The Oracle People iPhone App is Here
Update: There is a new version of this app, Oracle People2. It supports iOS 4 and 3.x. See the details here. As before, drop a comment here or on the newer post to get the details from me.
With many thanks to Clayton Donley who built the app with help from Rich, Anthony and Noel, I give you the Oracle People iPhone app.
I’ve been teasing this app for nearly two week, and it’s finally approved and ready for general consumption. If you’re interested (and work for Oracle), drop a comment with your oracle.com email address, or email me for the download location.
Features
So, what does it do, and why is it a big deal?
The app came from a really basic use case. Employees need the ability to search for other employees while on the go to contact them. Easy stuff, right?
Not so much actually due to the requirements for VPN and the mobile browser limitations. Sure, we have ways to get inside the Oracle firewall, but they’re not very mobile-friendly.
Clayton began with this in mind, and his implementation of VPN and OSSO is very user-friendly, at least compared to doing the same tasks in Safari. By the way, if you get annoyed at entering your credentials, that’s a security requirement, not a part of the app.
So, you can find people, and when you do, the app uses Connect API goodness to show you the person’s profile and Connect activity. The profile actually combines the person’s Connect and corporate directory profiles into a single view. Tapping the person’s phone number/s open the Phone app; tapping the person’s email address opens the Email app.
Pretty sweet, but wait, there’s more.
You can add the person to your iPhone’s address box or update an existing contact. This is a huge time saver because it populates the fields that you’d normally have to type in yourself. Brilliant. And, you’ll get a profile picture too, if the person has one.
In addition, you can invite the person to join your Connect network and send an OraTweet if you like.
Many people have IM IDs entered too; I haven’t tested this, but at some point, I can see the addition of tap-to-chat. Rich found a way to add his geocode, and we’re already pondering ways to update that from the iPhone. There are loads of geo features we could add, which would open a huge amount of cool features to road warriors. Stay tuned.
Beyond all the contact stuff, the app also surfaces a lot of Connect’s functionality to your iPhone. You can view your network (Connections) and various activity logs, and you can reply and comment on items in your activity logs, by email and by OraTweet.
There’s a lot in there.
People Involved
As I mentioned, this app is a joint effort. It’s also a great example of harnessing the talent of hackers for a really useful result. Clayton worked on this app in his free time, as did everyone else involved. The data flow between several systems inside the firewall via open APIs and RSS.
We’re seeing a lot more demand for this type of functionality internally, and Rich and Anthony have formalized API specs for Connect data to help people develop their own special side projects. Noel has an API for OraTweet as well.
So, if you have a project or want to scratch an itch, let us know.
Hit up the comments if you want the information about the Oracle People iPhone app. Remember to use your oracle.com email address.
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February 4th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Yeah, please send me the link!
February 4th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
i'm in too.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Just installed the app, and it works great. Really great to see all of this information coming together in such a useful and user friendly way.
Is the source code available anywhere?
February 4th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I'm glad you agree. I love how all this happened organically too. You can hit up Clayton for his source code. Rich documented the Connect API stuff.
Did you have something specific in mind?
February 4th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
I'd love to try it
February 4th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Send me the link. Thanks!
February 5th, 2009 at 12:45 am
will it work for non-oracle employees, who happen to be partners / ACEs / generally awesome?
February 5th, 2009 at 1:10 am
I think you know the answer. No, unless you come back to the fold, or did you leave before the acquisition? Sorry dude.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Jake – can you shoot it my way…thanks…
February 5th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Would love to try it ! Please send me the download link as well
February 5th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hi, I'd like to try… Andy
February 5th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I'd love to try it out.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I'd like to try it out too.
February 5th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Hi,
I would love ago on this. At the moment I am using vcards and my mac address book.
Cheers
Jon
February 5th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Hey Chippy (This is my new endearing term, instead of referring to folks by name)–You know what frustrated me by this post? It's the following: “..due to the requirements for VPN and the mobile browser limitations. Sure, we have ways to get inside the Oracle firewall, but they’re not very mobile-friendly.” You see, I don't have an iPhone, just a Touch with the iPhone 2.X OS. And not that this has anthing to do with WORK productivity, but I sure would love to be able to access the outside world via WIFI when I'm in the land of “Clear.” Given that THIS app has a way to work through the VPN, etc., is there now a simple way to get my Touch in touch without having to drive down to SBUX? Thanks!
