TGIF!

• Mobile Commerce and Engagement Stats | @digbymobile
  www.digby.com
  Solution architects take note: mobile is shaping your future.
• OTN Architect Day - Reston, VA - May 16
  www.oracle.com
  The live one-day event in Reston, VA brings together architects from a broad range of disciplines and domains to share insights and expertise in the use of Oracle technologies to meet the challenges today’s solution architects regularly face. Registration is free, but seating is limited.
• BPEL 11.1.1.6 Certified for Prebuilt E-Business Suite 12.1.3 SOA Integrations | Steven Chan
  blogs.oracle.com
  A load of links and useful information from Steven Chan.
• OTN: There's an App for That
  blogs.oracle.com
  Get your OTN developer community content on the go with this free app for your mobile device.
• Five Best Practices for Going Mobile | John Brunswick
  blogs.oracle.com
  John Brunswick offers some strategic considerations for delivering products, services, and information to mobile constituents.
• Why My Slime Mold is Better than Your Hadoop Cluster | Todd Hoff
  highscalability.com
  What architects can learn from naturally occurring, self-propelled goop.
• ADF version of "Modern" dialog windows | Martin Deh
  blogs.oracle.com
  Martin Deh describes how to use OOTB ADF components and CSS3 style elements to create iOS-style UI elements.
• Perfect fit: The cloud and SOA -- but don't call it that | David Linthicum www.infoworld.com
  "The fact of the matter," says David Linthicum, "is that the best and most effective way to move to the cloud for an enterprise whose technology platforms reflect decades of enterprise IT neglect is to use SOA as an approach and process. Just don't call it 'SOA.'"

Thought for the Day

"There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."

— Jeremy S. Anderson