Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Oracle's Project X revealed | InfoWorld | News | 2007-04-16 | By Eric Knorr
Oracle's Project X revealed InfoWorld News 2007-04-16 By Eric Knorr: "Anne Thomas Manes, an analyst at Burton Group, characterized Oracle's AIA as 'brilliant.' Oracle has 'done a beautiful job of service-oriented design. They've defined a set of XML vocabularies that their applications can now share.' She noted that, with Oracle's multiple acquisitions, AIA has solved a problem faced by many large enterprises: creating arrays of interoperable services in a diverse application environment.
The announcement appears to target hardcore Oracle shops that already license multiple Oracle applications -- and have the stomach for multiple PIP licenses as well. But the potential for greater flexibility is there, because both the PIPs and the Oracle applications interoperate using standards that are application-independent. Ultimately, Oracle wants to create an ecosystem of third parties that can license their solutions in the AIA mix. "
The announcement appears to target hardcore Oracle shops that already license multiple Oracle applications -- and have the stomach for multiple PIP licenses as well. But the potential for greater flexibility is there, because both the PIPs and the Oracle applications interoperate using standards that are application-independent. Ultimately, Oracle wants to create an ecosystem of third parties that can license their solutions in the AIA mix. "
