What you need for this book

To implement solutions based on the examples in this book, install Oracle SOA Suite 11g Patch Set 6 (11.1.1.7). Also, for Chapter 4, From Traditional Integration to Composition – Enterprise Business Services, and Chapter 6, Finding the Compromise – the Adapter Framework, Oracle Service Bus (11.1.1.7) is needed. Oracle DB 11g (or 12c) is a prerequisite for any installation, but it will be used as a standalone tool for examples discussed in Chapter 5, Maintaining the Core – the Service Repository, and Chapter 6, Finding the Compromise – the Adapter Framework. A better understanding of the concept of Enterprise Service Repository, Oracle SR 11g, and Registry would be useful in Chapter 5, Maintaining the Core – the Service Repository. Oracle API Gateway (formerly, Oracle Enterprise Gateway, Release 11.1.2.2.0) is discussed in Chapter 7, Gotcha! Implementing Security Layers, and you could have it installed (optionally) to better understand the security patterns discussed in this chapter.