Road MapInstallation, Patch and Upgrade

New Configuration Features

Updated Maven Support

New server/cluster features

Database Integration

Additional Features and Changes

Install, Patch, and upgrade InstallJDK Is No Longer Included Available Installers New Graphical User Interface Samples Installation and Configuration

Patch Opatch

UpgradeReconfiguration Wizard

New Configuration FeaturesOracle Coherence ConfigurationConfiguration WizardTemplate LocationQuick Start Configuration WizardManaged Server CloningMigratable Target ConfigurationNode Manager ConfigurationDomain ReconfigurationUpdating Domains on Remote Machines

Updated Maven SupportAn embedded distribution of Maven 3.0.4 that can be used as a Maven repository.A Maven Synchronization plug-in, and supporting POMs, which allows you to populate a local or shared Maven repository with Oracle product artifacts from an Oracle home.An updated version of the WebLogic Server Maven plug-in.Four archetypes for use in building Oracle WebLogic Server applications

New server/cluster featuresDynamic Clusters

Cluster Targeted JMS Servers

Managed Coherence Servers

WebLogic JMS Resource Adapter for Foreign Application Server Integration

New server/cluster featuresOSGi Bundles for WebLogic Server Applications

WebSockets

Oracle TopLink 12.1.2

Server Templates

Database Integration JDBC 4.1 Support for JDK 7 Application Continuity Support Database Resident Connection Pooling Support Container Database with Pluggable Databases Global Database Services Support Automatic ONS Listeners

Additional Features and Changes

Optimizations for Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software

Fusion Middleware Control

Other Changes

More Information available at : http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1212/wls/NOTES/index.html#CJAGGDAI

Q&AOracle Fusion Middleware wiki for Wells Fargohttp://hop.wellsfargo.com/oraclemiddlewarewiki

Welcome any comments or questionsjim.chen@oracle.com

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