February 5th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Me Me Me!
February 5th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Hey, It will be good for me to try Oracle People iPhone App also.
February 5th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Very cool! I'd love to try this out too, Jake.
February 5th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
The app uses the SSL VPN array, which is accessible via Safari too, i.e. it doesn't need the Cisco VPN client.
It's been tested on Touches, so you should be all good.
Re. connecting to clear, I don't have any new news there, and yes, that makes for an issue. But if you're at an Oracle building, you probably have your laptop. This app gets you inside the firewall for targeted tasks while you're away.
February 5th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Sorry not working. After spending 2 hoursgoing through various links with competing info I gave up, Great idea though.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Sorry dude, I sent you a note. I'm confident we can get it working.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:57 am
Got it working, Nice. I am in sales (thus the initial incompetence) and this app is great as I constanly need to talk to new folks within Oracle. Hint: Create the MobileDevices folder from the FAQ manually on your PC.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:29 am
This app is amazing!–If you want to use WIFI on your iPhone or iPod Touch, just make sure you are connected to the “clear” SSID (inside Oracle of course) This app works fine (no need to attach to clear-guest, or anything). Only the SSL and IPSEC vpns are permitted on the “clear” ssid (and of course you need an Oracle VPN account)
February 6th, 2009 at 2:50 am
Sounds great! Can you send me link?
Thanks!
February 6th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Thanks for chiming in on the clear issue. That question keeps coming up on the Connect “Have an iPhone?” group.
February 6th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Gimme gimme gimme … please
February 6th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
same for me
Thanks
February 6th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
found it, installed it on my iphone, logged and it works really well !!! WELL DONE! THANKS
February 6th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Can you please send me the dowload?
February 6th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
ok, I'm in…send me the link.
February 7th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Please send me the link too. Thanks.
February 7th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Of course very interested, would love to give this a try
February 8th, 2009 at 12:45 am
Send me the link–thanks!!
February 8th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Great idea. Please send the download link to me. Many thanks in advance.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:34 am
This sounds great! Please send me the download link. Many thanks in advance.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Link Please
February 12th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Please send me the link
February 12th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Very nice idea, anybody developing it for blackberry, i just get one and love this type of app.
Regards
Nestor
February 13th, 2009 at 12:22 am
There is an Aria people search app that Tyler Muth built a while back; you can find details about it in the Have an iPhone? group on Connect.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hi Jake,
Please send me the link.
Thanks!
February 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Hi Jake…can I get the app?
February 17th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Hi, Jake–Please send me the download location
February 18th, 2009 at 1:28 am
This sounds fantastic Jake!
Can you please send me the link.
Can't wait to try it.
Cheers,
Ric.
February 18th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
May I have the link as well. Thanks, Dave
February 18th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Hey could i get the the link as well? Thanks Nathan
February 19th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Please send me the link. Thank you.
February 21st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Pls send me the link
February 21st, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I might be iinterested as well in getting the link. Kindly find enclosed my email address
February 24th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Hi Jack,
I was waiting an apps like that !
Please send me the link.
bests
February 25th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Link please. Thanks!
February 25th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Yes, please send.
February 25th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I would like the link as well. Also curious about source. We have some web services in the rgbu that could be wrapped in an app, instead of having to type/click a ton on the phone or having to just whip out a netbook when not in the office or on the weekends.
February 27th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Please, cool app… need the link
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Just for convenience of rest of users, people mobile app worked perfectly in Blackberry, so if anyone need to access internal sites using vpn, blackberry can do it to.
regards
Nestor
March 3rd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Jake, Clayton and the Appslab team,
well done on a great job. The app is brilliant on all counts. In a way it is a shame that there is so much security as the information is freely available in everyone's email signature – but I also understand that folks at Oracle would freak out if you tried to work around the existing security policies.
Well done.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Thanks. I agree that Clayton did a phenomenal job, and Rich and Noel worked very hard to accommodate all the API requirements. We now have a full set of APIs for any app on any platform inside the firewall that wants to produce similar Connect/OraTweet functionality.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Could i get the link?
March 5th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
hi i would like the URL!
March 6th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Great work guys! I use Aria about 20 times a day…it would be great to add it to my phone and eliminate the PC. Can you send me the link?
