Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Get Ready for COLLABORATE 10!

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COLLABORATE 10 Packed with Opportunity, Says IOUG President
Ian Abramson, IOUG President COLLABORATE 10 returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, in April. Jointly hosted by the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), and Quest International Users Group, the four-day event is set to be the largest gathering of Oracle users and experts in North America outside of Oracle OpenWorld. Oracle Database Insider caught up with Ian Abramson, IOUG president, to learn more about the event.
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Oracle + Sun Strategy Update
Find out how Oracle + Sun goes beyond your expectations to
  • Offer a broad range of products, including servers, storage, networking, and software
  • Integrate all the components—hardware, operating system, database, middleware, and applications—for unmatched performance, reliability, and security
  • Simplify IT management and reduce system deployment and integration costs
  • Continue to drive innovation in SPARC, Solaris, the Java platform, and many other technologies
Watch the replay of the Webcast with Larry Ellison.
Read the press release.

Oracle SQL Developer Release 2.1: Focus on Productivity
Customers can increase developer productivity and simplify application development cycles using Oracle SQL Developer 2.1—the latest release of the popular development and migration tool included with every Oracle Database. The new release introduces two key capabilities—PL/SQL Unit Testing and Data Modeler Viewer—in addition to a range of other enhancements.
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Certified Secure: Oracle Label Security 11g
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition and Oracle Label Security 11g have been awarded Common Criteria EAL4+ certification. What does this mean for you? It means that a third-party evaluator has rigorously tested these products and certified that they fulfill Oracle’s claims and meet Oracle security goals. Can your database product make that claim?
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Database Management Packs: Buy Now and Save 10%
Gain extreme productivity for your IT and extreme value for your enterprise with Oracle Database Management Packs. Save 10% when you shop for them at the Oracle Store; Just enter the promotion code DBNewYear when you shop online. Offer valid through February 28.
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ORACLE DATABASE ON YOUTUBE
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Our uptime champs contend with a scheduled critical patch update as a long weekend approaches.
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WEBCASTS AND WEBINARS

Live Webast: Maximize Availability with Oracle Database 11g
February 3, 10:00 a.m. PT
When your database applications are hit with hardware problems or can’t handle peak loads, your business can quickly grind to a halt. But downtime means more than higher costs and lost revenue. It can also damage the confidence that customers, investors, and employees have in your business. Join us for this live Webcast to learn if your organization is at risk and how Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture can help protect and grow your business.
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Live Webcast: Cybersecurity: Back to the Future
February 11, 10:00 a.m. PT
Join Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle chief security officer, in this Webcast hosted by the SANS Institute, as she discusses how federal, state, and local government organizations can improve national cybersecurity, show governance in securing their own data, and start to take advantage of new trends such as cloud computing.
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Webinar: Image Management with Oracle Spatial
February 11, 11:00 a.m. PT
Ivan Lucena of Geospatial Software Integration LLC, who developed the open source GDAL support for Oracle Spatial GeoRaster, will describe how the GDAL GeoRaster driver opens new ways to take advantage of the very efficient and highly scalable image data storage feature in Oracle Spatial.
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Live Webcast: SANS Institute: Oracle Database Security—A Defense in Depth Approach
February 16, 10:00 a.m. PT
Learn to think like a would-be attacker and protect your Oracle databases using integrated security controls such as transparent data encryption, multi-factor authorization, privileged user controls and auditing, as well as hardening the complete database environment.
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Webcast Replay: Break Through Cloud Computing Haze
View a Webcast on enterprise cloud computing. This emerging technology promises to deliver new levels of IT agility and efficiency, flexibility, and enterprise-class quality of service.
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Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook

Provide superior data protection, availability, and disaster recovery using the tested techniques in this Oracle Press guide. Cowritten by a team of Oracle experts, Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook provides a sound architectural foundation along with best practices for configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
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EDUCATION

Latest Training for SQL and PL/SQL Developers
Recent updates of Oracle University’s development tools curriculum include Oracle Database 11g: SQL and PL/SQL Fundamentals. In this five-day Live Virtual Class, you collaborate with your instructor and fellow students via video and audio for a rich online learning experience—wherever you have an internet connection.

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EVENTS
TDWI 2010
February 21-26
Las Vegas, Nevada
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COLLABORATE 10
Presented by the IOUG, OAUG, and Quest
April 18-22
Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
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