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• FISMA - It’s Time for an Update

  By Sean Wang, posted on Monday April 22, 2013
  Tags: Security , Mythics Consulting , FISMA

  The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 has been the cornerstone for information security in Federal Government for the last 11 years.  It… Read more

• Lessons from Shakespeare:  Why is OAM Important?

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Friday April 19, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security , Oracle Software

  “Et tu Wordpress!” – paraphrased from Julius Caesar Act III, Scene I If Shakespeare blogged, I wonder if he would have used Wordpress?  I don't have… Read more

• Transitioning to Agile Project Management:  5 Pitfalls to Avoid

  By Grace Okwumabua, posted on Thursday April 18, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Project Management

  Are you considering going Agile? It’s a brave move since even positive change may entail risk. This is definitely true for the transition to Agile… Read more

• Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Agile Project Management

  By Grace Okwumabua, posted on Thursday April 18, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Project Management

  Agile project methodology is proving to be a valuable innovation in industries that require fast turnaround on projects that fluctuate in scope and complexity. Software… Read more

• Selecting the Right Project Management Methodology

  By Grace Okwumabua, posted on Wednesday April 17, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Project Management , Oracle

  The implementations of technology solutions, such as those provided by Oracle are often large-scale projects in complex organizations. Project management is a key to success… Read more

• Security is Like a Pillow - In Search of a New Metaphor

  By Sean Wang, posted on Wednesday April 17, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security

  Pillows come in different sizes and shapes and they can have different colors, styles, cushions, and features.  However, the best pillow is not necessarily the… Read more

• WebGates, Proxies and Apps OH MY! paraphrased from the Wizard of Oz.

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Tuesday April 16, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Identity Management

  I can understand why Dorothy was so worried.  Customers often struggle with the question of if they should integrate their OAM environment and applications with… Read more

• Reverse Engineering and Copyrights

  By Sean Wang, posted on Tuesday April 16, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting

  Companies use reverse engineering processes to improve their own products by analyzing other companies’ products, such as software.  Quite often, reverse engineering processes are used… Read more

• Conducting an Agile Development like a Symphony Orchestra

  By Sean Wang, posted on Thursday April 11, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting

  To successfully complete one iteration after another with short sprints, an Agile development should be conducted like a symphony orchestra - it requires high degree… Read more

• A Little Perspective on Big Data

  By Richard Walters, posted on Thursday April 11, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting

  My kids are big fans of the movie "Ratatouille."  One of the characters, a food critic named Anton Ego, has a wonderful response when asked… Read more

• The Authorization Token is Invalid - idcToken

  By Jonathan Hult, posted on Tuesday April 9, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , WebCenter

  In WebCenter Content 11g, a new security feature was introduced. You may have run into this feature and received the following error: Content Server Request… Read more

• Permission Denied - SocketException - Java 7 and VPN

  By Jonathan Hult, posted on Monday April 8, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle Universal Content Management , Oracle

  When attempting to use the Oracle UCM Web Service, GenericSoapService, I ran into the following error using SoapUI: I was able to track down this… Read more

• Content Basket - ResultSet

  By Jonathan Hult, posted on Friday April 5, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , WebLogic , WebCenter

  A colleague of mine recently posed the following question to me: The above is an example of a common problem:  the need to access data… Read more

• Data Modeling for Business Intelligence

  By Sean Wang, posted on Thursday April 4, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Business Intelligence

  Data modeling is the key to success in Business Intelligence (BI). It is paramount that the process is business-centered. It starts with the clear understanding… Read more

• Lessons from Hamlet Part 2:  Plan for Active Directory

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Tuesday April 2, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle Software , Identity Management , Active Directory

  “And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then avoid Active Directory” – paraphrased from Hamlet:  Act I, Scene III. Who… Read more

• Six Keys to Increased Database Security

  By Sean Wang, posted on Thursday March 28, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Security

  A broad range of security controls can be implemented to protect databases, including technical, administrative and physical. On the technical side, vendors, like Oracle, have… Read more

