Tricksy Oracle Releases IPM 11g Early!
February 24, 2010 - 10:48am — bex
A lot of folks have been waiting for Oracle to release their 11g version of their ECM suite. We were told to expect it calendar year 2010... which I guess means early late February!
Universal Content Management 11g is not released yet, but Information Rights Management (IRM) and Imaging and Process Management (IPM) are bundled into the same installer, and currently available. You can download the IPM/IRM 11g bundle off of Oracle's web site.
Be warned, the download is over a gigabyte, so pack a lunch...
This is a complete rewrite of IPM so that it runs on Fusion Middleware. It uses BPEL based workflows instead of the previous custom workflow engine... it stores content in the UCM repository instead of a separate one... and it comes with tons of connectors to enterprise applications such as E-Business Suite. There are also solution templates for common business workflows that are good starting points.
If you got an hour, I'd recommend viewing the December 2009 ECM community webcast to get a brief overview of what's in IPM. Also, There will be a IPM Webcast this Thursday Feb. 25th at 11:00 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. EST. Oracle also has a IPM Launch Center with a few more goodies. If you got even longer, read the documentation.
Lots to learn
As a UCM Consultant I am exited about all of the new technologies to learn within the Oracle E2.0 stack, but am I also a little overwhelmed by it all. Any suggestions on coming up to speed on the E2.0 stack?
Re: Lots to learn
It's pretty much impossible of tough to get "up-to-speed" with everything in Oracle's E20 stack. That's like 6000 products... ;-)
I'd suggest a grounding in the basics by viewing all the archived Oracle community calls, and maybe some of my ECM presentations on Slideshare. After that, it's pretty much an exercise in knowing how to dive into the documentation and forums to see what features are available, and which are available but tricky to set up properly.
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