From this chapter onward, all discussions and examples will be based on the Oracle platform, products, and methodologies. In this chapter, we will discuss Oracle's technical implementation of abstract frameworks, as proposed in the first chapter. We will demonstrate that Oracle's technology stack can practically cover all the aspects of the service-oriented application's lifecycle, from development and implementation to monitoring and error handling. The degree of coverage essentially depends on the understanding and proper balancing of the SOA principles and the level of standards supported by Oracle's platform. Even though it has great coverage of service-oriented approaches and all SOA benefits, Oracle's platform also has certain limitations. These limitations will be discussed in the following chapters, which are dedicated to the patterns' realization in specific frameworks. The logical outcome of...