• Lessons from Shakespeare’s Hamlet:  Always Make Room in Your Budget for SSO

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Monday March 25, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Single Sign On , Identity Management

  “Doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt the need for SSO in your Fusion Middleware deployment” –… Read more

• MYTHICS COMPLETE - Executive Corner by Shane Smutz, VP of Sales, Mythics Consulting

  By Shane Smutz, posted on Thursday February 28, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Mythics Complete

  Oracle's main message to the marketplace, "Engineered to Work Together", is impossible to miss. It is visible on almost every piece of Oracle collateral, marketing… Read more

• Celebrating the Festival of Lights - Diwali Style

  By Kylie Morris, posted on Tuesday November 27, 2012
  Tags: Mythics Consulting

  The Mythics family shares many traditions and nationalities between our friends, partners and colleagues. To celebrate the contributions of those from South Asia this season… Read more

• Alphabetize Option Lists in WebCenter Content

  By Jonathan Hult, posted on Wednesday October 31, 2012
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Oracle Software , WebCenter

  With multiple devices and platforms, it can take time to get acquainted with a user interface. However, as you begin to navigate it with skill,… Read more

• Common Misconceptions with WebCenter Distributed Capture

  By Caleb Ely, posted on Wednesday October 24, 2012
  Tags: Oracle , Mythics Consulting , Oracle Software , WebCenter

  Oracle Document Capture(ODC) and Oracle Distributed Document Capture (ODDC) have been rebranded to WebCenter Capture and WebCenter Distributed Capture by Oracle. I will refer to… Read more

• WebLogic Diagnostics Framework-A Very Useful Tool

  By James Gilstrap, posted on Friday September 28, 2012
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , 11g , WebLogic

  How many times have you looked at log files, searching, scanning, paging, over and over again looking for that one specific error that might help… Read more

• Taking the Risk and Uncertainty Out of Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) 11g Migrations

  By Scott Tesnow, posted on Wednesday August 22, 2012
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , 11g , OBIEE , WebLogic , Fusion Middleware

  Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 11g is the most significant release of OBIEE since 2006. In addition to a vastly improved user interface and… Read more

• Active Identity Impersonation

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Tuesday March 20, 2012
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Identity Management , Authentication

  All the Active Directory forests are a stage, and all the objects merely players; they have their authentication and their data; one object in its… Read more

• Mythics Consulting: Successful Implementation of Iraqi MOI Project

  By John Burke, posted on Friday November 4, 2011
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , MOI , E-Business Suite , Oracle , Iraq

  Last week the Mythics project team members each received the USF-I, Iraq Training & Advisory Mission, Director’s “Award for Excellence” for a job well done… Read more

• Mythics is Helping Our Future, One Student at a Time

  By Scott Tesnow, posted on Friday October 14, 2011
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , National Data Quality Campaign , Education

  Education data needs are going through a profound transformation as a result of multiple influences such as the National Data Quality Campaign, America Competes Act,… Read more

• Mythics Prepares for Hurricane Irene

  By Richard Walters, posted on Friday August 26, 2011
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Hurricane Irene

  Greetings from Mythics headquarters in Virginia Beach, where we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Irene.  At this point, the impact is out of our… Read more

• Working for Mythics in Iraq:  A Day in the Life.

  By John Burke, posted on Thursday August 25, 2011
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Iraq

  John, a Director with Mythics, shares his experience of managing a project in Iraq for the past two years. Working in Iraq has definitely been one… Read more

• Mythics Consulting Welcomes Brent Seaman

  By Richard Walters, posted on Thursday August 18, 2011
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Enterprise Content Management

  On behalf of Mythics Consulting, welcome to our new website and blog.  I am excited we have this forum to share our insights on technology… Read more

• Announcing Mythics.com 2.0 and the new Mythics Blog - The Daedalus

  By Chris Richards, posted on Saturday July 30, 2011
  Tags: Oracle , Mythics Consulting

  Welcome to "The Daedalus" a blog by CR The entire Mythics team is proud to announce the launch of our new corporate website (mythics.com 2.0)… Read more