Preface

As a feature of Oracle9iAS, Oracle9iAS Syndication Server is designed to deliver file system and database content to Information and Content Exchange (ICE)-compliant subscriber applications, and automatically provides content updates over networks supporting the HTTP or HTTPS protocol in a secure way. It provides extensibility at multiple levels; it supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SMTP communication mechanisms with the content subscriber, including the Information and Content Exchange (ICE) Version 1.1 protocol. It allows access using corporate databases, and conventional file systems. Oracle9iAS Syndication Server features a comprehensive administration system to persistently maintain subscriptions and profiles for subscribers and content providers. Subscriber applications can choose to actively request content from Oracle9iAS Syndication Server, or have it automatically delivered to them.

Intended Audience

This guide is for developers who want to easily and more quickly develop and manage content subscription services for subscribers accessing information from content providers. An understanding of Oracle9i, Oracle9iAS, Java, and XML is required.

This guide is also for administrators who will be managing the Oracle9iAS Syndication Server system using the Syndication Server Manager, a Web-based tool available through Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).

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Organization

This guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1	Introduces Oracle9iAS Syndication Server; explains concepts.
Chapter 2	Describes how to configure Oracle9iAS Syndication Server.
Chapter 3	Describes the development flow for setting up a content syndication system.
Chapter 4	Describes Oracle9iAS Syndication Server administration tasks.
Appendix A	Describes the ICE subscriber application development kit.
Appendix B	Describes some frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Appendix C	Describes some helpful links to W3C and ICE specifications.
Appendix D	Describes Oracle9iAS Syndication Server error messages.
Appendix E	Describes extensible features.
Appendix F	Describes how to manually deploy Oracle9iAS Syndication Server.
Glossary	Describes content syndication and Oracle9iAS Syndication Server terms.

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