1. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Fusion Release 11i Workshops Orlando, FL Chicago, IL St. Louis, MO Los Angeles, CA San Ramon, CA Worcester, MA Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX www.solutionbeacon.com John Stouffer Applications DBA Solution Beacon, LLC Real Solutions for the Real World. ®

2. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2 Are you an OAUG Member? Member Benefits include: Advocacy opportunities to influence Oracle on product enhancements, usability, new features, Oracle support, pricing and quality Advocacy opportunities to influence Oracle on product enhancements, usability, new features, Oracle support, pricing and quality Knowledge that showcases the latest trends and techniques used by industry leaders through our national and regional events and our publications, such as OAUG Insight magazine Knowledge that showcases the latest trends and techniques used by industry leaders through our national and regional events and our publications, such as OAUG Insight magazine Communication with other OAUG members worldwide through participation in OAUG committees, leadership positions, interaction with Oracle Corporation's user initiatives, frequent member surveys, and Oracle management briefings Communication with other OAUG members worldwide through participation in OAUG committees, leadership positions, interaction with Oracle Corporation's user initiatives, frequent member surveys, and Oracle management briefings Education through the hundreds of career-enhancing presentations in our conference paper database archive, as well as discounts to conferences and Oracle education Education through the hundreds of career-enhancing presentations in our conference paper database archive, as well as discounts to conferences and Oracle education Networking with Oracle customers, industry experts, third- party software firms, and other Oracle Applications specialists through our Member Database and Online Vendor Directory Networking with Oracle customers, industry experts, third- party software firms, and other Oracle Applications specialists through our Member Database and Online Vendor Directory

3. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 3 John Stouffer Oracle DBA 15+ Years Oracle DBA 15+ Years Oracle Apps DBA 12+ Years Oracle Apps DBA 12+ Years Oracle Fusion Applications Chair Oracle Fusion Applications Chair OAUG Upgrade SIG Chair OAUG Upgrade SIG Chair Release 8 to 11i Release 8 to 11i RDBMS Version 5 to 10g RDBMS Version 5 to 10g jstouffer@solutionbeacon.com jstouffer@solutionbeacon.com jstouffer@solutionbeacon.com

4. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 4 Audience Functional/Technical Functional/Technical PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Retek, Siebel PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Retek, Siebel Oracle E-Business Suite Oracle E-Business Suite  Release 10.7  Release 11.0.3  Release 11i

5. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 5 Database Oracle8i RDBMS (8.1.7.4) De-support Oracle8i RDBMS (8.1.7.4) De-support  11.0.3 (Partitioned Only)  11.5.1 – 11.5.6 Oracle9i RDBMS Certified Releases (Release 2 Only) Oracle9i RDBMS Certified Releases (Release 2 Only)  11.5.7 – 11.5.10  9.2.0.7 Terminal Release – Nov. 2005 10g Certified Releases (Release 2) 10g Certified Releases (Release 2)  11.5.9 – 11.5.10

6. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 6 Applications Release 10.7 De-Support Release 10.7 De-Support  June 30, 2005  MetaLink Support Release 11.0.3 De-Support Release 11.0.3 De-Support  8.1.7.4 – Server Partitioned – 12/31/2006  HR/Payroll Customers – Jan 2007 Releases 11.5.1 – 11.5.6 Releases 11.5.1 – 11.5.6  Oracle8i RDBMS Support Extended Releases 11.5.7 – 11.5.10 Releases 11.5.7 – 11.5.10  Oracle8i Desupported (11.5.7 – 11.5.9)  Oracle9i RDBMS (Release 2) Certified

7. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 7 Release 11.5.10 November 2004 – 11.5.10.2 Current November 2004 – 11.5.10.2 Current 22 Family Packs – Eight Currently Out of Date 22 Family Packs – Eight Currently Out of Date 200+ Modules, ~300,000 Database Objects 200+ Modules, ~300,000 Database Objects Oracle9i/10g Certification Oracle9i/10g Certification Application Technology Group Introduced Application Technology Group Introduced Oracle Application Tablespace Model (OATM) Oracle Application Tablespace Model (OATM) User Management (UMX) User Management (UMX) RAC Support RAC Support

8. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 8 What is Fusion? Oracle Fusion is a vision for next-generation enterprise technologies, applications, and services that will revolutionize business. Customers are benefiting from Oracle Fusion advances today with: Oracle Fusion is a vision for next-generation enterprise technologies, applications, and services that will revolutionize business. Customers are benefiting from Oracle Fusion advances today with:  PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.8, 8.9, 9.0  E-Business Suite 11i10, 12  JD Edwards 8.11, 8.12  JD Edwards World A7.3, A8.1, and 2006 World Release of A9.0

9. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 9 The next step in Oracle applications and technology The next step in Oracle applications and technology Provides more cost effective integration, flexible business processes and extensibility Provides more cost effective integration, flexible business processes and extensibility Fuses processes, people, and products to leverage the best parts of each Fuses processes, people, and products to leverage the best parts of each Embraces a service oriented and standards-based information architecture Embraces a service oriented and standards-based information architecture Achieving the Fusion Effect

10. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 10 There are Two Parts to Fusion: Fusion Middleware is a rebranding of the Oracle Application Server and other technology stack products that have been acquired Fusion Middleware is a rebranding of the Oracle Application Server and other technology stack products that have been acquired Fusion Applications are projected to be the synthesis of ERP, MFG and CRM product suites that Oracle has acquired and/or developed Fusion Applications are projected to be the synthesis of ERP, MFG and CRM product suites that Oracle has acquired and/or developed

11. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11 Achieve the Fusion Effect with Oracle Adaptive Processes

12. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 12 What is Fusion Middleware? Oracle Fusion Middleware – Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10gAS or OAS10g) Oracle Fusion Middleware – Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10gAS or OAS10g) Middleware Products Now Middleware Products Now  Dashboards / Daily Business Intelligence  XML Publisher  Data Hubs  Business Activity Monitoring  BPEL Process Manager  Open Interfaces for Release 11i, PSoft, JDE

13. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 13 What is Oracle Fusion - SOA Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite is a complete set of service infrastructure components for creating, deploying, and managing SOAs. Oracle’s SOA Suite enables services to be created, managed, and orchestrated into composite applications and business processes. Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite is a complete set of service infrastructure components for creating, deploying, and managing SOAs. Oracle’s SOA Suite enables services to be created, managed, and orchestrated into composite applications and business processes.  Standards Driven  Modular, Reusable  Example: Request and Receive a Stock Quote

14. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 14 What is Oracle Fusion - EDA Oracle Integration provides a unified, enterprise-class integration solution designed to reduce costs of IT initiatives and future-proof businesses. With standards based architecture, Oracle Integration enables companies to connect people, systems, processes and business partners. With the unique Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) built on Event Drive Architecture (EDA), Oracle Integration enables real-time visibility into business operations. Oracle Integration provides a unified, enterprise-class integration solution designed to reduce costs of IT initiatives and future-proof businesses. With standards based architecture, Oracle Integration enables companies to connect people, systems, processes and business partners. With the unique Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) built on Event Drive Architecture (EDA), Oracle Integration enables real-time visibility into business operations.  Business Logic  Example: Create a Purchase Order in Ariba and Then Match and Pay in Release 11i

15. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15 What is Oracle Fusion - BPEL BPEL – Business Processing Execution Language BPEL – Business Processing Execution Language  End User Designed and Programmable  Models business processes across applications including manual tasks  Uses SOA/web services standards (XML, SOAP)  Provides process audit data for compliance reporting (SOX)  Better management of exceptions  BPEL is the underlying technology used by Oracle to integrate their various ERP packages

16. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 16 XML / EFT / EDI Reports Checks Labels Destinations Oracle XML Publisher Oracle XML Publisher  Authoring  Managing  Delivering Your Business Documents Remove Complexity Remove Complexity Reduce Cost Reduce Cost Invoices XML Publisher Integrated Document Management

17. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 17 Customer Data Hub Customer Data Quality Management A single source of truth about your customers A single source of truth about your customers Near real-time data synchronization Near real-time data synchronization Data cleansing Data cleansing Key interactions Key interactions  Orders  Contracts  Service history 360 degree view with pre-built analytics 360 degree view with pre-built analytics SiebelPeopleSoft Legacy Broadvision Customer Data Hub MicrosoftLawson

18. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 18 Fusion Middleware and Applications Middleware Products Now Middleware Products Now  Dashboards / Daily Business Intelligence  XML Publisher  Data Hubs  Business Activity Monitoring  BPEL Process Manager  Open Interfaces Direct Upgrade Paths Direct Upgrade Paths  Oracle Releases 11.5.10 and 12 (Summer 2006)  PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.8*, 8.9 and 9.0  JD Edwards 8.11 and 8.12  JD Edwards World A7.3, A8.1 and 2006 World Early 2007 – Limited Modules Early 2007 – Limited Modules Full Suite Release – 2008 Full Suite Release – 2008

19. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 19 What are the Fusion Applications? PeopleSoft Enterprise (8.9+) PeopleSoft Enterprise (8.9+) E-Business Suite (11.5.10+) E-Business Suite (11.5.10+) JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (8.11+) JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (8.11+) JD Edwards World JD Edwards World Retek Retek iFlex iFlex Siebel Siebel

20. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 20 200520062007 Fusion Applications Suite Individual Fusion Applications Fusion Middleware Fusion Apps Architecture Data Hubs, Dashboards & Transaction Bases Fusion Evolution PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.9 PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne8.11 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne8.12 Oracle E-Business Suite 11i.10 Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Fusion Applications 2008 Applications Unlimited / Fusion

21. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 21 Extend The Value of Existing Applications Current Releases Next Releases Evolve to Next Generation Business Insight Process Adaptability   Dashboards / DBI   XML Publisher   Discoverer pre-built Reporting   Data Hubs   Business Activity Monitoring   Vertical Specific Processes   BPEL Process Manager   Open Interfaces

22. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 22 Extend Your Software Investments Fusion Effect Opportunity Leverage Fusion Middleware Leverage Fusion Middleware Business Activity Monitoring – optimize business flows Business Activity Monitoring – optimize business flows Business Process Management – cross application flows with BPEL Business Process Management – cross application flows with BPEL Data Hubs Data Hubs New Certifications in 2005 New Certifications in 2005 EBS11.5.X – Available Now EBS11.5.X – Available Now PSFT 8.4.7, JDE 8.95 – Q4 CY 2005 PSFT 8.4.7, JDE 8.95 – Q4 CY 2005 Retek – Q4 CY 2005 Retek – Q4 CY 2005 Realize improved Total Ownership Experience Realize improved Total Ownership Experience

23. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 23 Oracle E-Business Suite Better than the best functionality (SOA) Faster adoption of new functionality (SOE) JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Real-time fact-based decision making (BAM) Higher quality data for operational and reporting consistency (Hubs) All Product Lines Roadmap of New Capabilities All Product Lines PeopleSoft Enterprise Faster delivery of new business requirements (BPEL) Increased business automation (BPEL) Lower cost of IT operations (Unified stack) Fusion Middleware Better than the best functionality Smarter Applications More Agility

24. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 24 A Recommended Approach Path to Fusion A Recommended Approach 1. Protect Current Applications Portfolio a) Leverage Current Applications b) Take advantage of new support policy 2. Extend Value with Incremental Applications a) Upgrade to Current Release(s) b) Add New Application(s) 3. Evolve to Next Generation a) Built on Fusion Middleware in Fusion Architecture Application Suite c) Leverage Oracle Fusion Middleware

25. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 25 Design Principles – Superior Ownership Experience Evolve to the Next Generation Design Principles – Superior Ownership Experience  Data migration tools  Upgrade guides  Impact analysis tools  Scoping and upgrade services

26. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 26 Fusion Roadmap

27. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 27 Fusion Links Quest Fusion Council Page Quest Fusion Council Page www.questdirect.org/QuestDirect/Applicat ions/ Oracle+Fusion.htm OAUG Fusion Council OAUG Fusion Councilwww.oaug.com/fusioncouncil

28. © 2005-2006 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 Questions & Answers Remember: KISS Keep It Simple and Supportable sm Thank You! John Stouffer jstouffer@solutionbeacon.com www.solutionbeacon.comwww.solutionbeacon.comReal Solutions for the Real World. 