Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i

An integrated suite of over 200 enterprise resource planning applications, including modules for Procurement, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Order Management, Payroll, Supply Chain Planning, Customer Call Centers, and many, many others.

Also Known As:  Oracle Applications, Oracle Apps, EBS, E-Biz, R11, 11i

Oracle Application Server 10g

An integrated suite of development, runtime, and systems management tools, including Forms, JDeveloper, Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J), Single Sign-On, Oracle Internet Directory, Portal, Discoverer, Web Cache, Integration, Oracle BPEL Process Manager, Business Activity Monitoring, Enterprise Manager, and others.

Also Known As:  OracleAS 10g, Application Server 10g, App Server 10g, AS10g, 10gAS, AS10gR1, AS10gR2

Oracle Database

The oracle database.  If someone says, "10g," the chances are pretty good that they're talking about the database, but it's always safe to verify that.

Also Known As:  8i, 9i, 10gR1, 10gR2

E-Business Suite Release and Patch Naming Conventions

"Product Families"   Groups of applications modules that are functionally related.  For example, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Chart of Accounts are members of the Financials product family. 

"Emergency Patch"  A patch containing a fix for a specific bug for a specific product.  For example, Order Management might release patch 3968068 to fix a very tightly-defined bug.  Some emergency patches are released to fix a cluster of interrelated bugs.

"Product Mini-Pack"  A collection of bug fixes for a specific applications module.  For example, fixes for XML Publisher would be released in an XML Publisher mini-pack called 11i.XDO.H.

"Product Family Patchset"   A collection of product mini-packs for a specific, individual product family.  For example, fixes for Payroll, Benefits, and Training Administration would be released together in a Human Resources Suite Product Family Patchset called 11i.HR_PF.K.  New features are not supposed to be included in product family patchsets, but it happens. 

"Recommended Patch List"  A list of individual patches for a specific product family that you should have applied.  These lists might include recommended emergency patches as well as product mini-packs.  If a product family recommends a patch via these lists, it's usually a very good idea to heed that.

"Maintenance Packs"   A comprehensive collection of all of the latest product family patchsets and new features.  For example, the 11.5.10.2 Maintenance Pack includes product family patchsets for Financials, Procurement, HR, Supply Chain, and everything else in the E-Business Suite.

"Consolidated Updates"   A large collection of all of the latest recommended patch lists, including new features.  Released
after a maintenance pack, such as the Consolidated Update for 11.5.10.

"Technology Stack Updates"  Any combination of patchsets or mini-packs that change the underlying services that product families depend upon.  For example,  the latest Applications Technology Family Pack is released in 11i.ATG_PF.H.

Generally, fixes to functional applications products like iReceivables don't require changes to the E-Business Suite technology stack, and vice versa.  There are exceptions to that, of course, but that's our general strategy.

Fusion Middleware ( a future product we don’t have)

A family of middleware products including Oracle Application Server 10g as well as Collaboration Suite, Business Intelligence, data hubs, and other middleware tools.

Also Known As:  FMW

Fusion Applications (future products we dont have)