The Oracle Enterprise Metadata Manager (EMM) is a product of the Oracle Corporation that provides an ISO/IEC 11179

ISO/IEC 11179

ISO/IEC 11179 is an international standard for representing metadata for an organization in a metadata registry.- Intended purpose :...

 metadata registry

Metadata registry

A metadata registry is a central location in an organization where metadata definitions are stored and maintained in a controlled method.-Use of Metadata Registries:...

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Strategic nature of a metadata registry

This product is significant because it is one of the first commercial products that includes a metadata registry in an application server. Registering metadata is one of the first steps in metadata publishing

Metadata publishing

Metadata publishing is the process of making metadata data elements available to external users, both people and machines using a formal review process and a commitment to change control processes....

 which in turn is one of the foundational elements of the Semantic Web

Semantic Web

The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of...

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Oracle product editions

EMM currently runs on the following Oracle products

1. Oracle Enterprise Edition
   1. 8.1.7
   2. 9i
      1. Release 1
      2. Release 2
2. Oracle 9iAS
   1. Version 1.0.2.2.2

EMM is being ported to Oracle 9iAS Release 2 and 10gAS .

External links

• Oracle Consulting EMM Brochure - This link is broken. Oracle appears to have dropped support for this product/service.