The new Oracle Application Server offers a wide range of functionality, including Java runtime and development tools, portal development tools, business intelligence, single sign-on identify management, and much more. It's so powerful and complex, in fact, that many people who use the product (or are considering using it) are familiar with only a portion of the entire range of its capabilities. The choices can be overwhelming. Few people grasp how the larger issues--such as the interplay between components or the various architectural choices in the product--play out in the Oracle Application Server. This new guide provides the perfect introduction to the Oracle Application Server for users of any level. Regardless of which of the server's capabilities you use, you'll benefit from this tightly focused, all-in-one technical overview. It's written for anyone who is concerned with using and managing web servers, doing Java development and deployment, using Oracle's own tools--like Forms and Reports, using or developing for Oracle Portal, or those who use and administer business intelligence, mobile or integration software. Divided into three concise sections, the book covers server basics, core components, and server functionality. The book leads with the history of Oracle Application Server, its architecture, management, standards, and third-party support for languages and tools such as Java, Perl, and HTTP. The next section covers Oracle's web server, containers for Java web caching, and the server's security features. And finally, the book discusses HTML development, Java development, and Oracle development. Although the book refers mainly to Oracle Application Server 10g, the authors also describe features in earlier product releases where necessary, particularly Oracle9i Application Server. More comprehensible than a large reference and more detailed than a primer, the book provides a foundation for understanding and using Oracle Application Server effectively and efficiently. Readers concentrate on the most important issues and components of the server, focusing primarily on principles rather than syntax. Designed to be the ideal first OracleAS book, Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials offers Oracle application developers and administrators everything they need to know about this powerful server.

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Too theoretical, no practical value - 2004-09-13
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The book does credit to it's title. The information in the book
is indeed at a very essential level.... To such an extent as to have too little practical value for an Oracle profesional. If you are interested in a light theoretical introduction into iAS and it's capabilities then this might be a book for you. On the other hand, if you want to learn how to install,configure and manage iAS then this book is not the one you should read. It struck me to find out that the book does not contain any url's on how to manage the iAS, no examples of how to configure anything. A chapter on Forms server that does not explain how to configure a forms server or how to deploy forms or even how to simply test if it works. The same counts for the chapter on Reports server. A chapter on OC4J that does not explain how to deploy java in Oracle's container.

The authors too often refer to the manual. If I wanted to read the manual then why buy this book? The manual is for free.

I think it is better to read Don's iAS book and supplement it with the manuals on technet.

I am a keen reader of o'reilly books, but am sorry to say that I have found this one's practical content lacking.

Very general. - 2005-10-27
Reviewer Rating:
This book covers general aspects of Oracle Application Server 10g. It is like reading an Oracle documentation, it does not give any interesting tips and tricks that I would like to see when I pay for a book, rather than seeing the same content when I read an online Oracle documentation. The only good aspect of this book might be the fact that they give you an organized but general overview of Oracle Application Server 10g, it is helpful and practical but does not go deep enough to cover some aspects that you will not see on an online Oracle documentation.

Detailed reference to the Oracle Application Server 10g - 2008-06-13
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Detailed reference to the Oracle Application Server 10g that provides background information about Oracle Application Server 10g, descriptions of its purpose and function, and numerous examples of its use.
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