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Oracle customers slow to adopt new database, Pythian Group says : Oracle claims "strong adoption" for 11g, but offers little data on adoption rates.

The Power of Two : This column introduces the ways Oracle SQL Developer and Oracle Application Express work together to aid your development efforts.

Re-Inventing Oracle Database Administration : DBA Invention Group announces the release of DBA Easy Control for Oracle, an automation tool that re-invents the administration of Oracle databases.

A Revolution Threatens the Relational Database : SAP’s in-memory database technology has Oracle-killer written all over it, and nothing would give SAP greater pleasure than knocking Oracle’s database out of its current position as top-dog in the SAP database kennel.

Oracle Introduces Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management and Compliance Console : New console delivers targeted financial performance metrics and powerful business analytics to user desktops.

Oracle creates Web 2.0 division : Oracle is building a global division to offer businesses products, services and best practices for Web 2.0 collaboration.

Is your Oracle database really secure? : While Oracle databases are nowhere near as vulnerable as they were five years ago, there is still a great deal of attention being paid to them by both security professionals and hackers alike.

Oracle Debuts Enhanced Preview of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g : Building on its November 2007 preview, Oracle today previewed additional planned feature enhancements of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.

Oracle: Eating its Own Open Source Food : Oracle's not just into Linux and Xen for the money, is it?

Oncilla Imagine is now Multi-language capable : Oncilla Imagine announces the release of its Oracle database client software version 1.0.1.

Squeezing More Storage Out of Analytics : SRM tools promise greater efficiencies, utilization rates.

Reva Systems Integration Of RFID Data For The Oracle E-Business : Reva Systems recently announced that it is working with Oracle to enable Oracle E-Business Suite customers to capture and utilize high-quality RFID data.

IOUG Welcomes BEA Systems, Inc. to Oracle User Community : The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) would like to be the first to welcome BEA Systems, Oracle’s recent acquisition, to the Global Oracle user community.

Oracle SQL Developer 1.5.0.53.38 : GUI for Oracle database management.

Oracle Completes Acquisition of BEA Systems : Oracle Corporation announced that it had received approval of the European Commission and subsequently completed its acquisition of BEA Systems, Inc.

Oracle Kicks Off Registration for Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2008 : Oracle announced today that registration for Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2008 is now open.

CodeSnip: How to make use of parameterized cursor in Oracle : Often it is convenient to pass a given set of values as input parameter to a cursor. It is very useful where nested cursors are used. Parameterizing the cursor makes it more usable and avoids the limitation of hard coding values in where the clause. In this code snippet, Deepankar examines this technique with the help of the relevant SQL code.

Researcher finds new way to hack Oracle database : Security researcher David Litchfield has released technical details of a new type of attack that could give a hacker access to an Oracle database.

Authorizing Access to Dynamic Spatial-Temporal Data : Authorizing access to individual data objects based on spatial and temporal references is a complex task. Read this case study to learn one feasible approach.

Over 120 Oracle Accelerate Solutions Now Available From Oracle Partners : Momentum continues for Oracle Accelerate as Oracle today announced 33 new Oracle Accelerate partner solutions...

Invoice Processing in a Service-Oriented Environment : Explore a process integration scenario implemented using Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, step by step.

Review: What to make of Oracle 11g : Mention "green solution" and databases aren't usually what jump to mind first. Yet Oracle has developed the latest 11g database as a more streamlined, greener product with new features...

Oracle Plugs 41 Security Flaws : Latest critical patch update adds Siebel CRM to the company's fix list.

Oracle Subsidiary Innobase OY Releases InnoDB Plug-in for MySQL 5.1 : Innobase OY, a subsidiary of Oracle, today announced the latest version of InnoDB, the leading transactional storage engine for the MySQL open source database.

Oracle Extends Premier Support for the Oracle E-Business Suite : The company has extended Premier Support for the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10 through November 2010.

ANTs Announces General Availability of the ANTs Compatibility Server 1.5 : ACS 1.5 enables organizations to re-host their Sybase database applications to an Oracle database with minimal to no application changes.

Oracle Expands Enterprise Content Management Portfolio with Launch of Oracle Universal Online Archive : Oracle continues to expand its enterprise content management offering with the launch of Oracle Universal Online Archive and Oracle E-mail Archive Service, components of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - April 2008 : Oracle's Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement contains 41 security fixes across hundreds of Oracle products.

