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JD Edwards Corporate Culture Document

2011-11-16T12:56:00.003-05:00

OUR CULTUREAs many of you know, I am a strong believer in the power of corporateculture. From the day our company was founded, we have placed anemphasis on building and maintaining a quality work environment thatfew companies can match.Culture is the glue that binds an organization. A fitting definition, butat J.D. Edwards culture is also about passion — a shared passion for thework, for our

Quest User Group Enhancement Tool

2011-09-22T09:14:00.001-04:00

The Quest International User Group that serves JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Oracle Utilities customers and serves as one the customers' interfaces with Oracle provides a method to request enhancements to the software: http://nnf.questdirect.org/questenhancementtool/dashboard.aspx I've not used it and cannot attest to it's worth but if enough people request an enhancement/fix I suppose it may get

All Your Cloud Are Belong To Us

2011-07-04T11:13:00.002-04:00

"Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU-based cloud data" was the headline in a recent ZDNet article. "Any data which is housed, stored or processed by a company, which is a U.S. based company or is wholly owned by a U.S. parent company, is vulnerable to interception and inspection by U.S. authorities." This goes a bit beyond the standard hosting security concerns and would certainly

Provide Upgrade Feedback to Denver - A Unique Opportunity

2011-06-28T14:58:00.006-04:00

It's no secret that Oracle is in the midst of a big push to get (force) customers to upgrade to the latest release of JD Edwards software. It saves them money on support costs and allows them to avoid writing solid, error-free code by embracing an attitude of "It's being fixed in the next release". Oracle has turned the Sales and Marketing faucet fully open, the message is: "Get customers to

JD Edwards Roadmap

2011-06-27T14:03:00.001-04:00

EnterpriseOne 8.12 End of Premier Support

2011-05-05T14:32:00.005-04:00

Premier support for EnterpriseOne application release 8.12 ended April 30, 2011. Support now moves to Extended Support as detailed in the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy and on the Lifetime Support page. Details specific to the end of 8.12 Premier support can be found at this link: https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&id=1064056.1&type=NOT. The biggest takeaway: losing Premier

EnterpriseOne Security Vulnerability

2011-04-27T13:31:00.002-04:00

Usually when Oracle sends out their quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory they are chock full of vulnerabilities for Oracle database and Solaris or Java but nothing for EnterpriseOne. This time however... Oracle has reported that a security vulnerability exists for EnterpriseOne. The starting point for the security notice is here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-

Is Your EnterpriseOne SQL Database Version Current and Supported?

2011-04-18T22:28:00.004-04:00

Underlying every EnterpriseOne system is a database. Technically a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), most simply refer to it as 'the database'. The database sitting under E1 is either Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database, or IBM DB2 and just as EnterpriseOne must be kept up to date, so too must the database software. Oracle's Minimum Technical Requirements (MTR's) specify certain

EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.4 General Availability

2010-12-14T12:41:00.000-05:00

Oracle has announced the General Availability of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.4 (aka 8.98 Update 4) today. Oracle promises continued improvements in the web client for the end user, system administration improvements and more platform certifications. Of particular interest to Windows shops is the certification (finally) of Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Release

Oracle Withdraws EnterpriseOne Tech Foundation (Blue Stack)

2010-10-26T13:12:00.001-04:00

Oracle announced major changes to EnterpriseOne licensing at OpenWorld. The EnterpriseOne Technology Foundation, commonly called "Blue Stack" from it's beginnings as a licensing partnership between IBM and JD Edwards, is being withdrawn as a licensing option for EnterpriseOne customers. This effectively leaves Oracle's own "Red Stack" as the only alternative for directly licensing from Oracle

Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2010

2010-10-14T09:52:00.000-04:00

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: No items included in the October 2010 CPU That's very nice to read, very nice indeed. The question is this: Why are there no patches? Is it because the user base for E1 is so small as to not attract attacks? Is our software that secure? Is it because we are not actively searching for exposures? Is it because we report them but they don't get passed on to Oracle's

EnterpriseOne Release Notes and Value Propositions

2010-09-09T09:48:00.000-04:00

Occasionally I am asked: "What's new in the Tools Release?" EnterpriseOne Tools and Application releases are major events, involving a huge amount of changes. Given the pace of change, it's good to know what has changed from release to release. When moving forward across multiple releases (Tools or App) it is essential to be able to communicate exactly what the changes are, since there will be

Licensing Changes for Oracle Red Stack

2010-08-24T14:41:00.002-04:00

Oracle has made a few changes to the licensing for their Technology Foundation for EnterpriseOne, commonly called "Red Stack". As Oracle continues to integrate its software acquisitions expect frequent changes to the licensing structure. For those unfamiliar with EnterpriseOne licensing it goes something like this: An organization decides that Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne product is

