The Oracle Lite Blog

The 11g version is finally out. I have yet to play with the new version of the product and will download it in the coming weeks. But in short, here is what the release notes contain: The Oracle Database Mobile Server 11g supports synchronization from only two mobile clients, the Berkeley DB Mobile Client and [...]

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February event in Moncton, N.B. Canada: Topic: Oracle’s Mobile Enterprise Application Platform With an increased focus of Smartphones and Mobile devices in all industries, for architects it is important to understand how these devices and infrastructure will integrate as part of your enterprises architecture. In this talk, we will look at Oracle’s Mobile Enterprise Application [...]

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Mike Owens has written the book on SQLite… and here it is. Now he has provided two very good white papers on the comparison of the two products. Oracle Berkeley DB SQL API vs.SQLite API – A Technical Evaluation Oracle Berkeley DB SQL API vs. SQLite API – Integration, Benefits and Differences

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Here is a quick overview for the Oracle Lite guys that are going to be or planning to move to Berkeley DB / SQLite API pretty soon. There are plenty of options in Berkeley DB that make the the database more stable then Oracle Lite on the mobile device. I was playing around with the [...]

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There is a new LinkedIn group for Oracle Mobile Enterprise Platform. Oracle Mobile Server plays a big part in the platform and it would be a good way to get connected with like minded individuals. So, if you work with Oracle Lite, Berkeley DB, SQLite, JDeveloper and ADF Mobile, this is a good place to [...]

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If you are in the situation where you are migrating Oracle Lite to Berkeley DB including Webtogo Web Based migrations, I can help. I have experience with Oracle Lite from versions 9i(5.0.2) to 10g(10.3.0.3) and I can help with your migration. Contact me for further assistance.

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Here is a look at Oracle’s MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Platform) With Oracle putting so much effort into ADF and Berkeley DB, developing scalable and reliable mobile applications in a rapid fashion never was quite this simple.  Oracle has replaced Oracle Lite with Berkeley DB and the gains there are in performance of the client [...]

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Just to clear some things up.  Yes, Oracle has put Oracle Lite in maintenance mode… or at least it will be by the end of November 2010.  Oracle has replaced Oracle Lite with Oracle Berkeley DB.  Here is some information on BDB: Written in C Software Library Key/value API SQL API by incorporating SQLite BTREE, [...]

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In this post, I will try to give a quick overview of setting up Berkeley DB to Sync with Mobile Server. It is important to note that we will be overriding the SQLite deployment. Step 1: Building the Berkeley DB Here is the document to get you started. Step 2: Rename Binaries Once you have [...]

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I am headed to San Francisco again this year for Oracle OpenWorld. I will also be a co-speaker for the following session: Session ID: S317033 Time/Location: Wednesday, September 22, 11:30 | Hotel Nikko, Golden Gate Title: Oracle Berkeley DB: Enabling Your Mobile Data Strategy Abstract: Mobile data is everywhere. Deploying applications and updates, as well [...]

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Before you read too far into the note, this is note for the decommissioning or the Oracle Lite Database Client. The server, sync, and device manager along with the development tools are still being developed. The client database will be Oracle Berkeley DB with SQL support via SQLite. Basically, if you are on Webtogo or [...]

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