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Keste Technology Practice & Solutions

At Keste, we have world class experts that understand the complexities of the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Technology and how to put it quickly in production for your organization. We have expertise that has been honed over the years with direct participation in the Oracle beta software program. In this way, our key team members get a solid understanding of how to take advantage of all the latest software before it is commercially available in the market. Our team then spends focused time on developing accelerator programs to deliver the investment that Keste has made to our customers directly. This reaches design, development, and deployment of new and innovative solutions to your customers, partners, and employees in the most cost effective manner. Keste key accelerator programs are 6 to 8 week high impact projects that quickly prove their value and put the technology to work. This also allows our industry thought leaders help you shape the vision for your organization and complex business processes. Our accelerator programs include the following:

	WebCenter Portal Accelerator
	Oracle Identity Management Accelerator
	WebCenter Content Accelerator (Formerly Oracle UCM & Oracle ECM)
	WebCenter Sites Accelerator
	Oracle Applications Integration Architecture (AIA) Accelerator
	Oracle SOA Accelerator

Our technology solutions complement both our Applications Solutions and our Engineered Systems Solutions to provide you with the best value for your investment in the shortest amount of time.

Visit the Keste Center of Excellence, the only one North American Partner Solution Center where you can put Oracle Exadata & Oracle Exalogic to work and see for yourself the value that Keste can bring to your organization. Schedule a visit today.

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Keste Differentiators

Experience: Keste’s roots are extremely strong in the engineering sector; we have worked with Oracle Configurator since its inception within Oracle E-Business Suite. We maintain a large pool of Configurator talent, both on the functional and the technical sides, to deliver many types of Configure-to-Order Solutions.

Oracle Relationship: We maintain a close working relationship with Oracle’s configurator development team and product management team, including active participation in the Configurator Special Interest Group (www.configsig.org), which Keste has also chaired.

End-to-end Solutions Provider: We have extensive experience not only in the Configurator process, but also across CRM processes (Leads, Opportunities, Quoting, Pricing, Contract Generation), Supply Chain (Order Management, Fulfillment, Shipping), Service (Depot Repair, Service Contracts, Installed Base), and PLM Systems (Agile PLM). See our “Applications Expertise” for more information.

Keste Accelerators: Keste has developed accelerator tools to load data into the Oracle Configurator Developer environment and streamline the integration of other technologies.

User Interface Extensibility: If the out-of-the box user interface does not satisfy your needs, Keste can construct a rich Graphical User Interface with AJAX to provide an elegant user experience. See our “Applications Extension with Oracle WebCenter Portal”.

Engineered Solutions

What is an Engineered Solution? An Engineered Solution is hardware and software design from the ground up
to work seamlessly together to provide unequalled performance and results. At Keste, we are Engineered Solutions Delivered!

Keste is the ONLY Oracle partner that operates its own Center of Excellence (COE) that features BOTH the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud and the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The Keste experts can help you understand these technologies and what they can do for your business:

	Cloud Computing
	InfiniBand Technology – the secret sauce
	Run your Oracle and Java Applications at blazing speed
	without changing a single line of code!
	Data Center Consolidation
	E-Business Suite on the Exa Platform

What Oracle has to say about Keste COE

Watch Vince Casarez, Sr Vice President of Technology at Keste, explain Exalogic and Exadata

We take the mystery out of the process. We are Engineered Solutions Delivered.

Oracle Applications Implementation

Oracle E-Business Suite is a comprehensive set of integrated, global business applications. Along with other products in the Oracle Applications family, such as Siebel CRM on Demand, Agile PLM, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft, these enterprise software assets are designed to solve complex business problems and automate common processes.

