Oracle Application Integration Architecture is an open, standards-based platform for business process management across Oracle, third-party and custom applications. As part of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle is delivering pre-built integrations across Oracle ERP, CRM and industry applications using a common object model and an open, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) based platform.

Orchestration refers to an executable business process that may interact with both internal and external web services and provide open, standards-based approaches for connecting web services together. BPEL is the technology that integrates and assembles the Web