What's New in Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One

Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One has been designed to meet the needs of small to medium businesses and departments looking for an application server that is easy to install, manage and deploy. It includes pre-built functions that reduce installation and development time, as well as simplifying Web management. The following are some of the new features of Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One:

• Easier to install

  One-click installation of Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One makes it simple for administrators. The configuration steps have been automated. In addition, the scripts necessary for startup and shutdown are created automatically during installation. For information about installation, refer to Oracle Application Server Installing and Getting Started with Standard Edition One.

• Easier to manage

  Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One processes can be started and stopped from the Start menu. In addition, management is controlled through Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control Console. An administrator can start and stop components, enable and disable components, and back up and recover Oracle Application Server using the console.

• Easier to build and deploy Web sites

  Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One has an infrastructure to build and deploy Web sites quickly. PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is now automatically installed and configured with Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One. Oracle Instant Portal uses the core Oracle Application Server Portal technology to provide Web content pages without having to build a portal from scratch. The WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) interface makes adding and changing content simple. In addition, Oracle Application Server has a complete infrastructure for J2EE and Web services.

The following chapters describe Oracle Application Server components for application management, deployment, and Oracle Instant Portal. Demonstrations are included with the quick tour to show how procedures are done.