E1 Release Timeline - EnterpriseOne Road Map

2010-07-08T09:43:00.000-04:00

Linux Deployment Server

2010-07-02T16:18:00.002-04:00

Oracle likes Linux. They also like their new Oracle VM product and Oracle VM Templates for EnterpriseOne. What Oracle cannot (will not) do with VM is template the Deployment Server because Oracle cannot (will not) ship Windows with a VM template. Their solution to this dilemma is likely a Linux-based Deployment Server that can be templated. The Deployment Server is simply a file server - an

Oracle to De-Support Windows 2003 in August 2010

2010-05-27T12:14:00.002-04:00

The statement from Oracle is: "Oracle plans to withdraw support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 effective July 13, 2010. JDE E1 8.98.3 is the last supported tools release with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2." This will probably come as a surprise to more than a few Windows shops since W2K3 is still seen as a mainstay of their operations and many organizations

Now Featured on Quest International's Blog Roundup

2010-05-20T16:28:00.001-04:00

The Karamazov Group Blog is now featured on Quest's Blog Roundup. Quest International is the customer-driven group supporting Oracle applications users, including PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Oracle Utilities and their Blog Roundup highlights relevant blogs in the community. Check out the Blog Roundup http://www.questdirect.org/questdirect/Connect/Blog+Roundup.htm and the main Quest site http://

EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes Part 3

2010-05-12T23:49:00.031-04:00

We wrap up our three-part series on EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 with information on Workflow Delegation, BI Publisher Enhancements, E1 Application Management Pack, WebCenter and a few miscellaneous notes on WebSphere 7, high availability with RAC and platform support. Earlier parts of this series: EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes Part 1 EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes

EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes Part 2

2010-05-06T21:31:00.035-04:00

In the first article in the series on Tools Release 8.98.3, EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes Part 1, we highlighted WebLogic 11gR1 and its extended platform support, Oracle VM Templates for EnterpriseOne and their potential impact on implementation times and Improved User Experience in the web client. This article will continue the series, covering UBE Quick Deployment, Related

EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.3 Notes Part 1

2010-05-03T16:55:00.011-04:00

I just returned from a Net Change workshop in Denver on Tools Release 8.98.3 and wanted to discuss some items that I feel may be of interest to the E1 technology community. Due to the amount of information, I will be publishing these articles in a multi-part series with what I consider the most important (and interesting) items first, followed by those I feel to be of lesser importance/

JDE E1 Technical Task Force - 8.98.2 Notes

2009-10-05T13:25:00.004-04:00

Notes from the recent JDE E1 Technical Task Force call about Tools Release 8.98.2:Platform enhancementsNew support for the following:Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.0Windows 7 (Only with IE8)11g R2 (only on Linux)WebLogic 10.3.1 (Linux 5 64 bit)WAS Portal 6.1Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.0 releaseOfficially released on July 1, 2009 Only RHEL and OEL are supported for 8.98.2, other platforms will be

JDE E1 Technical Task Force - EnterpriseOne 8.98/E9.0 Technical Net Change

2008-10-02T12:16:00.015-04:00

I just got off of the latest JDE E1 Technical Task Force conference call with Clayton Seeley discussing the new EnterpriseOne releases - Applications Release E9.0 and Tools Release 8.98Oracle is really spending a lot of time and effort on EnterpriseOne so those who were worried about the JD Edwards space when Oracle acquired PeopleSoft have no need to be alarmed. Oracle is admittedly gently

Oracle Announces the Availability of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98

2008-09-29T20:14:00.010-04:00

Oracle announces the release of its latest update for EnterpriseOne tools - Tools release 8.98 has been officialy made available as of September 25th, 2008. Major features include:A new read only Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driverBusiness Intelligence (BI) Publisher New utilities for Batch Monitoring Grid Focus Api'sObject Management Workbench Quick GetsVirtualization Improvements: "

Retiring JdeAlumni.org

2008-09-22T15:32:00.006-04:00

Four years ago I created the JdeAlumni.org website and have maintained it since then. At the time, Oracle was in the process of purchasing PeopleSoft, which contained the remnants of JD Edwards. JD Edwards employee relationships were fast fragmenting as people left for other endeavors.The site had over 550 members and many used the site to get back in touch with long lost co-workers. I am very

Super Tuesday User Conference

2008-09-18T12:18:00.005-04:00

It looks like PeopleSoft MARUG (Mid-Atlantic Regional User Group) has gotten an agenda with session titles....and it really looks good. JD Edwards sessions include "The Value of Upgrading World and EnterpriseOne", "EnterpriseOne 8.12 Upgrade: A Customer Case Study and Project Overview", "Advanced Cost Accounting" and others. This looks worth attending.The JD Edward track is detailed on this