Sumneva News

Enkitec will be at KSCOPE 12

Doug Gault — 2012-06-21 02:23

Enkitec will be presenting and exhibiting at ODTUG KSCOPE 12. Come by and see us and say 'HI' to the team.

In attendance will be:

Kerry Osborne
Tim Fox
Kellyn Pot'Vin
Scott Spendolini
Doug Gault

We'll also be showcasing the new release of eSERT 2.0. The latest version of our APEX Security Evaluation and Recommendation Tool.

Enkitec announces eSERT 2.0

Doug Gault — 2012-06-21 02:05

Enkitec is proud to announce the eminent release of eSERT 2.0.

Built upon the success of and feedback from the initial release of eSERT, version 2.0 adds several exciting new features, making it easier to secure your APEX applications.

Eliminate False Positives with eSERT's new Exception workflow. Developers are now able to add exceptions for false positives or risks that may be deemed acceptable. Exceptions must be approved by a manager before the application's final score is adjusted.

A Full Reporting Engine has been added to eSERT allowing for the generation of PDF reports of any evaluation, from the top level scores to the detail of all components evaluated.

Bring Total Integration to your security process. eSERT is an APEX application that runs along side the applications being evaluated. There's no additional client software necessary or new technology to learn.

Learn by Doing. Using eSERT, developers will quickly learn how to build more secure APEX applications from the ground up.

For more information, to arrange a demonstration or for pricing please contact us at info@enkitec.com or visit www.enkitec.com.

Sumneva's Scott Spendolini to Present at SEOUC

Scott Spendolini — 2011-09-29 06:04

Sumneva's Scott Spendolini will be presenting two sessions at the upcoming Southeastern Oracle Users Conference on November 3rd & 4th in Raleigh, NC. Spendolini will be presenting APEX Plugins & Dynamic Actions as a pre-conference workshop on November 2nd. He will also be presenting Preventing APEXLeaks on November 3rd.

More details and registration information can be found on SEOUC's web site, http://seouc.com.

Webinar: Speed Up Your APEX Development

Scott Spendolini — 2011-09-29 06:01

While building APEX applications is faster than most other technologies, there are still parts of the overall development process that aren't as optimized - specifically securing your applications and managing your schema and code changes. Since both of these tasks are neither easy nor fun, we often devote little to no time to them, as other tasks take priority.

Join us for this free 30 min webinar, where Sumneva's Scott Spendolini and Red Gate Software's James Murtagh present two tools which will reduce your workload, give you more control over managing changes and give you a sense that you're building secure APEX applications: sumnevaSERT and Schema Compare for Oracle. When used as a part of your development process, these two tools will save you days of work with their ability to automate the mundane and highlight only what needs attention.

Registration is FREE, and can be done here.

Introducing sumnevaSERT

Doug Gault — 2011-06-22 06:37

Security is Job #1

As we've seen in recent weeks, securing your applications from potential security flaws is very important, and not something that everyone does well. From Sony to WikiLeaks, companies in every industry are falling victim to everything from malicious hacking attacks to crimes of opportunity.

These security breaches has everyone scrambling to make sure they are not the next company that shows up in the headlines. And that includes companies that use APEX.

Many Oracle APEX applications have security vulnerabilities that go largely unnoticed and unaddressed, partially due to lack of education and in some cases due to the tight deadlines we all face in IT today.

Enter sumnevaSERT, a simple yet powerful tool that outlines potential security issues in any Oracle APEX application and provides recommendations on how to mitigate them.

Security Meets Simplicity

sumnevaSERT is an APEX application that installs right beside the applications you wish to analyze and secure. Therefore there's no additional client software to install and configure and no new technologies to learn. This also gives the benefit of being able to simply click a link to quickly and easily edit any of the APEX components found to be at risk. sumnevaSERT even keeps track of the items you've edited from within the tool.

sumnevaSERT contains a set of preconfigured security checks that inspect categories such as SQL Injection , Cross-Site Scripting, URL Tampering and more. It's rules engine can also be extended and configured to meet your organization's specific needs. It's easy to add additional security checks that inspect almost any possible criteria of an APEX Application.

Learn While You Develop

Using sumnevaSERT during the development process not only helps assure that the application being developed is more secure, but also helps developers learn how to build more secure APEX applications from the ground up. The tool provides context sensitive information on the potential vulnerability, tips on how to address it, and direct links to the Oracle APEX help system for more detailed information. Therefore, developers will be continually sharpening their secure development skills.

More Information

For more information, to arrange a demo or for pricing and licensing details, please contact us at info@sumneva.com or view the sumnevaSERT info page here.

Sumneva's Doug Gault Contributes to Two New APEX Books

Scott Spendolini — 2011-04-10 08:02

Sumneva's Doug Gault has contributed to two newly released Oracle APEX books: Beginning Oracle Application Express 4 and Expert Oracle Application Express.

