E-Business Suite Technology Stack Certification Roadmap

1 <Insert Picture Here> E-Business Suite Technology Stack Certification RoadmapSteven ChanSenior Director, Applications Technology IntegrationTopicsSupport Policy Updates Lifetime Support Stages Technology Products Support Stages EBS Support StagesE-Business Suite Certifications & Roadmap Desktop Clients Database Tier Application Server Tier External Integrations Security-Related Other Cool Stuff Last updated: June 3, 2011 Support Policy UpdatesLifetime Support StagesPremierExtendedSustaining5 Years3 YearsIndefiniteExtra costLifetime Support most important thing notin Extended Support Certification with most new third-party products/versions Examples New server-based platforms(HP-UX, AIX, etc) New IE, Firefox, Safari releases Windows 7 Service PacksVista Service PacksNew Windows versions Microsoft Office Mac OS X Where can I find authoritative dates?

2 Support WindowsDBPremier Support EndsExtended Support 2007 Jul 2010 Jul 2012 Aug 2015 Jan 2018 Database Support PremierYou Are HerePremier Support Policies for Technology ProductsNew Database & Fusion Middleware patches released for Current patchset Previous patchset for 12 months after current patchset s release New patches include Quarterly Critical Update Patches (security fixes) Quarterly Patch Set Updates Patch bundles Interim patches ( one-off or emergency patches)Implications for E-Business Suite UsersArticles on On Database Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users On Apps Tier Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users E-Business Suite Support WindowsEBSP remier Support EndsExtended Support 2010 Nov 2012 Jan 2014 May 2017E-Business Suite Support PremierExtendedYou Are HereMinimum Extended Support Baseline for EBS 11iNote EBS with Consolidated Update 2 ATG Rollup Patchset 6 (Patch 5903765) Database or Forms6i Patchset 19 (Version , Patch 6194129) Oracle HTTP Server MLR Patchset 4393827 Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) + EBS patches listed for all licensed and shared productsandFromDec.

3 1201012 What 11i Baseline Patches Do You Need?Use EBS Patch Wizard to generate a report (Patch 10123716)Note Extended Support Baseline for EBS EBS Database , , Forms Java 6 for server-side Java Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) + EBS patches listed for all licensed and shared productsandFromFeb. 1 201212 EBS Certification RoadmapThe following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle's products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle. JSPF ormsBI PublisherBC4 JOC4 JWeb ListenerUIXC lientRAC & ASMG lobal Single Data ModelJDBC/SQL NetHTTP/S10gApplicationDatabaseRelease 12 Technology Stack 3-Tier Logical Architecture10gR2or 11gOnly Lifetime Support Documents are authoritative The following slides summarize support dates from the various Oracle Lifetime Support documents listed Do not use this presentation as your sole source of support information.

4 You must check the source documents for the authoritative support These DiagramsDiscoverer4iOct 2006 Discoverer10gDec 2011 Premier Support Premier Support for Discoverer 4i for Discoverer 4i ended as of Oct ended as of Oct Premier Support for Premier Support for Discoverer 10g is Discoverer 10g is available until Dec available until Dec 2010 STOP is expected is expected to be a terminal to be a terminal releaserelease JRE +JRE 7 We plan to certify We plan to certify JRE 7 with EBSJRE 7 with EBS EBS Release Premier JSPF ormsBI PublisherBC4 JWeb ListenerUIX 11gClientRAC & ASMG lobal Single Data ModelJDBC/SQL NetHTTP / SApplicationDatabaseEBS Release Technology Stack11gR2 WebLogic ServerEdition-Based RedefinitionEBS Technology HighlightsLatest middleware:Fusion Middleware 11g WebLogic Server to replace Fusion Middleware 10g Oracle Containers for Java (OC4J)Latest database.

5 Oracle 11gR2 Database Online patching via Edition-Based Redefinition Improved performance via database result cachingReducing Patching DowntimeOnline Patching With Oracle 11g Release 2 Database Functionality uses native 11gR2 features that allow online application upgrade with uninterrupted availability of the application Patches can be applied while the production system is fully operational Only a short downtime is required to complete patching process The amount of downtime required by any patch will be more predictableEnhanced user interface Home page improvements New slide-out navigator Personalization improvements AutoVue print services for attachments Performance enhancements Workflow RAC Affinity Result set caching for profilesEBS Technology HighlightsEnhanced User Experience Improved integration SOA Suite 11g for SOA Gateway Integration Repository enhancements Asynchronous Web Services supportLatest desktop certifications WebADI integration with Oracle Open Office Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 for Windows desktops, Safari 5 on MacInternationalization enhancements Serbian and Albanian language support Enhanced international calendar supportWeblogic Server 11gWeb Services IntegrationIntegratedSOA GatewaySOA SuiteEBS Technology HighlightsExpanded Integration and CertificationsE-Business Suite Desktop Client RoadmapE-Business Desktop Client CertificationsRecommended Version11i12 Microsoft WindowsWindows 7 SP1 Windows 7 SP1 Apple Mac OS Notes & for your target configurationAlso supported Windows 7 Windows Vista, SP 1, SP 2 Windows XP SP 2.

