Preface

Oracle Syndication Server is an extensible content syndication server designed to syndicate any Internet content to any Internet subscriber, using any Internet communication protocol in a secure way. It provides extensibility at multiple levels; it supports all available communication mechanisms with the content subscriber, including the Information and Content Exchange (ICE) Version 1.1 protocol, while it allows access using a multitude of channels to Internet resources, enterprise portals, corporate databases, and conventional file systems. Oracle Syndication Server features a comprehensive administration system to persistently maintain subscriptions and profiles for subscribers and content providers. Subscribers can choose to actively request content from Oracle Syndication Server, or have it automatically delivered to them.

Audience

This guide is for developers who want to easily and more quickly develop and manage content subscription services for subscribers accessing information from content providers. An understanding of Oracle9i, Oracle Dynamic Services, Java, and XML is required.

Organization

This guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1	Introduces Oracle Syndication Server; explains concepts.
Chapter 2	Describes Oracle Syndication Server installation and configuration.
Chapter 3	Describes how to use Oracle Syndication Server.
Chapter 4	Describes how to build your own content provider adaptors using Oracle Dynamic Services.
Chapter 5	Describes Oracle Syndication Server administration tasks.
Chapter 6	Describes known issues and problems with the current release of Oracle Syndication Server.
Appendix A	Describes some frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Appendix B	Describes some helpful links to W3C and ICE specifications.
Appendix C	Describes Oracle Syndication Server error messages.
Glossary	Describes content syndication and Oracle Syndication Server terms.

Conventions

In this guide, Oracle Syndication Server is sometimes referred to as Syndication Server.

The following conventions are used in this guide:

Convention	Meaning
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< >	Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

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Preface

Audience

Organization

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Conventions

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