Oracle News from OraWorld, 11/17/97

ORAWORLD NEWS
November 17, 1997

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TOP STORIES Following are abstracts of the top stories for this week. Please visit http://www.oraworld.com/news.htm for the full text of these stories.

• ORACLE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE Oracle Corp. announced its Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Program back in late September of this year at OpenWorld in Los Angeles. But it is now officially available. OraWorld tells you exactly what it is, how much it is, and how to register.
• DEVELOPER/2000 VERSION 2.0 SHIPS Oracle Corp. announced the immediate availability of Developer/2000 version 2.0, Oracle's flagship application development tool for building network computing applications. New features include a component library and a set of "builders" for creating applications without writing code.
• ORACLE RELEASES UPGRADED ENERGY APPLICATIONS Oracle announced the expanded and enhanced versions of the Oracle Energy suite -- Oracle Energy Upstream 3.2 and Oracle Energy Downstream 4.0.
• ORACLE’S OBJECT DATABASE DESIGNER 1.0 ENTERS BETA TESTING Oracle Corp. announced the beta release of Oracle Object Database Designer Release 1.0, Oracle's object modeling, design, and generation tool for supporting the new object-relational DBMS features in Oracle8. The Object Database Designer software combines a visual modeling tool with a C++ generator, an object repository and support for converting relational data designs to object form, Oracle said.
• PLATINUM SOFTWARE TO ACQUIRE FOCUSSOFT Platinum Software Corp. announced that it is acquiring FocusSoft Inc., a provider of midmarket manufacturing and distribution software. Platinum’s acquisition of FocusSoft will make Platinum a full-fledged enterprise resource planning vendor.
• ORACLE WEB DEVELOPER SUITE WINS PC MAGAZINE’S EDITOR CHOICE Oracle announced that Oracle Web Developer Suite 1.1, a set of development tools and servers for building and deploying both client/server and intranet business applications, won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award.
• ORACLE AND MICRON DELIVER DATABASE MANAGEMENT FOR WINDOWS NT Oracle Corp. announced a relationship with Micron Electronics, Inc. designed to provide a powerful, immediate, and cost-effective solution for Windows NT in mid-size corporations.
• ORACLE SELECTS PARTNERS TO SELL ORACLE APPLICATIONS THROUGH FASTFORWARD TO MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES Oracle Corp. announced that it has selected six Oracle Applications Dealers to be authorized selling partners for FastForward, a turnkey offering for Oracle Applications.
• IBM, LOTUS, ORACLE, AND SUN PLAN TO DEVELOP JAVA-BASED DESKTOP SPEC IBM Corp., Lotus Development Corp., Oracle Corp., and Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced a cooperative development initiative to bring the first unified network computing desktop environment to the industry in a single set of specifications known as the "Webtop Specification."
• ORACLE WILL LICENSE LOTUS ESUITE APPS FOR USE WITH INTEROFFICE Oracle announced that it intends to license Lotus' eSuite, a set of Java-based productivity applets. Oracle is slated to offer the eSuite applets as an option to its Web-based collaboration and database messaging product Oracle InterOffice.
• ORACLE VP JERRY HELD ABRUPTLY RESIGNS, REPLACED BY GARY BLOOM Jerry Held unexpectedly resigned from his senior VP position at Oracle last week. Held was senior VP of Oracle’s Server Technology Division and was responsible for Oracle's flagship database management system. Held's responsibilities are being assumed by Gary Bloom, an 11-year Oracle veteran.
• APPLE WORKING WITH ORACLE TO BUILD AN NC Apple Computer, Inc. is working with Oracle Corp. to build a network computer to be released by the end of the first quarter of 1998, stated Larry Ellison.
• FREE ORACLE7 AND ORACLE8 TRAINING Test drive OraWorld’s training courseware for Oracle Server at http://www.oraworld.com/train.htm.

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CONFERENCE CALENDAR November 16-21
Data Warehousing Fall Implementation 1997 Renaissance Hotel and the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C 1.972.578.5022 or visit http://www.dw-institute.com

November 17-21
Software Testing Week
Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore, Tampa, Fla. 1.800.423.8378 or email sqeinfo_at_sqe.com

December 1-2
Designing Client/Server Applications
Hotel Executive, Milano, Italy
Look at object-orientation, with particular attention to the Java programming language
+39-6-6832227 or visit http://www.tti.it/eng/index.htm

December 9-11, DCI's Database World
Navy Pier, Chicago
1.978.470.3880 or visit http://www.dci.com

December 9-10
How to Secure Your Intranet/Internet Connections Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Fla. 1.415.905.8176, or visit http://www.gocsi.com

December 15-17
Building the Data Warehouse System and Planning a Data Warehouse Residenza di Ripetta, Rome, Italy
396-683-2227 or visit http://www.tti.it

December 15-19
Java 101 Programming Course
Open Horizon Headquarters, South San Francisco, Calif. 1.415.869.2257 or visit http://www.openhorizon.com

January 21-22
INET '98
Raleigh Convention & Conference Center, Raleigh, N.C. 1.919.881.3177 or visit http://www.inet-expo.com

January 27-30
Internet Showcase 98
Sheraton San Diego
1.650.577.2533 or visit http://www.internetshowcase.com

February 11-12
DCI's Internet Expo
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. 1.508.470.3880 or visit http://www.dci.com.

February 23-25
JavAus 98
Regent Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia +61-7-3365-4310 or visit http://www.dstc.edu.au/events/javaus98

March 2-6
Software Development Week
San Francisco
1.800.423.8378 or visit http://www.sqe.com

March 9-12
10th Software Engineering Process Group Conference SEPG 98 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago
1.412.268.5800 or email customer-relations_at_sei.cmu.edu

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