management Capabilities for SOA and Portal

REDWOOD SHORES, CA, Jun 16 (MARKET WIRE) --
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL)

News Facts

-- Extending its broad composite applications and middleware management
capabilities, Oracle today announced two new Oracle(R) Enterprise
Manager Management Packs and enhancements to the existing SOA and Java
EE management pack, based on its new Composite Application Monitor and
Modeler component.
-- New Management Pack for Oracle WebCenter Suite:

-- Provides performance trending and root cause analysis for Oracle
WebLogic Portal by automatically discovering and modeling the relationship
and dependencies between high-level Oracle WebLogic Portal components such
as portals, desktops, books, pages, and portlets and the Java EE components
and services that make up the underlying infrastructure and correlating
that with context-rich performance metrics.

-- New capabilities enhance Management Pack Plus for SOA:

-- Management Pack Plus for SOA can now model and monitor Oracle
Service Bus. Customers can visualize the dependencies and transformations
between proxy and business services for more effective performance
diagnostics.
-- Management Pack Plus for SOA can also model Oracle Applications
Integration Architecture (AIA) process integrations and provide IT
monitoring capabilities for key performance metrics. Oracle AIA is a pre-built,
open and complete
architecture for orchestrating agile, user-centric business processes
across enterprise applications.

-- New Management Pack for WebSphere Portal:

-- Provides model-driven management capabilities for environments
running on IBM WebSphere Portal, providing the same drill-down metrics for
Virtual Desktop portals built on that architecture.

-- These new Management Packs and enhancements enable customers to
better understand the impact of changes in their application
infrastructure; quickly pinpoint the cause of performance bottlenecks;
accurately report on service levels and anticipate capacity and tuning
requirements.

Model-driven Management of Composite/SOA Applications

-- Based on its model-driven approach, Oracle's Composite Application
Monitor and Modeler enhances Oracle Enterprise Manager's unique top down
approach by providing a comprehensive and contextual way to drill-down and
navigate from top-level Portal and SOA components into the underlying
components that support those composite services, through:

-- Automatic discovery and modeling of SOA, Portal, and Java EE
application components and their dependencies;
-- Modeling of transactions, flows, portal desktops, and business
processes;
-- Detection and isolation of performance issues across composite/SOA
applications; and,
-- Monitoring and reporting of service performance in the context of
actual usage.

-- By providing visibility of business services across all related
application components, it helps enhance service levels, reduce system
down time and improve return on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA),
Portal, and Java EE investments.

Supporting Quotes

-- "The loosely coupled nature of SOA lets IT organizations develop
composite applications and respond quickly to changes in the business while
helping IT organizations gain agility, however, managing composite
applications can become increasingly difficult," said Richard Sarwal,
Oracle senior vice president Product Development. "The new Composite
Monitor and Modeler component of Oracle Enterprise Manager further
distinguishes Oracle's top-down application management solution,
specifically addressing the complexities of composite application
environments."

Supporting Resources

-- Oracle Enterprise
Manager
-- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology
Sets
-- Oracle
Fusion Middleware
-- Management Pack for WebCenter Suite Data Sheet
-- Composite Application Performance Management Pack Data Sheet
-- Management Pack Plus for SOA Data Sheet
-- Management Pack for WebSphere Portal Data Sheet
-- Bridging the IT Visibility Gap in Complex Composite
Applications (whitepaper)
-- Maximizing Portal Application Performance (whitepaper)
-- Oracle Enterprise Manager on
Twitter
-- Cost Effective Management of
Composite SOA Applications (podcast)
-- SOA Management with Oracle Composite Application Monitor and
Modeler (screenwatch)

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Contact Info

Teri Whitaker
Oracle
+1.650.506.9914
teri.whitaker@oracle.com

Meredith Obendorfer
Blanc & Otus
+1.415.856.5167
mobendorfer@blancandotus.com

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