Is it summer yet? I can’t tell, because I haven’t changed out of my pajamas since I started blogging for
Not so fast, Mr. Bond. The new issue of Java Magazine can only grant you a “License to Code.” For enterprise developers, the features in the new Java EE 7 pack more punch than the Walther PPK/S that Daniel Craig carried in Skyfall. "The main theme of Java EE 7 is productivity and HTML5 support," explains Anil Gaur, Oracle vice president of software development. "The HTML5 enhancement comes from WebSocket, Java Servlet 3.1, the NIO (non-blocking I/O) feature, Server-Sent Events [SSE], JAX-RS, and JSON-P."
What he said.
Is your brand making its mark via social media? David Benady, writing on England's The Guardian, angles his answer towards marketers. It’s a salient discussion, because the application of social relationship management tools is still relatively immature in the business world. “Social media tools have evolved rapidly over the past five years,” Benady notes. “The big push from software providers today is to offer a one-stop suite of services covering all of a brand's social media requirements.” Says Richard Beattie, Oracle EMEA's senior director for social: “Our vision includes extending social across every department in a business—marketing, sales, service, commerce and human resources.”
Oracle gets high grades from The Motley Fool. I’m just going to point to this one, because it’s an article—“Is Oracle Destined for Greatness?”—on stocks. I will say that Oracle’s fiscal information can be downloaded from our Investor Relations website. We encourage you to review our reports, including our 10-K and 10-Q and any applicable amendments, for a complete discussion of risk factors that may affect our future results or the market price of our stock.
When is an America’s Cup sailor like an engineer? When he says: “I like to be a free electron.” That’s what Loick Peyron tells The New York Times in “French Sailor’s Long, Eclectic Course Leads to America’s Cup.” Forget the unsustainable physics; the piece bounces around like a rowboat in rough chop. It describes Peyron's peripatetic sailing career, which includes racing around the world alone—finishing second in a Vendee Globe race, and winning the Jules Verne Trophy. This year, he’s associated with the snake-bit Artemis Racing crew, which lost a crew member in a training accident in May. Peyron remains undaunted. Writer Christopher Clary reports that, “in November, he and his wife Christine plan to cross the Atlantic in a catamaran. ‘She’s never sailed across,’ Peyron said. ‘It will be just the two of us, en amoureux.’ ”
Et aussi tres dangereux.
Speaking of electrons, step aside for CERN. The Swiss-based European Organization for Nuclear Research operates the world’s largest particle accelerator. Before the $6-billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was switched on in 2008, some scientists warned that it could cause Earth to disappear into a black hole. Fear no further: CERN has signed a deal with Oracle, under which Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c will “be overseeing CERN research and infrastructure systems including data generated by the LHC facility.” Tony Cass, CERN database services group leader, said: “As many of our databases are critical for the operation of the accelerators and experiments, reliability is essential.”
Looking to spend your frequent-flyer points? Then how about a trip to China, to attend Oracle OpenWorld Shanghai, July 22 through 25? As Casey Poon, senior vice president and managing director of Oracle Greater China points out in his post, “The Top Eight Reasons To Attend Oracle OpenWorld Shanghai 2013,” you’ll learn how Chinese companies are leveraging the latest technology— applications, database, middleware, industry solutions, engineered systems, and cloud computing—to increase competitiveness. You’ll also see firsthand how Oracle is supporting homegrown Chinese innovation. Plus,you get a two-fer, because the Java One conference is running alongside OpenWorld.
While you’re packing, don’t forget the Best of OracleVoice. This week’s best include the serious customer experience message surfaced by John Foley’s missing toothbrush, Bob Evans’s call to action to CIOs to tackle the top strategic issues of 2013, and my own musings on mouse inventor Doug Engelbart’s approach to innovation.
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Further Reading from OracleVoice:
Modern Marketing Emerges As Sales-Stoking Science
Doug Engelbart's Legacy of Innovation Inspiration
Exadata in Action: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Complexity Barrier Makes IT Matter More Than Ever
Customer Experience Key To 'Computing Everywhere' Business Success
Little MEMS Sensors Make Big Data Sing