Oracle Unveils Strategy for Service-Oriented Security : Oracle outlined its vision for Service-Oriented Security at the RSA Conference 2008 yesterday.

Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Role Manager : New Oracle Identity Management offering paves path for role-based access control.

Guardium Announces First Solution to Monitor Encrypted Database Traffic : Guardium, the database security company, today announced the first database activity monitoring (DAM) solution that inspects encrypted database traffic.

Oracle Introduces In-Memory Database Cache Option for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition : Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle(r) In-Memory Database Cache, a new option for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition.

Oracle's Fusion still causes confusion : More than three years after it was announced, Oracle's Fusion strategy is still causing confusion among users unsure about exactly what the strategy delivers, analysts say.

i-flex solutions limited to change its name to Oracle Financial Services Limited : The Board of Directors of i-flex solutions Ltd. at its meeting held today in Mumbai, approved a proposal to change the name of i-flex solutions Ltd. to Oracle Financial Services Limited, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Ari Kaplan discusses Collaborate '08 : Ari Kaplan looks ahead to which sessions to look out for at the conference in Denver April 13-17.

Oracle Releases Oracle Application Access Controls Governor 8.0 : Oracle today announced the immediate availability of Oracle Application Access Controls Governor Release 8, a key component of the Oracle Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) applications suite...

New Oracle Identity Management Software Strengthens Security Across Diverse Operating Systems : Oracle today announced the immediate availability of Oracle(r) Authentication Services for Operating Systems, a new offering within Oracle Identity Management, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Oracle delivers enhanced integration across Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle's Hyperion Essbase and the Oracle E-Business Suite : Oracle has announced new integrations between Oracle Business Intelligence Applications and the Oracle E-Business Suite R12...

Oracle Releases Clusterware for Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Customers : Oracle today announced that Oracle Unbreakable Linux support customers at the Basic and Premier support levels can download and deploy Oracle Clusterware at no additional license fee or support cost.

Oracle Expands Its Linux Base : Oracle claims that it continues to pick up users for its Linux offering and now is set to add new clustering capabilities to the mix.

Trusted Computer Solutions Provides Automated System Lock Down Tool for Oracle Enterprise Linux : Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has become a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork and now offers organizations that have invested in Oracle Enterprise Linux versions 4 or 5 with Security Blanket 1.2, an automated system lock down and security management tool.

The real difference between SQL Server and Oracle : For years now there's been a constant war between MS supporters and Oracle supporters. Oracle has these features, SQL Server has these features, etc. But that's not really where the real importance lies.

Organizations Ease Web Application Development with Oracle Application Express 3.1 : Organizations of all sizes across every industry and region are using Oracle Application Express to rapidly develop data driven Web applications.

Oracle Contributes XQilla XQuery Engine Under Open Source Apache License : Oracle today contributed the XQilla XQuery engine code, an embeddable XQuery engine for developers building XML-based applications, under the open source Apache 2.0 license.

CodeSnip: How to Create an Oracle Insert Script Using Substitution Function in UNIX? : This article examines the creation of an insert script in Oracle by making use of the substitution function in UNIX.

1Spatial releases Premium version of validation tool for spatial data in Oracle Databases : 1Spatial is pleased to announce the release of their Radius Check Plus product, a user-friendly, windows-based application that allows easy identification and administration of spatial data held in Oracle Databases.

Oracle Announces New Mobile Interoperability With Nokia Devices : Oracle has validated the Nokia Intellisync Device Management solution working with Oracle's Siebel CRM platform, Oracle® Database Lite is now available on Symbian Version 9/S60 Version 3...

Database expert: Oracle trails Microsoft on patch management : Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing has made a real difference; Oracle is lagging five years behind and makes it complex to install patches, according to a database consultant.

Oracle: They Do So Much But Can They Do Everything? : Oracle VP of Product Management Andy MacMillan discusses how Oracle intends to make enterprise content management easier to digest for enterprise customers.

Oracle Releases Oracle CRM On Demand Release 15 : Oracle announced Oracle CRM On Demand Release 15, the latest release of Oracle's on demand CRM service.