From Apress.com:

Beginning Oracle Application Express 4 introduces one of the most talked about development platforms to come out of Oracle Corporation in years. Oracle Application Express, called APEX for short, enables rapid and easy development of web-based applications that make full use of Oracle Database. The release of APEX 4 brings a huge leap forward in terms of functionality and usability for both the developer and the end user. Power users and programmers alike can quickly put together robust and scalable applications for use by one person, by a department, by an entire company.

Expert Oracle Application Express brings you groundbreaking insight into developing with Oracle’s enterprise-level, rapid-development tool from some of the best practitioners in the field today. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is an entirely web-based development framework that is built into every edition of Oracle Database. The framework rests upon Oracle’s powerful, PL/SQL language, enabling power users and developers to rapidly develop applications that easily scale to hundreds, even thousands of concurrent users.

Both books can be ordered today, and should be shipping in the next few weeks.

Save 20% off all January & February Online Courses

Scott Spendolini — 2011-01-15 04:59

Back by popular demand! Save 20% on any online class in January or February 2011! Simply use the discount code "WINTER2011" at checkout, and you'll instantly save 20%!

Check out our course calendar here.

Register for any Sumneva Class in January/February 2011 and get 50% off Troubleshooting APEX

Scott Spendolini — 2010-12-11 04:14

Celebrate the new year with an amazing discount from Sumneva!

If you register for any Sumneva online class scheduled for January or February, 2011, you'll receive a coupon for 50% off of Troubleshooting & Debugging APEX! It's just that simple!

Note: This coupon is only good for the session scheduled for February 10th & 11th, and is non-transferrable.

Follow Sumneva on Twitter - @sumneva

Scott Spendolini — 2010-02-02 01:38

Sumneva is now on Twitter. You can follow us at: @sumneva We'll be Tweeting APEX tips & tricks - a new section of our site, which aim to provide little tidbits of information about APEX that we've learned along the way. We'll also be Tweeting special offers and other updates about our services.

Introducing Sumneva: Apex Evangelists & Sumner Technologies Join Forces

Doug Gault — 2010-01-26 01:07

For Immediate International Release

Contact:
AMERICAS : +1 703 879 4615 EU : +44 113 386 9296
Email : info@sumneva.com Web Site: www.sumneva.com

FOUR TOP ORACLE APEX EXPERTS JOIN FORCES

January 27th, 2010 - The founders and principals of European based APEX Evangelists (AE) and US based Sumner Technologies (Sumner) have joined forces to form SUMNEVA, a partnership that is focused on providing the highest quality Oracle® Application Express (APEX) education, consulting & solutions available.

Doug Gault, Dimitri Gielis, John Scott and Scott Spendolini - all recognized Oracle APEX experts - make up the partnership. The four individuals come from various backgrounds, and have a total of more than 60 years experience with Oracle and its related technologies.

When asked about the mix of experience, Spendolini replied, "Aside from our common Oracle APEX knowledge, we each bring something different to the table. John has in-depth systems and hosting knowledge, Dimitri is an unparalleled problem solver and excellent technician, Doug has heavy consulting and performance tuning experience, and I've got a unique view of APEX from the inside having previously been the Oracle APEX Product Manager while at Oracle. It's an exceptional mix of skills thats not found anywhere else in the industry."

Initial partnership discussions began while the four were attending Oracle Open World in 2009. "Our two companies have been traveling parallel paths for quite some time", says John Scott. "After we started talking about what we were currently doing and what our plans were individually, it just made sense for us to talk about joining forces."

The formation of SUMNEVA was finalized in early January, 2010 and the individual companies started working under the new moniker on January 27th, 2010. Current customers will not see any immediate difference, but should soon notice expanded training and service offerings. “With twice the manpower as before, we are in a great position to assist more customers over more time zones.” added Spendolini.

A main focus area for SUMNEVA will be APEX training. “One of our first tasks is to consolidate our training efforts”, sited Dimitri Gielis. “AE has been focused on providing high impact advanced seminars while Sumner has a developed a suite of formal introductory and intermediate courses. When put together, our curriculum will cover the entire spectrum of training needs”. SUMNEVA expects to publish their public training schedules in the US and Europe early in Q1 2010. “We expect to be able to deliver training on Oracle APEX 4.0 as soon as it is released later this year.” added Gielis.

“High end consulting will also be a heavy focus area for us”, says Doug Gault. “We’re realigning our consulting efforts to provide help where people need it most. Our goal is to help people solve their toughest problems in the shortest amount of time and leave them with the knowledge they need to advance and continue.”

SUMNEVA’s aim is to provide their customers with top quality Oracle APEX services delivered by some of the best minds in the industry. For more information about SUMNEVA and how they can help you with your APEX requirements, you can reach them as listed above.

SUMNEVA is :

Doug Gault - Former Product Development Director for Hotsos Enterprises and VP of Sumner Technologies.

Dimitri Gielis - Oracle Ace Director and Co-Founder of APEX Evangelists.

John Scott - Oracle Ace Director, Co-Founder of APEX Evangelists and author of Pro Oracle Application Express.

Scott Spendolini - Oracle Ace Director, Founder and President of Sumner Technologies and co-author of Pro Oracle Application Express.