For many companies, real-time applications aren't elective - they're a necessity to be in business. In the past, building real-time applications required the development of real-time infrastructure software, requiring static applications in order to work successfully. With the growing velocity of messages moving through business networks, the use of real-time processing to capture, analyze and respond intelligently to key events is increasingly becoming the benchmark for corporate excellence.

This white paper discusses the growth and challenges of real-time data management and how Oracle TimesTen data management software can help exploit the full performance potential of today's networked, memory-rich computing platforms by streamlining application data management and product applications.