Robust as they are, these applications must be properly implemented before you can reap their full advantages. That’s where Keste comes in. We’re well versed in every nuance of the Oracle Applications product family. In addition, our targeted vertical expertise spans the telecommunications, high technology, industrial manufacturing, and healthcare industries

Customers commonly look to Keste for help implementing the following business functions:

	CRM (Opportunity and Quote)
	ERP (Order Management, Configuration Management, Pricing Management,
	Contracts Management, Complex Selling and Configuration)
	Supply Chain Management (Manufacturing, Shipping, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay)
	Product Management (Agile PLM)

Enterprise 2.0 Solutions with Oracle WebCenter

Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g is an open and extensible solution that allows users to collaborate, share information, access applications and interact with popular communications services directly from the context of a portal or application. Oracle WebCenter is often integrated with Oracle Universal Content Management (UCM), Oracle Identity Management Suite, Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle E-Business Suite, as well as with PeopleSoft, Siebel, and JD Edwards enterprise applications. These tools and services empower organizations to build and deploy next-generation collaborative applications and portals that take advantage of the creativity and intellect of every constituent, improving the productivity of key internal and external business processes.

Keste is the premier partner for Oracle in the Enterprise 2.0 space. We have many years of experience designing applications in J2EE and Oracle ADF (Applications Development Framework), the core framework for Oracle WebCenter. We are experts in this technical framework and the surrounding infrastructure, enabling us to configure Oracle WebCenter to meet your needs.

Keste Differentiators

First WebCenter Specialized Partner: Keste is proud to be Oracle’s first WebCenter Certified Partner.

Oracle Relationship:Our close relationship with Oracle’s product management and development teams ensures a successful delivery of Oracle WebCenter Portals and collaborative applications.

Deep ADF Knowledge:Keste has been actively involved with the Oracle Application Development Framework since its inception. Through many engagements, we have demonstrated our ability to extend the WebCenter Portal using this robust framework.

Expertise in Social Networks and Behavior:We are well versed in the use of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Oracle Mix, YouTube, and Flicker, and we are able to integrate WebCenter with secure social networking applications to create valuable collaborative experiences.

Emphasis on the User Experience:User Experience (UX) is a key success factor for any portal implementation. Keste knows how to enable best-in-class user experiences within an ADF Framework.

Oracle Content Management Solutions

Oracle Content Management is a unified enterprise content management (ECM) platform for storing and managing all types of digital information. Because it is built on Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Content Management integrates seamlessly with Oracle’s other solutions—including business intelligence, business integration, and process management.

Keste uses the Oracle Content Management Suite to help customers implement enterprise wide Content Management processes in the form of a Web content and document management processes, including unstructured data that must be organized, tagged and searched. We make content management an integral part of your overall business strategy, with attention to effective records management, rights management, governance, risk and compliance.

As one of the early adopters of Oracle Content Management, Keste has worked closely with Oracle’s content management technologies since before Oracle acquired Stellent. We understand how to deploy scalable and extensible Web Content Management and Document Management Processes. We are also experts in integrating auxiliary Oracle Content Management products such as Oracle Imaging, Oracle Process Management, and Oracle Forms Recognition.

Applications Integration with SOA Suite

As an essential part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware product stack, Oracle SOA Suite 11g enables customers to build, deploy, and manage service-oriented applications using open, integrated, best-in-class SOA technology. When properly deployed, Oracle SOA Suite structures the development process by enforcing cost-effective integration patterns.

Keste has years of experience enabling customers to achieve Business Process Automation using Oracle SOA Suite. We help customers achieve a rapid return on their SOA investments with astute process automation and integration, as well as by service-enabling existing legacy applications and integrating them with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware applications, including the following:

	Oracle Service Repository
	BPEL Process Manager
	Oracle Service Bus
	Oracle WebLogic queues
	Oracle Web Services Manager
	Oracle SOA Accelerator

SOA Accelerator

Keste jump-starts the development process with a SOA Accelerator that helps your developers build an internal model for new patterns and integrations. The Accelerator is based on a proven reference architecture for guiding the use of SOA components, including development, testing, production and QA. Keste also installs, configures and tests all SOA components, including stress testing, load balancing and security. In addition to installation, configuration, development, testing and training, Keste can help with disaster recovery, load balancing and high-availability through clustered systems.

