Highlights from Oracle OpenWorld 2010

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INFORMATION INDEPTH NEWSLETTERS Executive Strategy Weekly Edition September 22, 2010

SPECIAL REPORT Highlights from Oracle OpenWorld Oracle kicked off Oracle OpenWorld with some exciting launches, including Larry Ellison's announcement about Exadata Database Machine X2-8 during his Sunday night keynote. Executives also introduced Oracle Fusion Applications, unveiled Sun Ray 3 Series Clients and outlined the next major release of Oracle Solaris, and much, much more. If you missed the event — or are sort of in a daze after so much non-stop excitement — catch the highlights from the world's largest and most important conference for Oracle technologists, business users, and partners. More... TECH DIVE Data Sheet: Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 (PDF) The Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 delivers extreme performance and scalability for all your database applications including Online Transaction Processing (OLTP), Data Warehousing (DW) and consolidation of mixed workloads. Built using industry-standard hardware from Sun, and intelligent database and storage software from Oracle, the Exadata Database Machine is a complete optimized package of software, servers, and storage. Simple and fast to implement, the Exadata Database Machine is ready to tackle your largest and most important database applications — and often run them 10x faster, or more... NEWS Healthcare Providers: Getting the Most Out of ARRA Funding "By committing US$19 billion, the U.S. government has shown a strong commitment to the use of IT in modernizing the currently outdated healthcare system," says Sushil Panta, Senior Director of Industry Strategy and Insight at Oracle. More... Rewarding Excellence Excellence. It's what drives Oracle and its customers and partners to continually discover innovative uses for Oracle technology and to deploy successful and groundbreaking solutions and best practices. In recognition of this, Oracle honored 38 customers and 20 partners who have excelled at driving business value and innovation with Oracle technology with an Oracle Excellence Award. More... Oracle and the Mobile Enterprise Building a mobile enterprise solution is a complex undertaking, and you need the right partner to help you succeed. Learn more about Oracle's solutions for the Mobile Enterprise. More... TWEET OF THE WEEK From @OracleBlogs The Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is Out! ow.ly/195aMo WEBCAST Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Welcome Keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2010 Oracle's CEO opens the conference with a Sunday night keynote. Watch him introduce cloud in a box, and, oh yeah, Oracle Fusion Applications. More... Fast Relief for Application Infrastructure Headaches Webcast: October 7, 2010 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET Is your IT bogged down with upgrades, customizations and other manual tasks? Discover how to automate and administer processes across different applications with Oracle SOA Suite. Register now... OPINION The Starting Line "We've moved away from what this country's education system was always so good at, which was valuing individual talents and strengths, and allowing that room for creativity and innovation," says filmmaker Vicki Abeles. "So what is the impact on industry?" More... THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Five Ideas: Q1 Earnings "Oracle had a big Q1. Why is that important to you? It gives the company the capacity to invest." —Oracle President Mark Hurd, speaking at Oracle Openworld Read more big ideas about Q1 on Profit Online.

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