2. Santanu Datta Graham T. Williams Sr. Director, Windows Technology
Oracle Corporation
Graham T. Williams
Director of Corporate Alliance
Unisys Corporation

3. Oracle Database 10g: Best for Windows

4. Agenda Commitment to Windows Relationships Windows Platform Support
Integration with Windows OS and Services
Windows Development Environment Support
Integration with Windows Client
Mobile Devices Support
Case Study: Unisys Corporation
Summary
Q&A

5. Oracle’s Commitment to Windows
Oracle7 was the first database to ship on Windows in 1993
First public DB developer’s release for 64-bit Windows
Itanium (2000)
AMD64 and Intel EM64T systems (May 2004)
Supported both 32-bit and 64-bit Databases on Windows Server 2003 on the day of O/S release
32-bit Windows Server is a base development platform for Oracle; 64-bit Windows is a Porting platform within Server Technologies
Focused Engineering and Product management groups for Windows-specific integration projects

6. Microsoft Relationship
Close collaboration with MS Engineering teams (OS, ADO.NET, VS.NET, VSS ..)
Access to Pre-release and Beta drops of Microsoft Products
Engineering
Oracle sponsoring MS Events (TechEd USA 2004, TechEd Europe 2004, MS IT Forum 2004, PDC 2003, MS Server Devcon 2002)
MS sponsoring Oracle Events (OOW 2004 San Franciso, OW Shanghai 2004)
VSIP Premier Partner
Marketing
MS Premier Support Agreement
Collaboration of support teams
Support

7. Relationships with other vendors
Intel
Dell
AMD HP
Unisys
NEC
Use of advanced Intel Compiler and Tools on Windows
Bundling of Oracle Database with Dell Servers
Early access to new Processors/Systems and Optimization
Technology Collaboration/Benchmarks
Best Practices Guides
Roadshows/Events
Cooperative Support Agreement

8. Windows Platform SupportOS
9iR2
10gR1
10gR2 (Planned)
Windows NT
Yes
Windows 2000
1H05
Windows XP Professional
Windows Server 2003, 32-bit
Windows XP & Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Itanium Systems
Windows XP & Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions (Intel EM64T and AMD Opteron)
Developer Release (May 04)
Evaluating certification of 9iR2 and 10gR1 32-bit Oracle Database on Windows XP & Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions

9. Database registration and name resolution
Store and resolve connect descriptors through Active Directory
Eliminate tnsnames.ora on clients
Centralize configuration, reduce administration
Enhanced tools support for storing connect descriptors
Windows Explorer, AD Users and Computers
Oracle DB Configuration Assistant, Net Manager, Net Configuration Assistant

10. Database Name Resolution
2 - User specifies AD-stored connect string
4- Connection to database is established
Windows
Environment
Oracle 10g
3 - Connect string is resolved from AD via Oracle Net
1 – Admin uses Oracle Net Manager or DBCA to populate AD connect string data
Microsoft AD

11. Single Sign On Support Windows Native Authentication adapter
Single Sign On using Kerberos/NTLM authentication
Mapping of Windows users/groups to database users/roles
Database Single Sign On with Kerberos/SSL
Support Microsoft Certificate Store and Microsoft KDC for interoperability
Can be used in cross-platform environment

12. Active Directory Integration with Oracle IM
Oracle Identity Management Infrastructure (part of Oracle Application Server)
Single Sign On and Centralized User Management for heterogeneous environments
Support Two-way synchronization with Active Directory for centralized user administration
Support storage of security credentials in Active Directory with External Authentication Plug-in
OracleAS Single Sign-On allows logged-on Windows users to leverage that authentication when accessing Oracle applications.

13. Transaction Services Integration
Integrate Oracle databases with MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server) and Enterprise Services (Transactions) for .NET
DB on any platform
MTS/COM+
Supports Oracle Data access APIs
Any .NET language via ODP.Net
Supports OO4O, OCI, ADO/OLE DB, ODBC
ORAMTS
RM proxy
ORAMTS recovery daemon
ORAMTS recovery job
Windows

14. Clustering Fail Safe Real Application Clusters (RAC)
provides quick node failover
high availability solution
integrated with Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS)
Supports Windows Server 2003 (and Windows 2000 Server) clusters; up to 8 nodes on Windows Server 2003
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
shared-disk, clustered database
availability, scalability, reliability
Oracle-provided clusterware
Cluster File System (CFS)
Oracle-written file system for shared disks
one software image can be shared by nodes

15. Volume Shadow Copy Service
VSS Integration
Requestor
Volume Shadow Copy Service OS
Writers
Writer
Oracle
VSS
Files,
Components,
Settings
VSS Providers
Files,
Components,
Settings
Writer Metadata