Identity and Access Management Solutions

Oracle Identity Management (IDM) is a comprehensive suite of products that enables customers to efficiently comply with regulatory requirements, secure critical applications, protect sensitive data, and lower operational costs. This complete identity management solution manages access to all enterprise resources—both within and beyond the firewall.

Keste is an Oracle preferred platinum partner with extensive experience implementing Oracle IDM Suite in conjunction with Oracle Technology and Oracle Applications. We are adept at integrating this industry-leading software with Enterprise 2.0 Portals, Oracle Content Management systems, and Oracle SOA services to create an agile security architecture that will grow with your business.

Our expertise extends to every component of the Oracle IDM Suite including Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Access Management with Single Sign On, Oracle Identity Manager and Provisioning, and Oracle Identity Federation.

A typical IDM engagement includes the following:

	Setting up Oracle Internet Directory (OID),also know as Oracle’s LDAP directory
	Integrating OID to other user sources such as Microsoft Active Directory
	and synchronizing users
	Setting up Oracle Fusion Middleware security procedures for WebCenter,
	Content Management, SOA Suite (with WSM) and other user-level security attributes
	Implementing security policies that support of an enterprise security platform
	Setting up Oracle Access Management to ensure that only authenticated users can access
	corporate Web pages and related IT resources
	Automatically provisioning users of third party systems and implementing a delegated
	administration model using Oracle Identity Manager
	Securing third-party transactions using Identity Federation with the SAML 1.0 or 2.0
	protocols to connect with Oracle CRM on Demand, Salesforce.com, and other Oracle Applications

Keste Differentiators

Security and Identity Management assets are rarely deployed alone. Often they are part of a larger information architecture that includes Oracle WebCenter Portal, Oracle SOA Suite and related business applications such as Oracle E-Business Suite. Customers need an implementation partner that understands every nuance of the Oracle product family. By taking a comprehensive approach managed by a knowledgeable guide, you can be sure that your business users are correctly identified, authorized and authenticated, and that the correct information resources are provisioned for their use.

Oracle Infrastructure Implementation

As a global systems integrator skilled in Oracle Configurator, Enterprise 2.0 and WebCenter environments, Keste is well qualified to address the entire information lifecycle. Keste is much more than a software development shop. We provide our clients with valuable business solutions that meet their unique needs. To do this effectively, we have assembled a highly skilled global staff that moves into action quickly. Our Keste in Action methodology enables us to work efficiently and adapt readily to each client’s environment. Our overriding objective is to produce immediate results while delivering targeted, cost-effective solutions. Key Focus Areas

	Oracle Applications with high availability and disaster recovery:
	- Oracle E-Business Suite - Agile PLM - Siebel CRM
	Oracle Configurator:
	- Infrastructure Design for high performance - CZ Development, Test, Product Sizing - CZ GOLD Setup – Best Practices - Dedicated CZ JVMs/Servers/Load Balancing - Capacity Planning and Stress testing
	Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g with high availability architecture
	- Oracle WebCenter Suite ( WebCenter Framework + Spaces) - Oracle Content Management (UCM, Site Studio, Document Management, Records Management, Image and Process Management) - Oracle Secure Enterprise Search - Oracle SOA Suite 11g - Oracle Identity and Access Management - Oracle WebLogic Server
	Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Database 10g
	- Installations & Upgrades - Performance Tuning - High-Availability & Disaster Recovery - Backup and Recovery Procedures - Real-Application Cluster (RAC) implementations - Remote monitoring using Enterprise Manager Grid Control

Custom Oracle Training Solutions

Keste offers comprehensive, custom Oracle training solutions that address your unique business problems, applications, and technology. We offer courses in Application Development Framework/JDeveloper, Configurator, Service Oriented Architecture and WebCenter.

Delivered by Oracle Experts
Our training is led by the same experts who implement the products and deploy the solutions, providing you real-world situations and not just textbook learning.

Our Guarantee
Keste ensures that we provide the most for your training investment by teaching the latest releases and making sure we accommodate your needs and schedule. Contact us today to discuss your Oracle training needs.

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