The document discusses database-resident Java virtual machines (JVMs). It provides an overview of Oracle's database-resident JVM, how it differs from Sun's JVM, how it manages memory and classes differently. It also discusses how Oracle uses sessions to impose limits on Java usage, ensures security, and its commitment to and uses of database-resident JVM. It provides an example use case of Scotas' near real-time full text search implementation using database-resident JVM capabilities.