Independent Oracle Users Group Plans for COLLABORATE 08 : The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) is again hosting their annual educational event COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community, April 13-17 in Denver, Colorado.

Set named restore points for easier flashback in Oracle 10gR2 : The MERGE statement, introduced in Oracle 9i Release 2, is often called an "upsert" because it can both update and insert rows in the same pass.

Oracle Announces Latest Release of Oracle(r) Secure Backup : Oracle Secure Backup 10.2 now generally available on Linux, Windows and UNIX for use with all editions of Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Database 10g.

Oracle Upgrades Security For Enterprise Content Management : Oracle Universal Content Management, the core of its ECM suite, can now store automatically encrypted content.

Database Survey Gives Oracle The Lead In All 13 Categories : The survey compared Oracle with DB2, MySQL, Informix Dynamic Server, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase Advanced Server Enterprise.

Oracle Introduces Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3 : Oracle today announced the introduction of Oracle(R) Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3, the newest version of the company's electronic data capture (EDC) solution...

Online Tool Improves Oracle Performance Analytics and Recommendations : This is a freely available online tool that analyzes the data from a user's own Oracle Statspack or Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) reports and presents clear, customized recommendations for improving the performance of the user's Oracle database...

Oracle-BEA deal gets the green light : The Oracle-BEA Systems Inc. merger was effectively approved by the federal government yesterday when the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission opted to terminate their antitrust review of the proposed deal early.

New SAP ERP enhancement package highlights a key difference with Oracle : The third enhancement package for SAP ERP 6.0 brings to mind one of the differences between enterprise resource planning (ERP) giant SAP and its arch nemesis, Oracle Corp., at least for one IT industry analyst.

Oracle's Collaborate 08 Conference within a Conference : Are you an Oracle Content Management fan? Then here’s the event of the year for you. It’s Oracle’s Collaborate 08 conference and it’s happening April 13–17, 2008 at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

Oracle tackles the context conundrum : The trouble with keeping data in a standard relational database is that such information does not typically come with machine-readable descriptions of what the data is.

Can Oracle's Identity Manager Tackle Compliance? : Software tries to help companies verify who has access to data.

Oracle Extends Access Certification for Compliance : The latest version of Oracle Identity Manager has new attestation technology to help prove who has access to what data when the auditors come calling.

Oracle adds single-tenant option to CRM On Demand : Oracle Corp. today expanded its Software as a Service (SaaS) CRM application to include a single-tenant version, a move that will offer customers more flexibility and security, according to the company.

Switching Oracle Portal to a new database is easier than Oracle Tech Support says : If you do not have to support an Oracle Portal, consider yourself lucky. We recently ran into a problem that forced us to quickly move to a new metadata database.

Oracle Releases Oracle Self-Service E-Billing 6.0 : Oracle Self-Service E-Billing offers significant improvements in security features, single sign-on integration, usability, consolidated billing, and flexible hierarchy, reporting, and analytics capabilities.

Getting a grip on Oracle's data integration and BPM strategies : Oracle is working hard to become a one-stop-shop for customers' data integration, business process management (BPM) and master data management (MDM) needs...

Database Security Best Practices : Join Application Security's Vice President of Marketing, Ted Julian, and Josh Shaul, Director of Implementation Services and co-author of "Practical Oracle Security" for an informative webinar on Best Practices in Database Security.

Oracle adds Data Integration Suite to middleware family : The latest addition to the Oracle Fusion Middleware family is designed to give users interested in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) a one-stop-shop for data integration needs, according to one industry expert.

Oracle Database Vault Certified for the Oracle E-Business Suite : Policies and best practices help secure sensitive application data from even privileged users.

Consultant: How to deal with Oracle licensing : A consultant offered advice Tuesday regarding how Oracle customers can get the best deal and protect themselves while licensing software from the enterprise software giant.

Oracle May Amend TomorrowNow Complaint : Software giant claims it finds "broader program" of copyright infringement but offers no specifics in court filing.

Oracle launches Data Integration Suite : Oracle Data Integration Suite, combines traditional data integration capabilities with middleware and tooling for SOA.

Filtering and Grouping: A Comparison of SQL, Linux Scripting, and Ruby : A version of the Oracle Database for Linux was released in 1998. Since then, other Oracle applications and middleware have become available on Linux.

