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The latest OTN ArchBeat Podcast features a panel of Oracle ADF Mobile experts in a discussion about mobile architectures.

The Panelists

• Andrejus Baranovskis
  
  Oracle ACE Director and Independent Oracle Consultant with Red Samurai Consulting, where he specializes in Oracle Fusion Middleware and SOA, and frequently blogs on Oracle ADF Mobile. (more...)

With Oracle OpenWorld 2013 in San Francisco on the horizon you may have already seen some mention of the Oracle Excellence Awards. But do you know what these awards are all about?

The Oracle Excellence Awards recognize the achievements of members of the Oracle community in eleven award categories across (more...)

It ain't exactly People Magazine, but readers among the 2,200 people who follow OTN ArchBeat on Facebook helped to push the following items onto the Top 10 list for the week of May 5-11, 2013.

If you've written a technical blog post that you think OTN ArchBeat fans will (more...)

The season's warmer weather and longer days mean that the birds here in my part of the world start their loud but not unpleasant tweeting at around 4:30 in the morning. My tweeting on OTN ArchBeat begins several hours later. Here's the list of the most popular of those tweets (more...)

A guest post from:

Sonya Barry
Director of Community Infrastructure
Community Manager Java.net and Oracle Technology Network

The OTN Discussion Forums are about to get a major overhaul. More than a simple upgrade, we're doing a complete content migration to a brand new platform for the Oracle Technology Network (more...)

Two Oracle Technology Network events coming up next week in New York City will answer several critical questions for architects and developers. One question is, "Where can I get a couple of free meals?" Another question is, "Where can I learn more about Cloud Computing and Big Data and (more...)

More than 2,100 people now follow the OTN ArchBeat Facebook page. The list below reflects the Top 10 most popular items shared on that page for the week of April 21-27, 2013.

1. Oracle BPM 11g Mobile Worklist with ADF Mobile | Andrejus Baranovski
   Oracle ACE Director Andrejus Baranovskis shares the (more...)

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What is software architecture?

The software architecture of a system is the set of structures needed to (more...)

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Here's this week's list of last week's most popular posts on the OTN ArchBeat Facebook Page

1. Oracle BPM Suite PS6 (11.1.1.7 ) available for download
   Links, screenshots, and more in this overview from SOA Community blogger Juergen Kress.
2. ADF DVT: Using the (more...)

The Top 10 most popular items shared via the OTN ArchBeat Facebook Page for the week of March 24-30, 2013

1. Installing and Configuring BI Admin Tool for Fusion Applications | FMW A-Team
   The Oracle Fusion Middleware A-Team architect known only as Richard describes the steps to install the BI Admin (more...)

The Top 10 most popular tweets shared via @OTNArchBeat for March 2013

1. Oracle Service Bus (OSB) for the Busy IT Professional | @FrankMunz #soa #weblogic
   Mar 26, 2013 at 07:45 AM
2. Video: @lonnekedikmans and @rluttikhuizen talk about #SOA Made Simple #oracleace
   Mar 12, 2013 at 10:29 AM
3. Free Oracle Learning (more...)

Oracle ADF Product Manager Chris Muir has many fans, apparently. He shows up three times in this list of the Top 10 most popular items shared on the OTN Archbeat Facebook page for the week of March 17-23, 2013.

1. Oracle SOA Poster-BPEL Process 2.0 by EAIESB | Juergen Kress
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The latest OTN ArchBeat Podcast series focuses on Customer Experience (CX) as it relates to enterprise IT, and the role Oracle WebCenter can play in meeting customer experience challenges. My guests for this program are three gentlemen who have helped organizations tackle some of those challenges.

The Panel

• John Brunswick
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Here's the list of Top 10 most popular items from across the OTN architect community for the week of March 10-16, 2013, collected and shared via the OTN ArchBeat Facebook Page .

1. Securing Web Services | Milco Numan
   Milco Numan's extensive blog post describes (more...)

What are you watching?

Here are the Top 10 most popular videos on the Oracle Technology Network YouTube Channel for the past 30 days.

1. Interview: Dr. Frank Munz "Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Distintive Recipes"
   Dr. Frank Munz, the author of "Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Distinctive Recipes," talks about his new book, the companion series of videos, and upcoming speaking engagements.
2. APEX 4.2 Mobile App Development
   Marc Sewtz, from the core Oracle Application Express Development Team, demos the new features he built into APEX4.2 to support Mobile App Development.
3. Lucas Jellema: SOA, Events, BPM, and Oracle ADF
   Oracle ACE (more...)

Regular readers of this blog, or the Architect Community column in Oracle Magazine, or listeners to the OTN ArchBeat Podcast may recognize the names Lonneke Dikmans and Ronald van Luttikhuizen. Managing partners at Vennster, Lonneke and Ronald are Oracle ACE Directors with formidable skills as specialists in SOA and Middleware, but I can't remember a time either has declined a request to lend their knowledge as a podcast panelist or as source for an article. Despite having the kind of hectic schedules you might expect for such talented IT pros, Lonneke and Ronald managed to find the time to (more...)

You click, I listen. Here's the Top 10 most popular items shared via the OTN ArchBeat Facebook page for the week of March 3-9, 2013.

1. Oracle Unified Method - Level 4D - Enterprise Architecture Delivery Readiness - Module 1 - Course Introduction
   Part of Oracle University's series of free, self-service, self-paced training courses in support of the Oracle Unified Method (OUM).
2. ADF Mobile : Implementing the “Pull to Refresh” Pattern | Luc Bors
   Luc Bors had to figure out a way to implement the “Pull to Refresh” pattern in ADF Mobile for a recent project. He shares what he learned (more...)

The list below reflects the Top 10 most popular items shared on the OTN ArchBeat Facebook Page for the week of February 24 - March 2, 2013.

1. ArchBeat Community Survey: Tech Trends in 2013
   In a recent ArchBeat Podcast (What Really Matters in 2013?) you heard three working architects discuss the trends and technologies they felt would have the greatest impact on their work in 2013. Now it's your turn. Take this OTN ArchBeat Facebook survey about the trends and technologies that will have the greatest impact on your work in 2013
2. Oracle BPM 11g Performance Tuning Whitepaper (more...)

In February I shared 109 links to blogs and other resources via @OTNArchBeat, mostly created by members of the OTN architecty community. Here's a list of the Top 10 most popular tweets for the month.

1. #Java EE 6 Enterprise Architect Certified Master exam - Part 1 $50 during beta period.
   Feb 26, 2013 at 09:30 AM
2. Video interview with @lucasjellema #SOA #BPM #ADF
   Feb 13, 2013 at 03:41 PM
3. How To Troubleshoot #Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control Auto-Discovery | @jer_s
   Feb 15, 2013 at 11:39 AM
4. WebLogic, Coherence and the G1 Collector | Rene van Wijk
   Feb 12, (more...)