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          Becoming 
            an e-business is part of being a business success. As your company 
            evolves from a simple Internet presence to a full-fledged e-business, 
            you need an infrastructure that can grow with your business. 
             The 
              Oracle9i Application Server platform provides integrated 
              development, deployment, and management tools to simplify creating 
              and deploying the e-business applications that you need to run your 
              business on the Internet. Coupled with the power of the Oracle8i 
              database, Oracle9i Application Server provides a reliable, 
              scalable, and secure middle-tier application server designed to 
              support your evolution into an e-business. It provides a set of 
              services so the technological complexity of assembling a complete 
              middle-tier Internet infrastructure is managed for you.  
             
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             Using 
              Oracle9i Application Server, your applications can deliver 
              Web content, host Web applications, process transactions, and make 
              these services accessible to users via a client browser. Users can 
              access information, perform business analysis, and run business 
              applications on the Internet, or on internal and external corporate 
              intranets. 
            Browse 
              through the Quick Tour to learn more about the features and components 
              of Oracle9i Application Server, Release 1.0.2. 
               
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