16. VSS Integration Features
Transparent integration with Windows Shadow copy service
Automatic online point-in-time copy of Oracle database using VSS requestor
Installed and enabled by default along with Oracle DB
Simple backup and recovery procedure
Integrated with Recovery Manager (RMAN)
Integrated with Flash Recovery Area
Shadow copies can be used to
Offload backup to another server
Create a reporting database
Create a copy of the database for testing or quick restore

17. Oracle Database Extensions for .NET (1H 2005)
A N N O U N C E M E N T
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET (Beta Dec 04, Prod CY Q1 05)
Oracle Database Extensions for .NET (1H 2005)

18. Windows Development Environment Support
Oracle Developer
Tools for VS.NET
IIS
(ASP ASP.NET)
MTS/ COM+
C++, C#,
VB .NET
Application
Develop
Deploy
Visual Studio
Environment
Application
IIS
Deploy
Server side Development
Database
Windows Data Access
Oracle DB Extensions
For .NET
Oracle Services for MTS

19. Windows COM Data Access
Active Server
Pages
Visual
Basic
C/C++
Applications
MS Office
Any COM
Client
ActiveX Data
Objects (ADO)
Oracle Objects for OLE
(OO4O)
ODBC
OLE DB
COM
Automation
Feature
(MS Office,
VB, Any COM Server)
Oracle Database

20. Windows .NET Data Access
ASP .NET
VB .NET C#
Managed C++
Any .NET
Client
Oracle Data Provider
For .NET
Oracle Database
Extensions
for .NET
(VB .NET, C#, C++)
Oracle Database

21. Oracle Data Provider for .NET
First release in 2002
Can be used with Oracle8i, Oracle9i, and Oracle10g database servers
Database server can be on any platform (Unix, Linux, Windows, etc)
Database client on Windows
Supports .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1
Supports advanced database features like Grid, XML DB, RAC, Security, PL/SQL, Native Data Types etc.
ADO.NET 2.0 support planned in 2005

22. Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET
Joined Microsoft VSIP Premier-level partner in May 2004
Release 1 (Beta – Dec 2004, Prod – CY Q1 05)
Features
Oracle Explorer – browse and alter schema
Wizards & Designers – e.g. Table designer, SP Wizard
Automatic Code Generation
PL/SQL Editor
Integrated Help System –SQL, PLSQL keywords
.NET Stored Procedure Deployment
PL/SQL Debugger *
Database Project – SQL script editing/management * * - 2nd release

23. Oracle Database Extensions for .NET
Run .NET stored procedures in Oracle database on Windows
Stored Procedures can be in VB .NET, C# or C++
Server Side ODP.NET is almost identical to client but with implicit database session

24. .NET Stored Procedure Oracle Developer Tools for VS.NET
Client
Application
Visual Studio
Environment
Develop
Invoke
C#,VB.NET,C++
Server Project
(Use Server
Side ODP.NET
If required)
Stored
Procedure,
SQL ..
Invoke
Build
Deploy
Assembly
foo.dll
(proc sp)
Oracle DB Extensions
for .NET
Stored Proc sp

25. Integration with Windows Client
Interoperability with Windows Desktop and Office products via WebDAV support
XML DB
Oracle Business Intelligence Spreadsheet Add-in
Easy Installation
Display and Navigate Oracle OLAP data in Excel, both relational and based on Analytic Workspaces
Query Builder
Insert OLAP Calculation (CalcBuilder)
Insert Excel calculation in data area
Self-contained Excel file
Windows HTML based Help

26. Mobile Devices Support: Oracle Database Lite 10g
Mobile Server Repository
Mobile Client
Mobile Server
Data and
Applications
Sync Layer
Oracle Lite
Security
Application Provisioning
Data Synchronization
Device Management
Life Cycle management
Windows CE and Win32 support
Windows APIs
ODBC, ADO.NET, ADOCE

38. Oracle: Best Database for Windows and .NET
Easy to install, manage and develop
Optimized for Windows and .NET
Technology to support the entire spectrum of SMB and Enterprise market
Leverage low-cost Intel clusters
Oracle brings enterprise scalability, availability and reliability to .NET
OS and programming language flexibility
Windows application can run against database server on any platform (Windows, Linux, Unix ..)
Developers can use either .NET or J2EE

39. Next Steps Recommended Parallel Sessions Recommended Demos/Exhibits
Developing Oracle Applications with .NET 2:30 in Room 2016
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET 4:00 in Room 2016
Integrating Oracle IM with Microsoft Windows and Active Directory in Room 2007
Oracle Application Server 10g: Interoperability and Best Practices in a Windows environment .. Room 2018
Recommended Demos/Exhibits
Oracle on .NET booth at the Demogrounds
Oracle on Windows Pavilion at the Demogrounds
Oracle’s Windows Technology Centre
Oracle’s .NET Developer Center

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