23 September 2011

IBM Websphere Application Server Support

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Statement of Direction

Disclaimer
This document in any form, software or printed matter, contains proprietary information that is the exclusive
property of Oracle. Your access to and use of this confidential material is subject to the terms and conditions of
your Oracle Software License and Service Agreement, which has been executed and with which you agree to
comply. This document and information contained herein may not be disclosed, copied, reproduced or distributed
to anyone outside Oracle without prior written consent of Oracle. This document is not part of your license
agreement nor can it be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Oracle or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
This document is for informational purposes only and is intended solely to assist you in planning for the
implementation and upgrade of the product features described. It is not a commitment to deliver any material,
code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release,
and timing of any features or functionality described in this document remains at the sole discretion
of Oracle.
Due to the nature of the product architecture, it may not be possible to safely include all features described in this
document without risking significant destabilization of the code.

SUMMARY OF ORACLE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE EDITION PRODUCT STRATEGY

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Foundation Suite (Oracle BI EE) is an integrated suite of
technology designed to deliver a unified Reporting, Scorecard, Dashboard, and Ad-Hoc analysis
experience on a reliable and scalable Common enterprise information model. The ease of use and
resilient architecture allows Oracle BI to be specifically targeted at the needs of Strategic, Tactical and
Operational users. The incorporated unique abilities allow Oracle to deliver Business Intelligence
applications that maximize productivity.
For a complete overview of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Suite and its components,
please refer to the collateral here:
http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/index.html

Statement of Direction
Statement for Oracle BI Customers in Websphere Application Server (WAS) environments
With the release of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Suite, customers have the ability to
deploy the BI environment via the Oracle Weblogic Application Server (WLS). This provides the ability to
deploy and extend the BI installation via the Fusion Middleware framework and architecture. With this
in consideration it is recognized that some customers wish to deploy Oracle BI EE in an environment
where IBM Websphere Application Server (WAS) has been deployed.
1. Deploying Oracle BI EE release 11.1.1.5, (the current release of Oracle BI EE) is not supported
using WAS as the JEE container. You will not be able to install any Oracle BI component into
Websphere Application Server.

2. While Oracle BI does not currently include support for IBM WAS, current plans call for full port
of BI to WAS 7.0.x. This will allow WAS customers to deploy BI into WAS without any necessity
for any WebLogic components.
3. Running BI on WAS may have some additional manual steps in the installation and configuration
procedures, but it is anticipated that all major end-user functionality will be available.
Customers will need to acquire their own WAS license and software at the appropriate revision
level.
a. With the WAS port the Oracle BI end user experience is expected to be the same as with
Oracle WLS
b. Porting to WAS will essentially keep the same functionality for management and
administration via the Fusion Middleware control
c. Security is based on the same OPSS model, but will not have the same security model
coverage as WLS. This is still work in progress
4. Instructions will be provided to enable WAS customers who have current deployments on WLS
to migrate their applications

CONCLUSION
Oracles strategy for Oracle BI technology is clear: Provide compelling technology, tools, and applications
that allow our customers to build and deploy BI applications that are agile while supporting changing
and mission-critical business requirements.
Oracle maintains its commitment to supporting Oracle BI on the broadest spectrum of software and
hardware platforms. It is expected that IBM WAS as well as IBM DB2, AIX and Tivoli Directory Server will
continue to play an important role in this regard and will continue to be supported in our roadmap of
Oracle BI releases.

Statement of Direction Oracle BI support for

Copyright 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is provided for information purposes only and

IBM Webpshere Application Sever

the contents hereof are subject to change without notice. This document is not warranted to be error-free, nor subject to any other

September 2011

warranties or conditions, whether expressed orally or implied in law, including implied warranties and conditions of merchantability or

Authors: Gerald Bellot, Nick Tuson

fitness for a particular purpose. We specifically disclaim any liability with respect to this document and no contractual obligations are

Contributing Authors:

formed either directly or indirectly by this document. This document may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without our prior written permission.

Oracle Corporation
World Headquarters
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
U.S.A.

Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Intel and Intel Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and
are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. AMD, Opteron, the AMD logo, and the AMD Opteron logo are

Worldwide Inquiries:

trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices. UNIX is a registered trademark licensed through X/Open

Phone: +1.650.506.7000

Company, Ltd. 0611

Fax: +1.650.506.7200
oracle.com