Oracle Application Server 10g Architecture

Oracle Application Server 10g provides all the middleware services that you need to deploy and manage Forms applications. Its layered architecture includes the following:
- Communication Services:
These services handle incoming requests and route them appropriately for processing.
- Application Runtime Services:
AJ2EE container provides a common run-time environment for applications developed as JSPs, servlets, EJBs, and Web sesrvices.
- System Services:
There is a comon set of run-time services for J2EE application and Web services, such as request dispatch and scheduling, resource management, resource pooling, clustering, fault monitoring, transaction management, and messasing.
- Management Services:
These sevices provide a comprehensive management framework to monitor the system status, performance, faults, resource consumption, and usage. The framework can also manage a single instance or cluster of instances, centrally administer security for users and applications, and provide a comprehensive directory service to manage users.
- Connectivity Services:
These services provide connectivity to a variety of systems.
- Solutions:
This comprehensive set of solutions is built on the infrastructure described above. The set includes enterprise portals, enterprise integration, business intelligence, wireless, and Internet service provider (ISP) solutions.