(Source: Business Wire)

F5
Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV), the global leader in Application
Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced that it has completed
validated integration testing of its BIG-IP®
Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and WebAccelerator
products with Oracle applications, through the Oracle® PartnerNetwork
Application Integration Architecture for Partners (AIAP) initiative.
F5 achieved Oracle Validated Integration for BIG-IP LTM and
WebAccelerator with Oracle® E-Business Suite 12.0, Oracle's PeopleSoft
Enterprise 9.0, and Oracle's Siebel CRM 8.0. By choosing Oracle
Validated Integration solutions, customers can be confident that these
F5/Oracle product integrations: have been tested and validated as
functionally and technically sound; are integrated with Oracle
Applications in a reliable, standards-based way; and that the
integrations operate and perform as documented.
These validations, completed through the AIAP initiative, build on F5's
existing portfolio of solutions
for Oracle applications, which help Oracle customers optimize their
application infrastructures for better user experience, productivity,
and return on investment.
Supporting Details
F5's BIG-IP solutions -- F5® BIG-IP® solutions
enhance the role of the network in application environments and are
designed, engineered, tested, and documented for integration with
popular enterprise applications in a variety of real-world deployment
scenarios.
Application availability -- BIG-IP LTM integration with Oracle
E-Business Suite 12.0, PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0, and Siebel CRM 8.0
enables efficient distribution of traffic and boosts availability by
monitoring server health.
Enhanced web content delivery -- BIG-IP WebAccelerator
integration enhances web content delivery by ensuring efficient use of
bandwidth and preventing repetitive or duplicate data from being
served to users, helping to speed up the first and subsequent visits
to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.0, PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0, and Siebel
CRM 8.0 applications.
Supporting Quotes
"Validation through Oracle PartnerNetwork Application Integration
Architecture for Partners gives customers confidence that integrations
between Oracle Applications and complementary partner solutions have
been tested and work together as designed," said Kevin O'Brien, Senior
Director, ISV and SaaS Strategy at Oracle. "This can help reduce risk,
improve system implementation cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades
and simpler maintenance.