March 9th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Hi, Can you pls. send me the link. I am finding it difficult to configure oracle VPN on my iphone 3G.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this but is this app likely to be available for the Blackberry? What about the Oracle VPN?
March 12th, 2009 at 3:12 am
No problem. As Nestor mentions here, there is a generic mobile version that Blackberry users can use, but it doesn't have the social goodness of Connect/OraTweet.
Re. VPN, Clayton has skinned the SSL VPN concentrators in an iPhone friendly way, no other magic involved. Drop me an email if you want the mobile app info.
March 12th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Yes, please!
March 12th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I'd like the link too please. thank you.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Can you please send me the link? Thanks so much in advance!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:13 am
please send me the link
March 18th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Are you an Oracle employee? I can't find you in Connect with the information you provided. Please drop me a note through email or leave a comment with your oracle.com email address.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Can you please send me the link?
March 26th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Hello Jake.
Could you please e-mail me the link.
…
Thanks much!
Edmund
March 30th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Interested
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 am
can you drop me a download link ?
April 5th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Can I please have the download link too?
April 9th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Clayton/Jake, I'd really appreciate a download link! Thanks.
April 16th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Claton / Jake,
Please forward the link for the Oracle People iPhone app.
It will be better than iPhone contacts and something to show off in the field.
Thanks
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:03 am
Are you still passing out the link? I would like to try.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:04 am
Can't spell my own name!
May 7th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Please email the link
alan.manewitz at oracle.com
Thanks!
May 11th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Would like the app please
May 12th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Please may I have a link to this app at darius.poli at oracle.com
May 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Hi, can you send me the download location?
Thanks, Drew
May 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Please send me the link as well.
May 22nd, 2009 at 12:43 am
Thanks for providing the app!
Please send me the link.
May 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Thanks for providing the app. Please send me the link. Thanks
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Jake – Can you send me the download link, please?
June 10th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Can you forward me the latest People app? Somewhere I had 1.0.6 and it was working great up to a month or so ago.. I like the idea of the new GeoCode and have had my team mates all using the OraTweet function so we know what we are all doing!
June 10th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Can you please send me the download link. Thanks.
June 12th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Please send me a download linke, I would love to have this.
June 15th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Hi pls send me the link too
At. Praveen.arockiasamy at oracle.com
June 18th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Can i get the link please?
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Hello, Can one of you send me the link to install Oracle People? Thanks in advance.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Please send me the download link. Doug dot jones at oracle dot com
June 25th, 2009 at 1:18 am
sudeep.x.agarwal at oracle.com
plz send me the download location…Thanks!!!
Gr8 idea btw…
June 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Would you forward me the link, please? Thanks!
June 30th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Hi I am interested and do work for oracle and appreciate to receive the download link
June 30th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I work for Oracle and interested in this app, please send me the download link
July 1st, 2009 at 3:09 am
Sounds great – can you please send me the link?
July 8th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Please send me the link
July 9th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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July 14th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
i am interested on this. could you send me the link.
Thanks.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Please send me the App. I had it installed and the provisioning expired and it had be remove it. Now the App does not work.
July 19th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Can you please send me the link
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:52 am
Could you send me the link, plaease?
July 29th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
please send me the link. thx very much!
July 30th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Please, can you send me the link. Thanks!
July 31st, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I would be interested in this, can you send me the link. Thanks
August 6th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
How to connect to Oracle vpn using iphone?
Can you please mail me to saikiran.daripelli at oracle.com
August 16th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Hi – please send me the link – thanks paul.ledingham
August 31st, 2009 at 3:00 pm
May I have the link too ?
thanks
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Please send me the link…thx.
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I am also interested. Please send me the link.
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Sorry, the app is for employees of Oracle only.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Please send me the link
September 12th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Would love to try it too. Please send link. Thanks.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Send me the link for BlackBerry, please.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Send me the link for BlackBerry, please.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:22 pm
The link is broken! Found the download link, but it does not work; says invalid URL.
Can someone help?
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Hi, Can you please send me the link for the Oracle People iPhone Application
October 9th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Please could you send me the link also, I'll be in SF for OOW and feel certain this is going to be the most useful thing on my phone!
Thanks in advance
Gareth:)
October 13th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Hi, Can you please send me the link for the Oracle People iPhone Application.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:52 am
I would appriciate if someone send me the link as well!
