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• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for Windows available!

  - by Mike Dietrich

  Hi there, just returned from vacation - and the Easter bunny (was its name Tux??) just delivered the Windows release (32bit and 64bit) of Oracle Database 11g Release 2. It's available for download from edelivery.oracle.com or OTN: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for Windows 32-bit Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for Windows 64-bit And if you wonder yourself why it took sooooooo long to release Oracle Database 11g Release 2 on the Windows platform: The developers have incorporated a lot of the available fixes on top of 11.2.0.1.0 - so it's more a 11.2.0.1.1/2 ;-) And don't forget to download the newest version of rhe upgrade slides: http://apex.oracle.com/folien Use the keyword (Schluesselwort): upgrade112

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• Nucleus Research Note: Oracle's Focus on Usability in Fusion Applications

  - by mvaughan

  By Misha Vaughan, Applications User Experience I recently noticed that Nucleus Research Inc. released a research note summarizing their findings on Oracle Fusion Applications. It's always nice when an outside firm is savvy enough to acknowledge the value of a user experience strategy. When it is applied to what Oracle has done with Fusion Applications,  it's even more satisfying.  In the note, Nucleus states: "Based on the demos and testimonials from early adopters Nucleus has reviewed, Oracle has clearly focused on usability with in-application analytics and other smart application features.  "In Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle has built not just transactional corporate applications where users enter and extract data, but smarter applications that driver user productivity." Read it for yourself here. Read more about the story behind Oracle's Fusion Applications User Experience here.

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• BBS Haarentor der Stadt Oldenburg bei Oracle Berlin

  - by britta wolf

  Knut Harms (OstR) von der BBS Haarentor der Stadt Oldenburg besuchte am 15. November mit einer Schülergruppe unsere Berliner Niederlassung in der Schloßstraße. Auf dem Programm standen u.a. Vorträge zum Thema Database Security und Big Data/NoSQL, sowie eine Runde zum Thema Berufsperspektiven in der IT. Dieses kleine Video hat uns Herr Harms anschließend zur Verfügung gestellt. Tolle Idee - Herzlichen Dank dafür!

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• SUN Customers and Partners, preview My Oracle Support

  - by chris.warticki

  Preview My Oracle Support - now! Take advantage of My Oracle Support before full migration. Oracle Global Customer Support invites you to preview some of the support platform's key capabilities. With the preview to My Oracle Support, Sun customers and partners can have immediate access to: My Oracle Support Community, with live advisor webcasts, active moderation by Oracle/Sun support engineers, user interaction, best practices presentations, and news and announcements Knowledgebase, with more than 900,000 articles, including more than 100,000 Sun Support articles and documents.   -Chris Warticki twittering @cwarticki Join one of the Twibes - http://twibes.com/MyOracleSupport or http://twibes.com/OracleSupport

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• A hónap könyve: "Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata"

  - by Lajos Sárecz

  Luis Moreno Campos ocpdba oracle weblog blogjában találtam a fenti fotót és a hírt, hogy megjelent az elso Oracle Exadata-ról szóló könyv! Már a tartalomjegyzék alapján nagyon ígéretes a könyv. Azt gondolom kötelezo olvasmány mindazoknak, akik használják, használni fogják az Oracle Exadata Database Machine-t, vagy egyszeruen csak érdeklodnek azon Oracle technológiák iránt, melyek annyira kimagasló képességuvé teszik ezt a korszakváltó adatbázis szervert. A könyv az alábbi forrásból érheto el: Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata (Osborne ORACLE Press Series) Rick Greenwald Apropó, épp félóra múlva lesz egy érdekes webcast arról, hogyan lehet biztonsággal vegyes terhelést futtatni egy Exadata szerveren. Még lehet regisztrálni!

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• The environment that is uniquely Oracle by Phillip Yi

  - by Nadiya

  Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In the past month, I have been given the exclusive opportunity to hire a Legal graduate/intern for Oracle’s in-house Legal Counsel based here in North Ryde, Sydney. Whilst talking to various applicants, I am asked the same, broad question – what are we looking for? Time and time I have spoken about targeting the best, or targeting the best fit. I am an advocate of the latter, hence when approaching this question I answer very simply – ‘we are looking for the individual, that will fit into the culture and environment that is uniquely Oracle’. So, what is the environment/culture like here at Oracle? What makes Oracle so unique and a great place to work, especially as a graduate? Much like our business model, we are forward and innovative thinkers – we are not afraid to try new things, whether it is a success or failure. We are all highly driven, motivated and successful individuals – Oracle is a firm believer that in order to be driven, motivated and successful, you need to be surrounded by like minded people. And last, we are all autonomous and independent, self starters – at Oracle you are treated as an adult. We are not in the business of continually micro managing, nor constantly spoon feeding or holding your hand. Oracle has an amazing support, resource and training network – if you need support, extra training or resources it is there for your taking. And of course, if you do it on your own accord, you will learn it much quicker. For those reasons, Oracle is unique in its environment – we ensure and set up everyone for success. With such a great working environment/culture, why wouldn’t you choose Oracle? /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii- mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi- mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}

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• Oracle Magazine - OWB 11gR2 and Heterogeneous Databases

  - by David Allan

  There's a nice article titled 'Oracle Warehouse Builder 11g Release 2 and Heterogeneous Databases' from Oracle ACE director and cofounder of Rittman Mead Consulting, Mark Rittman in the May/June 2010 Oracle Magazine that covers the heterogeneous database support in OWB 11gR2: http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-may/o30bi.html Big thanks to Mark for this write up. There is an Oracle white paper on the support here and for examples of this extensibility you can go to the OWB blog archive where there are quite a few posts. I would recommend the following interesting posts out of the archive architecture overview, bulk file loading, MySQL open connectivity and MySQL bulk extract as interesting posts amongst others.

