Live Webcast: Larry Ellison to Unveil Oracle + Sun Strategy

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Live Webcast: Larry Ellison to Unveil Oracle + Sun Strategy Software. Hardware. Complete. Wednesday, January 27 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, along with executives from Oracle and Sun, will outline the strategy for the combined companies, product road maps, and how customers will benefit from having all components—hardware, operating system, database, middleware, and applications—engineered to work together. Register now. ORACLE STORE OFFERS Oracle Primavera Now Available for Purchase Online Primavera project portfolio management applications are now available on the Oracle Store. More... Save 15% When You Virtualize Your Apps on Linux Cut costs even more on enterprise-class support for your virtualized Linux infrastructure when you shop the Oracle Store. PluggedIn subscribers can save an additional 15% off Oracle Unbreakable Linux and Oracle VM support Simply enter promo code PluggedInFeb at checkout. Offer expires February 28, 2010. More... BLOGOSPHERE The Need for Information Governance By Frank Buytendijk, VP of EPM Strategy Sitting In: Darren Bibby - Channels Research with IDC By Judson Althoff, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and Channels Have a Seat; We Just Want to Ask You a Few Questions... By Jim McGlothlin, VP of Higher Ed. Apps Programs Read all Oracle blogs. WEBCASTS AND VIDEO Live Webcast: High Availability and Disaster Recovery with Oracle Application Grid Products February 4 Even when disaster strikes, keeping essential services available is a must for the modern enterprise. Learn how Oracle application grid products, including Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Coherence, enable reliable disaster recovery strategies with embedded high-availability features. Register today. On-Demand Webcast: Break Through the Haze Around Cloud Computing Enterprise cloud computing is one of today's most important technology trends. This emerging technology promises to deliver new levels of IT agility and efficiency, flexibility, and enterprise-class quality of service. Register now to watch the Adopting Enterprise Cloud Computing Webcast. Video: User Experience Breakthrough in Agile 9.3 Jeff McKibben, from Oracle customer ON Semiconductor, shares his thoughts about the upgrade to Agile 9.3 and the new user experience improvements. Watch his video on the Usable Apps Blog. PODCASTS Oracle PartnerNetwork Program Offering Specialization Customers make IT buying decisions by looking at partners' specialized areas and their references. Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) members can now specialize in Oracle product and solution areas and be recognized by Oracle. Judson Althoff and Penny Philpot will share how OPN Specialization works. Listen now... John Scott on APEX and His Pro Oracle Application Express Book John Scott, an Oracle ACE named APEX Developer of the Year 2006, has written the popular book Pro Oracle Application Express. Learn more about Application Express, or APEX. Listen now... Brian Huff, Oracle ACE and Author of Transforming Infoglut Glean actionable business information from your "digital landfill" by deploying a flexible, cost-effective content management framework across your entire organization. Bex Huff's new book Transforming Infoglut!: A Pragmatic Strategy for Oracle Enterprise Content Management details, step by step, how to rein in the current data explosion and gain a competitive edge. Listen now... Melanie Cameron, Author of Oracle Procure to Pay Guide and Oracle General Ledger Guide Learn about two Oracle E-Business Suite products, General Ledger and Procure to Pay, with Melanie Cameron. Listen now... New Oracle Author Podcasts Now Available Sign up to receive the automatic RSS feed. More… EVENTS Oracle Applications Strategy Update - Global Tour 2010 Join Oracle executives for Smart Strategies: Your Road Map to the Future, an exclusive briefing on the latest business trends and technology shifts—and their pervasive impact on organizational strategies. Get more information about an event near you. See all upcoming Oracle events. USER GROUPS Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group Training Days February 17-18 Denver, Colorado More... Higher Education User Group Conference - Alliance February 28-March 3 San Antonio, Texas More... COLLABORATE 10 April 18-22 Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada More... OHUG 2010 Global Conference Mirage Hotel and Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada More... ODTUG Kaleidoscope Conference 2010 June 27-30 Washington DC More... OAUG Connection Point 2010 Regional Conferences OAUG Connection Point 2010 Seminars are focused, two-day regional events that bring top-notch Oracle Applications training to cities around the world. The events are prime opportunities to connect with industry experts through education sessions, networking events, and exhibitor showcases. Registration is open now for this event: OAUG Connection Point—Enterprise Performance Management February 23-24 Jersey City, New Jersey More... Details and registration are available at OAUG Connection Point 2010 Seminars. Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) serves users of Oracle Applications products, including Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, Agile, Hyperion, Oracle Retail, Oracle Communications, Siebel CRM, and more. For information about OAUG membership, visit the OAUG Web site or call the OAUG Membership Department at +1.404.240.0897. OAUG Geographic and Special Interest Groups The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) Geographic user groups (Geos) and special interest groups (SIGs) are affiliated, self-governing worldwide communities of Oracle users and consultants who volunteer their time, energy, and knowledge to achieve common goals and objectives connected with specific geographic regions, industries, or products/product lines. Find out how you can get involved with the OAUG’s active user communities today. Join the IOUG Join the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) for exclusive benefits, including discounted registration to COLLABORATE 10, April 18-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More... EDUCATION Try the Oracle University Knowledge Center! Would you like to have access to Oracle University's vast library of e-learning content? Check out the Oracle University Knowledge Center. Online offerings include all Oracle products and technologies and range from highly technical courses to end-user training. New courses are regularly added to the Knowledge Center and provide the information and training you need to master new products or increase proficiency on earlier releases. To find out about pricing information and to get a free trial membership to the Knowledge Center, contact your local Oracle University Education Representative. Featured Oracle University Courses For more information, call 1.800.529.0165 in the U.S. or 1.800.510.3432 in Canada to speak with an education sales representative. 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