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Functional expertise includes
o Designing Solution Architecture, Database.
o Implementation in various Java-J2EE technologies like Core Java, Struts, Hibernate, Spring MVC, AJAX, EJB, Restful Web Services, Flex, OFBiz, JSF-Seam, Jboss Portal
o Webcontent Management using Alfresco Content Management, Interwoven Web Content Management
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o As Solution Architect for designing Service Models, KPIs and Adaptations of COTS products like Ericsson Experience Manager (EEM).
o As Solution Architect for designing and developing extraction algorithm for complex database architecture following several standards like base64 decoding, JAXB Parser and normal PL/SQL extraction.
o As Solution Architect for designing Database, Flex Cairngorm Framework, Spring MVC-Hibernate Integration of Web based Dashboard Solutions (CXO Dashboard)
o As Team Lead for designing Portal site of several State Governments using Alfresco Content Management, JBoss Portal, Core Java
o As Scrum member for ERP Solutions using OFBiz (J2EE based ERP Solution), JavaScripts, JUnit
o As developer for development using EJB, Restful Web Services, Struts, Hibernate, JUnit, AJAX etc
o As trainer of Ericsson Experience Manager (EEM), Customer Experience Manager (CEM), OpenNMS, CXO Dashboard, Java-J2EE to several teams
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- How to industrialize and govern the migration process?
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Upgrading the Fun Ships
1. Upgrading the Fun Ships
with Oracle APEX
Jerome Raja
Supervisor, Shipboard
Applications Development
Carnival Cruise Lines
Scott Spendolini
Executive Director
Enkitec
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3. About the Presenters
Jerome Raja
jraja@carnival.com
Employee of Carnival for over 12 years
Manages Project resources ( On-site and off-shore )
Shipboard Applications primarily involving Oracle database
Check-in
Guest Services
Hotel Operations
Finance
Crew Personnel Administration
PMP & Practicing Scrum Master
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4. About the Presenters
Scott Spendolini
scott.spendolini@enkitec.com
@sspendol
Ex-Oracle Employee of 10 years
Senior Product Manager for Oracle APEX
from 2002 through 2005
Founded Sumner Technologies
in October 2005
Co-Founded Sumneva in January 2010
Joined Enkitec in June 2012
Oracle Ace Director
Co-Author, Pro Oracle Application Express
“Scott” on OTN Forums
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5. About Carnival
Most popular Cruise Line
24 ships
US, Europe, Australia
itineraries
FUN FOR ALL. ALL FOR FUN.
Mission : Consistently deliver
FUN, memorable vacations at
a great value
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6. About Enkitec
Oracle Platinum Partner
Established in 2004
Headquartered in Dallas, TX
Locations throughout the US & EMEA
Specialties include
Exadata Implementations
Development Services
PL/SQL / Java / APEX
DBA/Data Warehouse/RAC
Business Intelligence
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14. Background
Carnival used an Oracle Forms Character Mode
application to facilitate ship embarkation
Older technology, but also worked over satellite link when
ship was not yet in port
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15. Ship Embarkation System
Key requirement: check in 3000-4000 guests into
a ship in less than 5 hours
Carnival Splendor
Embarkation Lines
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17. Unique Requirements
24 data centers, all of them float
Sun/Oracle servers onboard with laptops/
desktops at terminals
Wired/Wireless connection to the ship
Check-in over the satellite for ships arriving late
to the port
Remote check-in from Airport
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18. Ship Embarkation System
Originally built years ago in Oracle Forms
Character Mode
Y2K conversion included Forms conversion from 3.0 to 4.5
and Reports 1.1 to 2.5 ( developer 1.6.1 )
Later converted Forms and Reports to 6i
Development in GUI client/sever and deployment in
character mode
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22. Business Problem #1
Oracle discontinued support & extended support
on Developer 6i - the last version to support
character mode
Thus, the character mode configuration had to be run
unsupported
Character mode Forms presented its own
challenges:
Longer Development Cycles
Limited Features
Difficult to find development resources
More difficult to train users
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23. Business Problem #2
Carnival was no longer able to meet changing
business needs with Oracle Forms
Unable to comply with PCI, PII & SOX compliance
requirements
Thus, we needed to get off of Forms as quickly
and inexpensively as possible
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24. Business Problem #2
Web-enabling forms solved nothing aside from the
support problem
Same PCI, PII & SOX problems persisted
Considered migrating to Oracle Fusion
Middleware
Too cost prohibitive, as it would require a unique license
for each ship
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26. Stop Gap Solution
As a temporary solution, a Forms 6i GUI system
was developed
Eased some of the pain, but had issues:
Horrible performance over satellite network
Maintenance was a challenge, as each desktop required
software to be installed and managed
Especially difficult to deploy at some seasonal ports
PCI was still an issue, as data was still not encrypted on
the network
ASO would have resulted in additional license costs
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28. Another Approach...
Migrate Forms to .NET front end
Carnival is a Microsoft shop and extensive technical
resources are available
Replacement of knowledgeable development
resources with .NET developers
Uncertainty and unknown cost of new technology
implementation at high demand and complex
ship/terminal infrastructure
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30. Key Benefits
No additional license cost
Retooling of existing Oracle development
resource thereby retaining the knowledge pool
Reuse of PL/SQL objects
Fast paced development and staggered delivery
Quicker time to market
Eliminating multiple failure points in three tier
architecture
Performance of the application over the satellite
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52. Current Status
HTTPS
Check-in guests in 3 seconds
Automated check-in with only swipe of a
document
Agents work on guest records only if incomplete
thereby reducing data entry errors
Graphs and charts for Embarkation progress
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53. Futures
Integration w/flatbed scanner to capture MRZ
and image
Guest Photo capture
Implement gangway security with photos
captured
Modernize Guest Services desk
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54. Download
This and all other Enkitec presentations can be
downloaded for free from:
http://enkitec.com/presentations
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