Regards
Zvezdan
October 28th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Hi Zvezdan. This app is for Oracle employees. I can't seem to find you in our directory, so if you're an employee, please provide your oracle.com email address. If not, sorry
November 11th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Please send me the link!
November 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
I would like to try this app.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Cool!
Where can I get it?
December 10th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Looks great; please send me download info.
December 10th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Looks great; please send me download info.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Please send me the download info.
December 14th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I would like to try this app…Please send me the link
January 5th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Please send me the link
January 8th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Please send me this great app
January 27th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Please send me the link. Great work!
February 9th, 2010 at 11:44 am
I would like to have this app. Can you please send me the link.
February 10th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Can you please forward the link to me, would like to try it out
February 12th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I already have it on my iPhone – but I'm trying to get it to someone else. Also I saw the source might be available – if that is true could you send that as well? Is anyone working on a Droid/Nexus One version or Blackberry?
thanks
john
February 18th, 2010 at 2:47 am
great, can i have this app as well ?
March 4th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I'm new to Oracle (nee Sun)… I'd like to know where to get this app. Anything to help me find my way around!
March 4th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
I'm likewise new to Oracle from Sun, and keen to this app. Thanks!
March 15th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
would love this – please send to me as well!
March 24th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Hi Jake – is this app still available? Can you please send me the link to download? Thanks
March 24th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Hi,
Can you please send me the app as well…
March 24th, 2010 at 8:20 am
From your comment, I can't identify you as an Oracle employee.
March 24th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Jake,
Do I need a jailbroken iphone? if not can you please send me the link at nishith.mohnot@oracle.com
March 25th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Hi There
can you please email me the link.
thanks
March 28th, 2010 at 2:45 am
Please email me the link.
March 29th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Hi,
Would it be possible to get the link? How do I install it, with itunes?
Thanks,
Grant
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I can wait to use it in my company!!!
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Please send me the link!
April 4th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Sorry, it's only for Oracle employees.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
If I could please have a copy or link.
Thanks!
April 12th, 2010 at 7:00 am
Could you forward the download informtion please
April 19th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Could you send me a link?
April 21st, 2010 at 4:10 am
Please send me the link for this app.
April 21st, 2010 at 12:26 pm
HI – can you send me the link please?
April 30th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Hi cant believe it took me this long to find this ! Please send me the link. Thanks.
May 8th, 2010 at 7:00 am
I love to use apps on my phone and if there will be new I would like to try.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Hi I'm an oracle new employee – can you please send me the link.
May 26th, 2010 at 5:08 am
Can you please send me the link please.
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:39 am
Please send me the link too….
June 5th, 2010 at 2:16 am
Hi, Can you send me the link ?
June 13th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Can I get the link please. subir.dutt@oracle.com Thx
June 14th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Can I get the link please. subir.dutt at oracle.com Thx
June 18th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Please send me this great app
June 24th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Cool, can you please send me the link?
June 29th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Please send me the link: robert.barr@oracle.com. Thanks!
July 5th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Hi, could I get this app if still relevant ?
Thanks.
July 7th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Hi, that sounds really interesting. Can you please send me the link?
July 14th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
For some reason my People2 App no longer connects to the Aria server, anyone else having this problem?
July 14th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Contact Clayton Donley. I think you'll need to do an update.
July 15th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Hi, My name is carlos a gonzalez, my email is carlos.a.gonzalez@oracle
please could you send me the link for 4.0
cheers
July 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Send me the link please.
Tom.suraci@oracle.com
July 28th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Hi, i am definitely interested in the people finder application. Can you please email me the link to sundeep.parsa (at the rate) oracle.com
August 6th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Hello, please send me details on downloading and configuring People app. I am running iOS4 on 3g H/w. Thanks!
August 9th, 2010 at 4:11 am
Hello, how can I get this link? trish.depasquale at oracle.com
August 14th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Please send the download link to harvey.silverberg@oracle.com
August 27th, 2010 at 4:44 am
I’ve never been large fan of Apple but I’ve to confess that the iphone is quite good!
I would prefer to know if this problem about the iphone four is necessary or not. I’d like to purchase the brand new one and I was questioning if the calls actually drop more or not. Sorry if it’s a bit off matter 
Thanks