What is Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) or OFM?

The term Oracle Fusion Middleware has existed since 2005 but has since become very popular after acquisitions of BEA and Sun MicroSystems by Oracle.

Oracle Fusion Middleware is a wonderful innovation and delivery from Larry Ellison and this Software Suite has the tremendous potential to enable and support the Corporate IT Business.

Oracle says "Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g is the #1 application infrastructure foundation available today". Amen!

Let's look into the details here.

Oracle Fusion Middleware contains the following product families

• Application Grid
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process Management
• Collaboration
• Content Management
• Data Integration
• Developer Tools
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Exalogic
• Identity Management
• In-Memory Data Grid
• Oracle Fusion Middleware for Applications
• Portal
• Service-Oriented Architecture
• SOA Governance
• Transaction Processing
• Web Experience Management
• WebCenter
• WebLogic Server

And

• JAVA

The total number of products which comes under Oracle Fusion Middleware could be more than 200.

(BEA)WebLogic Server is the base for majority of the Oracle FMW products. Without a fraction of doubt It is the No 1 J2EE (Java EE) Application Server in the world. Oracle works to make WebLogic as the base for all their Application Products.

IMO, It is a wise decision to do because WebLogic is the most stable, robust and scalable Application Server for more than a decade.