Article Ideas Wanted!

You might have noticed that the world of Siebel is becoming a lot more open. Five or so years ago, Siebel kept their cards very close to their chests: there were very few blogs, no discussion forums or independently published books. Outside of SupportWeb and Bookshelf, you were on your own. Whether it’s changing times [...]

Siebel Security – Active Directory Authentication

One of the more complex installation and system administration functions of a Siebel 7 or 8 environment is authentication. Back in the old days, many Siebel sites used out of the box database authentication which required little or no additional configuration. Nowadays, we want to leverage existing company directories to cut down on unnecessary configuration [...]

Oracle POC Siebel CRM on iPad

I’m still struggling to get overly excited by the iPad! Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPhone: I struggled for 18 months with a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone before I caved and have been won over by it. I’ll never go back! The iPad, however, I just can’t quite get my head around. It’s [...]

Configuring OBI Applications 7.9.5.1

After my last article, I’ve been wrestling with the installing documentation for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications – the new name for Siebel Analytics. I’m pleased to say that, a few niggles aside, the process of getting this up and running is pretty straight forward! I’ve summarised the steps below and included some details of the [...]