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This post is strictly about swag - specifically, a new twist on swag that you will enjoy at Oracle OpenWorld, if and only if you visit us at The OTN Lounge. First of all, let me address the topic of... justin.kestelyn

I've wanted to use that title since "300" came out last year! There is a method to my madness however. As many of you know, we rolled out an upgrade to forums.oracle.com last weekend (to Jive Forums 5.5). Since then,... justin.kestelyn

This weekend, forums.oracle.com received a software platform upgrade, to Jive v 5.5. This was long, long overdue and many thanks to the Web Arch and IT teams. With this upgrade, users can now enjoy features like tagging, a more robust... justin.kestelyn

I recently participated in a panel at Google's Reaction 2008, a summit for B2B marketing executives (AdWords customers I presume), on the topic of "Building & Participating in Online B2B Communities". I thought you might enjoy the video. (I'm pleased... justin.kestelyn

Interesting exchange on Twitter in last couple days. The convo started with @yinchang questioning Oracle's ability and/or required credibility for holding an unconference: To which I replied: Why not? In fact we already did one, at last year's OpenWorld conference.... justin.kestelyn

Despite the fact it has been available for download from OTN since last week, Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Rel 3 (10.3) was officially announced in a social PR today. (Download link and other supporting info here; there is also a... justin.kestelyn

Silicon Valley/SF Bay Area is teeming with database application developers, whatever you might think based on the current media dominance of Web 2.0. These folks should be happy to hear that on Aug. 25, Oracle will host an OTN Developer... justin.kestelyn

I just returned from Moscone Center, having popped into LinuxWorld to catch the joint Oracle keynote this AM from CIO Mark Sunday and Chief Corp Architect Edward Screven. I've never seen Mark speak before, which is unusual in itself; Oracle... justin.kestelyn

It being six or seven weeks out from Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (!), the Oracle OpenWorld Unconference agenda is now open for session submissions. This year the unconf is running all day, every day, so there's plenty of time for everyone.... justin.kestelyn

Just a quick "congrats" to the top 25 user-validated presenters who will be joining the Oracle OpenWorld agenda. Eight of them happen to be Oracle ACEs or ACE Directors, natch. The Oracle OpenWorld Blog has the full list. Someday, someone... justin.kestelyn

On midnight (or thereabouts) on July 31, the Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch portal URLs will redirect to OTN. This is a bittersweet event; on one hand, a familiar experience for a whole lot of developers will no longer be available. But... justin.kestelyn

The very first Enterprise 2.0 Boot Camp, which set up shop yesterday at Oracle HQ, is now history. Although the "recruit" attendance was not what we expected - there were a lot of no-shows, perhaps to be expected on a... justin.kestelyn

One of the great benefits of the Oracle-BEA integration has been a tremendous influx of new blogging (and Twittering) talent. (This process has only just begun in fact.) Here are just a few of the new stars in the Blogs.Oracle.com... justin.kestelyn

Just in time for the Enterprise 2.0 Boot Camp in a couple weeks, today WSJ Online subscribers will find a great Business Technology blog post entitled "Why Most Online Communities Fail". The author, Ben Worthen, hits the nail squarely on... justin.kestelyn

Can it be possible that Oracle OpenWorld is just 2 months away? Apparently so. As is our custom, we have built out a preview page in the OTN portal that offers all kinds of useful info, such as the fact... justin.kestelyn

This is something you'll want to know: Registration is now open for the Enterprise 2.0 Boot Camp on July 28 in Redwood Shores. Most of you would agree, I'm sure, that the "soft" issues pertaining to deployment/use of Web 2.0... justin.kestelyn

For you Canadians on holiday (or anyone else who may have missed it live), the Oracle Fusion Middleware Strategy Webcast of July 1 can now be accessed on demand from this page. There are a number of podcasts listed there... justin.kestelyn

Here are some content assets that will surely make today's announcements more "real": There are several demos out there on OTN (with more to come) now, including: - Connecting JDeveloper to WebLogic Server and Deploying ADF Applications - WebLogic Server... justin.kestelyn

Update (July 2): Archived Webcast is now available from this page. Oracle President Charles Phillips has just completed his introduction of the Webcast, characterizing the BEA deal as "not just another acquisition" and explaining the reasons why: including the facts... justin.kestelyn

Many, many thanks to the Oracle Asia R&D Center Team that worked closely with us to get the blogs.oracle.com migration successfully completed. If you're wondering, BOC now runs on Six Apart's Movable Type Enterprise (v. 1.5) on top of Oracle... justin.kestelyn