Thought this might be of some interest. There are a lot of articles
about what Oracle is up to right now.
Enjoy!
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Here's what's new! (6/18/2001)
- Oracle Kicks Off iDevelop2001 Live Conferences Worldwide
posted by OracleZone Staff
In its ongoing efforts to keep Web developers abreast of emerging
Internet technology, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the largest provider
of software for ebusiness, today announced the kick off of the
iDevelop2001 Live worldwide conference series at Oracle OpenWorld
Europe in Berlin. Following the success of iDevelop2001 Online, the
Web-based service for Oracle9i education and training, iDevelop2001
Live provides an in-person complement to the online learning and tools
already available on the Oracle(R) Tech... (more)
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={1A942627-BA53-4F61-86B6-2129C7154A77}
- ORAKNOWLEDGE LAUNCHES ORACLE8i CERTIFICATION eBOOT CAMP
posted by OracleZone Staff
Comprehensive, New, Blended eLearning Curriculum Provides Oracle
Professionals With Effective Alternative To Traditional Certification
Preparation. No Travel Expenses! No Time Away from the Office! Live,
Online Instruction using Virtual Classroom Technology!! Read all about
it at OraKnowledge.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={BB827A75-1737-4CD4-881B-0FF80BBB6B71}
- Critical Wait Events in the Oracle Database
posted by OracleZone Staff
Written by: Roby Sherman - Within the Oracle database, processes are
constantly interacting with each other to coordinate a number of
operations. As part of this communication, processes will often find
it necessary to stop and wait for: Check it out at OraGeeks.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={5063C65B-6D00-4DEE-8E13-6A2FB33FAE54}
- Comparing Apples To Apples
posted by OracleZone Staff
By Charles Babcock - Under pricing pressure from Microsoft and IBM,
Oracle said it will initiate per-processor pricing so potential
customers could directly compare Oracle, Microsoft and IBM for the
first time. Oracle has priced its Standard database system at $15,000
per processor and its Enterprise edition at $40,000 per processor.
Read the complete article at Interactive Week.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={2C259C29-EEFB-473E-BD8B-C653F34A2476}
- Commentary: Oracle faces challenges with 9i
posted by OracleZone Staff
9i provides new functions in areas such as OLTP and decision support
and brings Oracle even with DB2 and SQL Server in OLAP performance.
However, adding capabilities such as cube building in the DBMS and
Real Application Clusters (RAC) are keys to this new release--and the
most significant technical challenge. Read the complete article at
News.com.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={5245F3A2-4B1F-4910-9E64-339F4B689F4B}
- C, Java, and PL/SQL: A Language Platform Suitability Study
posted by OracleZone Staff
By: Uncle Larry - A number of people have been inquiring as to the
suitability of using Java in various environments as a replacement for
traditional natively-compiled programs used in bulk data preparation,
movement, calculation, etc. A common rationale for these questions
have been: Read the article.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={848A4DFA-CC7C-481A-BF82-42F8A0D98C47}
- Oracle Introduces the Most Economical Computing Model Yet
posted by OracleZone Staff
Limitless scalability is the quest of every IT manager. Often, this
quest results in the purchase of a mainframe system laden with
soon-to-be-outdated applications. The scalability and reliability are
there, but the costs are exorbitant. Other options are available, but
choices become the big IT guessing game: how much room will be enough
to accommodate growth? As a result, IT departments have often bought
capacity ahead of growth. Oracle9i Database with Real Application
Clusters solves the conundrum: limit... (more)
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={AB92BB9F-9218-4ABB-9184-D4B94B572925}
- ORACLE RAISES E-PROCUREMENT STAKES
posted by OracleZone Staff
By Renee Boucher Ferguson - With e-procurement competitors Ariba Inc.
and Commerce One Inc. stumbling over earnings reports, Oracle Corp. is
pressing its advantage by offering a fast implementation of its
software for e-procurement of indirect goods. Oracle will announce
this week its Procure-to-Pay in 30 Days service, a hosted solution for
streamlining the entire procurement process in a month. Read the full
article at ZD... (more)
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={15773B0A-DD81-4473-86C7-E562BB836FA6}
- Oracle runs SAP 4 times faster than IBM
posted by OracleZone Staff
That's why SAP customers choose Oracle over IBM 10 to 1. Oracle is the
performance leader for the SAP Benchmarks. In fact, Oracle holds the
world record and top three SAP benchmark performance records for
two-tier and the top two for three-tier configurations. No one runs
SAP better than Oracle! Check it out!
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={9F13D3E7-D225-4140-920B-2EB90C63740B}
- Oracle 8 Training
posted by OracleZone Staff
This course will help you use SQL to create and manage relational
databases with tables and table command objects. Learn synonyms,
renaming objects, new features, functions, overloading and triggers
and much more. This course will also teach you how to create forms and
reports with this database development program. Learn canvas report
styles, custom inquiries, layouts, chart features, triggers and more.
Check it out!
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={22D7132C-DBBE-4A8D-AB17-A98E421AD335}
- Oracle and IBM Introduce New Databases
posted by OracleZone Staff
By Mitch Wagner - IT managers are getting some new choices as Oracle
and IBM launch new versions of their database software, with both
companies adding new functionality designed to make the servers more
suitable for e-business. Oracle plans on Thursday to ship Oracle 9i,
the much-talked about latest version of the software. This version
will offer new business intelligence tools, increased scalability and
management tools. Read the complete article.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={5D3C009A-1E5F-4E98-B64E-5A44B9D9FDC2}
- The week ahead: Investors await Oracle's truth
posted by OracleZone Staff
The week starts off briskly as Oracle is scheduled to report fiscal
fourth-quarter earnings on Monday. Wall Street expects the database
software giant to make 14 cents a share for the quarter. That compares
to 16 cents for the same quarter last year according to analysts
surveyed by First Call. Read the full article.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={5A8AF7DF-552F-4458-9D30-36E6696286CA}
- Oracle9i Database Achieves World Records
posted by OracleZone Staff
Oracle has launched the Oracle9i Database--the only database in the
world with unlimited scalability and total availability (available for
download now). With IBM's release of the latest version of DB2 (V7.2),
the cards are on the table. Which company is the true innovator? Read
the complete article at Oracle.
http://www.oraclezone.com/w.asp?id={90363E1A-184A-4E8C-A1F1-8107BB917A39}
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