Exploit code is being circulated that can crash both patched and unpatched Oracle 10g databases. The code, posted on the mailing list, exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in certain versions of Oracle’s databases and could be used by attackers to bring down a database.
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In one of my earlier posts I mentioned about “Plumtree getting ready to launch major new version” but not much information was available about the changes in the new release.
Plumtree recently released G6 which focuses on Seven Key areas:
Oracle recently announced the ‘Oracle Portlet Factory’ development tool to help organizations to build composite applications that handle data from various enterprise business applications like SAP AG, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Siebel and Oracle E-Business Suite applications. For example, Oracle Factory includes SAP adapter, along with drag and drop functional components, and integrated portlet development environment that will enhance building portlets from SAP application. Portlet Factory uses technology licensed from Bowstreet, a leading provider of portal-based tools and solutions.
Market is growing up with Portlet Factory tools with Bowstreet as the prime player. IBM has its own RAD tool which is pretty powerful. There is another similar RAD tool to be launched soon.
Oracle Unveils Portlet Factory
Oracle Portlet Factory to Enable SOA-Based Portlet Development
Oracle in their recent Oracle OpenWorld announced ‘hot-pluggable’ middleware architecture that will help Oracle applications to work within competitors portal and vice versa as long as they follow standards. Oracle middleware is architected as a suite of products which include Oracle’s portal, identity management, business integration, business intelligence, management products, developer tools, and directory.
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Sun Microsystem and Fatwire Software announced an agreement to provide unlimited licenses use of FatWire Spark Portal Content Management (pCM) to all the new and existing Sun Java System Portal Server customers. This include Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System (Java ES) and Sun Java Application Platform Suite subscribers. This will help customers to access range of functions from within Java System Portal Server portlets, including:
Fatwire is able to successfully manage its own Spark CMS product even after acquiring divine Content Management system and now looking forward to grow its product in collaboration with Sun. But we need to wait and see how it affects Fatwire CMS.
As Plumtree gets ready for its merger with BEA, it is all set to go ahead with its plan to launch new major Plumtree Portal software version 6.0. Though not much information is shared with respect to what’s new in the upcoming release the news is that it will include Plumtree’s broadest support to date for different system configurations.
Also, BEA has hinted that it will continue developing Plumtree’s software as an independent product line, and all Plumtree’s communications with customers so far indicate that product support won’t be interrupted.
Plumtree, though has been doing good but lately strugged in market against the other giants which often sell portal software as an add-on to customers buying from their broader software stacks.
The release is planned at its user conference next month.
BEA today announced to acquire Plumtree Portal software. Plumtree is a Java server based Portal combining portal, content management, collaboration, and integration and search technologies in one solution. Plumtree has various product suits:
Plumtree has proven itself from time to time though there has been some areas where Plumtree has not done particularly well. Some of those are
Now with BEA acquiring Plumtree we need to wait and see how BEA strengthen Plumtree Portal and what impact it will have on Weblogic Portal Server.