Oracle on the psychology of patching : Oracle has a belated reply to a survey a few weeks back on how database administrators have never installed one of the company’s critical patch updates.

Sometimes a variables table is better than hard coding into a package : When writing PL/SQL packages, there are times where it's better to store a variable in a table instead of coding it into the package. It's most useful for a variable that you might want to change fairly often.

Oracle users fret over forced migration : Users fear that Oracle will ultimately force them to migrate to Oracle-built software, according to a survey...

Another Amazon 'cloud' database, but this one will be Oracle-compatible : Upstart EnterpriseDB says it will start testing an online version of its software in March.

Oracle Releases Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.97 : This latest release provides an open platform for customers to choose hardware, operating systems and database technologies based on their unique IT strategies and business requirements.

Oracle Named One of 'The Dozen' Most Influential Vendors By Intelligent Enterprise : Wins award for its enterprise performance management system and Oracle Database 11g.

Capture an Oracle 10g audit trail in XML format : The Oracle database has long had the ability to audit selected types of operations against the database, storing the audit trail in a system table. This table, SYS.AUD$, resides in the data dictionary. On some operating systems, you can also write audit records to the operating system's own event logging subsystem.

Making the Case for Oracle Database on Windows : Read this Ovum Summit paper to see why one of the best-kept secrets in the IT industry is the depth of support Oracle offers to customers deploying its databases on Microsoft Windows platforms.

PCI Geomatics announces free availability of GeoRaster Loader for Oracle 10g and 11g : PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce the release and free availability of Geomatica GeoRaster Loader, a desktop product used to load image data and associated metadata into Oracle 10g and 11g.

Oracle-BEA deal means tough choices for middleware buyers : Existing Oracle and BEA Systems Inc. middleware customers stand to benefit most from Oracle's planned acquisition of BEA, while new middleware buyers may soon have a confusing decision to make, according to one IT industry analyst.

Installing Oracle Database 11g Release 1 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 (32- and 64-bit) : Learn the basics of installing Oracle Database 11g Release 1 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 from the bare metal up.

Oracle Buys Document Capture Leader Captovation : Oracle announced today that it has agreed to acquire Captovation, a provider of document capture solutions that streamline the process of capturing mission-critical content for access from within business applications and processes.

Oracle to buy BEA for $7.85 billion : Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion...

BDB For Oracle/MS SQLServer/MySQL v. 2.27 released : BDB is a software of database design and database deployment for Oracle, MS SQLServer, Access, MySQL, SQLAnyWhere and Sybase.

Survey of Oracle Database Professionals Reveals Most Do Not Apply Security Patches : Sentrigo survey shows just one in ten DBAs regularly applies Oracle Critical Patch Updates; two-thirds have never installed CPUs.

Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - January 2008 : Oracle's first security patch of 2008 contains 27 security fixes across hundreds of Oracle products.

eWEEK Names Oracle Database 11g One of 2007's Most Important Products : Oracle today announced that eWEEK Labs recognized Oracle(r) Database 11g as one of "The Most Important Products of 2007."

Oracle Announces New Integration Between Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 and Oracle Customer Hub : Oracle Fusion Middleware integration delivers value through synchronized master data management and CRM data.

MySQL AB & Carahsoft to Host a “Federal DBA Day” on January 24 : MySQL AB today announced it will be presenting a free, one-day technical training class for senior Oracle database administrators who are interested in expanding their professional skill-sets by learning advanced MySQL techniques.

The five biggest Oracle headlines of 2007 : A rundown of five stories that are sure to continue making news throughout 2008.

Oracle Strengthens Siebel CRM On Demand Offering with Partner Subscription Option : Oracle gives customers a new way to cost-effectively communicate and collaborate with partners.

Capture an Oracle 10g audit trail in XML format : Oracle 10g can be configured to write its audit logs to XML files in operating system directories.

New way of auditing Oracle and UNIX password security : The latest version of ElcomSoft's Windows password recovery application makes it easy for system administrators to regularly audit all of the passwords on the network, including Oracle and UNIX passwords...

Oracle Leads Worldwide Embedded DBMS Software Sector: IDC : IDC says Oracle has been increasing its attention in the embedded DBMS market in recent years, as the world market leading provider of relational DBMS software.

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