<s>
The	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
10g	I-Language
(	O
the	O
"	O
g	O
"	O
stands	O
for	O
grid	B-Architecture
)	O
(	O
short	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
AS	O
)	O
,	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
integrated	O
,	O
standards-based	O
software	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
's	O
Fusion	B-Application
Middleware	I-Application
technology	B-Application
stack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heart	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
consists	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Protocol
HTTP	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
(	O
based	O
on	O
Apache	B-Application
HTTP	I-Application
Server	I-Application
)	O
and	O
OC4J	O
(	O
OracleAS	O
Containers	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
)	O
which	O
deploys	O
Java	O
EE-based	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
OC4J	O
offers	O
full	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
1.4	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
became	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
designed	O
for	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
full	O
life-cycle	O
support	O
for	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
(	O
SOA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
10g	O
R3	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
metadata	O
repository	B-Protocol
tier	B-Operating_System
,	O
relying	O
instead	O
on	O
metadata	O
repositories	O
provided	O
in	O
previous	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
BEA	O
Systems	O
:	O
“	O
key	O
features	O
[	O
will	O
be ]	O
integrated	O
with	O
WebLogic	B-Language
Server	O
with	O
seamless	O
migration	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
marketed	O
its	O
first	O
application	B-Application
server	I-Application
using	O
the	O
name	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
Web	O
Server	O
(	O
OWS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
repackaging	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
(	O
OAS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
product	O
,	O
superseding	O
OAS	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
iAS	O
(	O
Internet	O
Application	B-Application
Server	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
subdivides	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
into	O
varying	O
"	O
editions	O
"	O
—	O
apparently	O
to	O
facilitate	O
marketing	O
and	O
license-tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
AS	O
editions	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
specification	O
as	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
Containers	O
for	O
J2EE	B-Language
and	O
abbreviates	O
the	O
concept	O
as	O
OC4J	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OC4J	O
,	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
IronFlare	O
Orion	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
has	O
developed	O
solely	O
under	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
's	O
control	O
since	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
acquired	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
can	O
utilize	O
an	O
"	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
AS	O
Infrastructure	O
Database	O
"	O
—	O
an	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
database	I-General_Concept
instance	O
supporting	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
AS	O
Metadata	O
Repository	B-Protocol
and/or	O
Oracle	B-Application
Identity	I-Application
Management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPMN	O
-	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
Process	O
Management	O
and	O
Notification	O
server	O
-	O
monitors	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command	O
starts	O
,	O
stops	O
and	O
monitors	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
AS	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