6 SP 3E-Business Desktop Browser CertificationsRecommended Version11i12 Microsoft Internet Explorer88 Mozilla Safari25 Also Supported11i12 Microsoft Internet Explorer6, 76, 7 Mozilla Notes & for your target configurationWindows 7 ConfigurationsCertified Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 32-bit, 32-bit browser, 32-bit JRE Windows 7 64-bit, 32-bit browser, 32-bit JREU pcoming Windows 7 64-bit, 64-bit browser, 64-bit JREF uture Desktop Platform CertificationsBoth EBS 11i & 12 IE 9 Firefox 4, 5, 6, 7 Mac OS X ( Lion )EBS Desktop Java Client RoadmapJInit 2008 JInit 2009 JRE 5 Apr 2008 JRE +JRE 2006 JRE 7 EBS 11i onlyJInit JInitiatorJRE Java Runtime EngineLegendNo Premier SupportSupportedFutureEBS + Office RoadmapMSOffice2003 MSOffice2007 LegendNo Premier SupportSupportedFutureMSOffice2010E-Busi ness Suite Database Tier RoadmapEBS Database Roadmap9iR2 Jul 200710gR1 Jan Correction Support or Premier Support Database Options & Features Advanced Compression Active Data Guard Using Active Data Guard databases for EBS reporting Advanced Networking Option Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces Data Guard Redo Apply with Physical Standby Database Partitioning Database Vault Native PL/SQL Compilation Oracle Connection Manager Oracle Label Security (OLS) Real Application Clusters (RAC)

7 Real Application Testing SecureFiles Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) (Column & Tablespace) Transportable Database Virtual Private Database (VPD)Configurations vary by EBS and DB release; check documentation NEWA dvanced Compression in Oracle s Internal EBSI mplemented compression with Oracle s Internal E-Business Suite 4-node Sun E25K RAC; Compressed 100 largest tables and associatedobjects with 11gR1 Results Average database storage savings3x Table compression4x Index compression2x LOB TB of total storage savings across primary, standby, test, dev and backup instances Future Database Tier CertificationsActive Projects Turnkey solution for using Oracle Golden Gate for EBS reporting Streamlining Real Application Clusters + EBS documentation Under Evaluation Shared database ORACLE_HOMEsE-Business Suite Application Tier RoadmapEBS 11i Forms6i RoadmapPS 17PS 19PS 16PS 18 Jul 2008PS Forms6i PatchsetSTOPL egendNo Premier SupportSupportedFutureEBS 12 Forms 10g Premier SupportSupportedFutureEBS 12 Java Runtime Oracle Containers for Premier SupportSupportedFutureEBS Application Tier Java , Linux.

8 SunDec 2006 Oct 2008 Oct 2009 Dec 2011HP-UXJan 2007 Until Java 7 releaseIBM AIXSep 2007 Sep 2011 Sep 2012 Important: Check your O/S vendor s support site for specific detailsLegendNo Premier SupportSupportedFutureE-Business Suite External Integrations RoadmapEBS Business Intelligence RoadmapDiscoverer4iOct 2006 Discoverer11gJun 2014 Oracle Business IntelligenceEnterprise EditionOracle Business Premier SupportSupportedFutureNew in : OBIA content embedded in EBS pagesEmbedded AnalyticsEmbed custom content such as OBIA analytics in new rich containerEBS Web Authoring RoadmapPortal 9iJul Premier E-Business Suite + External Identity ManagementE-BusinessSuiteOracleAccessMan ager*OracleInternet DirectoryAuthenticationAuthorizationUser Management*Via WebGate & EBS AccessGateEBS User Authentication 2011* Oracle Single Sign-OnOAM Oracle Access Manager* Dec 2012 if using Portal, Discoverer 11gEBS 12 onlySTOPSTOPL egendNo Premier User Management Oracle Internet Premier System Management Solution for EBS Monitor concurrent requests, workflows.

9 User sessions Report on history & trends Automate repetitive DBA tasksEBSTestEBSP roductionCentralized management of multiple environmentsOracle Enterprise ManagerGrid Control Application Change Management Pack for Oracle E-Business SuiteApplication Management Pack for Oracle E-Business SuiteOracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control RoadmapApplication Management Pack (AMP) Premier SupportSupportedFutureApplication Change Management Solution for EBS Oracle EBS patches Your own customized patches Functional setupsEBSTestEBSP roductionAutomated deployment across different environmentsApplication Management Pack for Oracle E-Business SuiteOracle Enterprise ManagerGrid Control Application Change Management Pack for Oracle E-Business SuiteOracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control RoadmapApplication Change Management Pack (ACMP) Premier SupportSupportedFutureExternal Fusion Middleware CertificationsOracle Application Server 10g ModuleRelease 11iRelease 12 Oracle SOA Suite (SOA development) (prepackaged SOA integrations)

10 Enterprise + E-Business Suite Security Certifications RoadmapSecurity-Related Configurations11i12 Tablespace Networking Option (ANO) Private Database (VPD) Label Security (OLS) Security-Related CertificationsCertified by Fusion Middleware Product Teams11i12 Identity Single Virtual Directory via CertifiedReverse proxy architectureIPv6 IPv4 IPv4 DatabaseUS Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)Hardened client Certification for US Federal agencies E-Business Suite , ATG RUP 6 Native Sun JRE plug-in Vista Enterprise Windows XP SP2 FDCC ConfigurationFuture US Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB)Other Cool StuffServer PoolVMVMVMVMO racle VM ServersOracle VM ManagerXE, SE, EE or RACD atabaseEBS Virtualization on Oracle VMOracle VM Manager Browser-based Java server Scalable & AvailableShared Storage Pool Options NAS/NFS SAN iSCSIS erver Pool Pool resources Load-balance Migrate Auto-FailoverOracle VM Servers Hold guest VMs Enterprise Linux WindowsEBS Virtualization TemplatesSelf-contained EBS 12 system in two Oracle VM images EBS Vision Demo Database tier (OEL + DB) EBS Application Server tier (OEL ) anyEBS 12 release!