Oracle Magazine - July/August 2012

BRIEFS
Oracle Introduces Two Business Intelligence Applications for SAP

JDK for Mac OS X Available

Oracle has released its first Java Development Kit (JDK) and JavaFX Software Development Kit for Mac OS X. Java developers can now download Java Platform, Standard Edition 7, Update 4 (Java SE 7 Update 4) and JavaFX Software Development Kit 2. 1 for Mac OS X from Oracle Technology Network.

The Java SE 7 Update 4 SDK includes the next-generation Garbage Collection algorithm, Garbage First (G1), which has been highly anticipated by the Java developer community.

JavaFX 2. 1 intro-
duces playback
support for digital
media stored in the
MPEG- 4 multimedia
container format
containing H.264/AVC
video and Advanced
Audio Coding (AAC) audio. It also includes
WebView support for JavaScript to Java
method calls.
“We look forward to delivering simul-
taneous releases of the JRE [Java Runtime
Environment] across all major operating
systems later this year, so all Java users
will be able to take advantage of the latest
features and security fixes,” says Hasan
Rizvi, senior vice president of Oracle Fusion
Middleware and Java products at Oracle.
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Oracle Acquires Clear Trial

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire Clear Trial, a provider of cloud-based clinical trial operations applications that make the planning, sourcing, and tracking of clinical projects and financial performance faster and more accurate. Clear Trial’s solutions help life sciences companies manage the complexity of bringing new therapies to trial.

“Adding Clear Trial to the Oracle Health Sciences Cloud will help our customers streamline the clinical development process and help them bring therapies to market with greater predictability and at lower costs,” says Neil de Crescenzo, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Health Sciences.