Oracle has previewed planned features of its next-generation, modern application platform, Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. The preview shows tightly integrated Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Grid Computing and new Enterprise 2.0 functionality into a single, unified, hot-pluggable and secure platform for building and deploying modern applications.

Oracle previewed many of the significant enhancements planned for Oracle Fusion Middleware including new functionality for Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebCentre Suite, Oracle JDeveloper and the Application Development Framework, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Identity Management Suite, Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite, Oracle Business Intelligence Suite and Enterprise Performance Management System and Oracle Enterprise Manager for Oracle Fusion Middleware.

The preview demonstrates deeper integration between the products within the Oracle Fusion Middleware family and enhancements to the common infrastructure shared by those products.

"This planned release of Oracle Fusion Middleware represents a significant opportunity for customers to further unify and secure the applications and processes that support their businesses  while enabling them to drive the next generation of their own SOA, Web 2.0 and integration initiatives," said Thomas Kurian, senior vice president, Oracle Server Technologies.