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In addition to the four editions of Oracle Database, we also offer a portfolio of specialized database software
products to address particular customer requirements, including:
• MySQL, the world’s most popular open source database, designed for high performance and scalability
of web applications and embedded applications, available in Enterprise, Standard, Classic, Cluster and
Community editions;
• Oracle Berkeley DB, a family of open source, embeddable, relational, XML and key-value (NoSQL)
databases designed for developers to embed within their applications and devices; and
• Oracle NoSQL Database, a distributed key-value database designed for high availability and massive
scalability of high volume transaction processing with predictable low-latency.
Middleware Software
Oracle Fusion Middleware software is a broad family of integrated application infrastructure software products
that is designed to form a reliable and scalable foundation on which customers can build, deploy, secure, access
and integrate business applications and automate their business processes. Built with Oracle’s Java technology
platform, Oracle Fusion Middleware products can be used as a foundation for custom, packaged and composite
applications—or applications that can be deployed in private or public cloud environments.
Oracle Fusion Middleware software is designed to protect customers’ IT investments and work with both Oracle
and non-Oracle database, middleware and applications software through its open architecture and adherence to
industry standards such as Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL),
among others.
By using Oracle Fusion Middleware software, we believe customers can better adapt to business changes rapidly,
reduce their risks related to security and compliance, increase user productivity and drive better business
decisions. Specifically, Oracle Fusion Middleware software is designed to enable customers to integrate
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simplify security and compliance, manage lifecycles of documents and get actionable, targeted business
intelligence; all while continuing to utilize their existing IT systems. In addition, Oracle Fusion Middleware
software supports multiple development languages and tools, which enables developers to build and deploy web
services, websites, portals and web-based applications.
Oracle Fusion Middleware software is used to integrate, extend, rapidly configure and secure enterprise
applications. Oracle Fusion Middleware integrates with Oracle Applications as well as other third party
applications, including applications in clouds. Oracle Fusion Middleware software is also the foundation for
Oracle Fusion Applications—providing customers greater benefits from a unified application platform.
Oracle Fusion Middleware software is available in various software products and suites, including the following
functional areas:
• Application Server and Cloud Application Foundation;
• Service-Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management;
• Business Intelligence;
• Identity and Access Management;
• Data Integration;
• Web Experience Management, Portals, Content Management and Social Networks; and
• Development Tools.
Application Server and Cloud Application Foundation
The foundation of Oracle Fusion Middleware software is Oracle WebLogic Server—an application server that is
compliant with the Java EE specification. Oracle WebLogic Server incorporates clustering and caching technology,
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