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• NEW: Oracle Practice Exams

  - by Harold Green

  The Oracle University team continues to strive to make high-quality certification preparation tools available to our candidates. In support of this effort, we have expanded our relationship with Kaplan SelfTest.   Kaplan SelfTest is now an Oracle Authorized Practice Test Provider delivering a new feature-rich and fully authorized series of certification practice exams. Practice tests are one of the most effective ways candidates can prepare for an Oracle certification exam. Authorized practice exams help candidates to self assess their knowledge using realistic exam simulations. These practice exams utilize best-in-class practice exam tools including: Learning Mode (fully customize your own practice exam preferences), Certification Mode (simulates a real, timed testing situation) and Flash Cards (self check on key topical concepts). Customers may purchase practice exams from Oracle, with 30-day or 12-month access, or from Kaplan SelfTest directly. As an added benefit, Oracle University Learning Credits may be applied to purchases made from Oracle. View a current list of available practice tests.

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• Pre-built Oracle VirtualBox Images

  - by james.bayer

  I’m thrilled to see that Justin Kestelyn has a post that pre-built Oracle VirtualBox images are now available on OTN.  There are VMs for various Oracle software stacks including one for Database, one for Java with Glassfish, and one for SOA and BPM products that includes WebLogic Server. This is just one example of the synergy of a combined Oracle and Sun delivering improvements for customers.  These VMs make it even more straight-forward to get started with Oracle software in a development environment without having to worry about initial software installation and configuration. I’ve been a bit quiet lately on the blogging front, but I’m currently working on another area leveraging the best of Oracle and Sun.  Oracle is uniquely positioned to deliver engineered systems that optimize the entire stack of software and hardware.  You’ve probably seen the announcements about Exalogic and I’m excited about the potential to deliver major advancements for middleware.  More to come…

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• Don't Miss At Devoxx!!!

  - by Yolande Poirier

  Come by IoT Hack Fest which starts with the session: kickstart your Raspberry Pi and/or Leap Motion project, part II on Tuesday from 9:30am to 12:00pm to learn how to start a project with the Raspberry Pi and Leap Motion. In the afternoon, you can still join a project and create your own project with the help of experts on Raspberry Pi, Leap Motion and other boards.  At the Oracle booth, Java experts will be available  to answer your  questions and demo the new features of the Java Platform, including Java Embedded, JavaFX, Java SE and Java EE. This year, the chess game that was first demoed at JavaOne keynotes last September will be showcased at Devoxx.  Duke is coming to Devoxx this year. You can get your picture taken with Duke on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Nov. 12-14) from 12:00 to 18:00 Beer bash will be Tuesday from 17:30-19:30 and Wednesday/Thursday from 18:00 to 20:00 at the booth. Oracle is raffling off five Raspberry Pi's and a number of books every day. Make sure to stop by and get your badge scanned to enter the raffle. Raffles are Tuesday at 19:15 and Wednesday/Thursday at 19:45 at the Oracle booth.  The main conference sessions from Oracle Java experts are:  Wednesday 13 November Beyond Beauty: JavaFX, Parallax, Touch, Raspberry Pi, Gyroscopes, and Much More Angela Caicedo, Senior Member, Technical Staff, Oracle Room 7, 12:00–13:00 Lambda: A Peek Under the Hood, Brian Goetz, Software Architect, Oracle Room 8, 12:00–13:00 In Full Flow: Java 8 Lambdas in the Stream, Paul Sandoz, Software Developer, Oracle Room 8, 14:00–15:00 The Modular Java Platform and Project Jigsaw, Mark Reinhold, Chief Architect, Java Platform Group, Oracle, Room 8, 15:10–16:10 The Curious Case of JavaScript on the JVM, Attila Szegedi, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Oracle, Room 5, 16:40–17:40 Is It a Car? Is It a Computer? No, It’s a Raspberry Pi JavaFX Informatics System. Simon Ritter, Principal Technology Evangelist, Oracle Room 7, 16:40–17:40 Thursday 14 November Java EE 7: What’s New in the Java EE Platform Linda DeMichiel, Consulting Member, Technical Staff, Oracle, Room 8, 10:50–11:50 Java Microbenchmark Harness: The Lesser of the Two Evils, Aleksey Shipilev, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Oracle. Room 6, 14:00–15:00 Practical Restful Persistence, Shaun Smith, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle Room 8, 17:50–18:50 Friday 15 November Avatar.js, Server-Side JavaScript on the Java Platform, Jean-Francois Denise, Software Developer, Oracle Room 8, 11:50–12:50

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• Podcast: Dell Perot Systems Relies on Oracle In-Memory Database Cache

  - by john.brust

  Recently we spoke with Bill Binko, Technology Consultant at Dell Perot Systems, about a high volume web-based content delivery system they implemented for a client with Oracle In-Memory Database Cache. Their client needed to respond to ~1 billion hits (web requests) per day, but hadn't been able to support this load. Oracle In-Memory Database Cache allowed for multiple & complicated queries to take place without ever hitting the disk...providing sub-millisecond response time and ability to manage much higher high volumes of data. Old System: Old SQL Server Database, over 300 servers, difficult to maintain. New System: One Oracle Database 11g instance, multiple Oracle RAC nodes, backed up by Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle In-Memory Database Cache to cut query response times by 10x. Listen to the podcast.

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• Tech Article: Oracle ADF Essentials - Testing with Selenium

  - by OracleTechnologyNetwork

  How to use Selenium and JUnit together to build unit tests that test Web UIs.

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• Unidata and RDB migrations to Oracle

  - by llaszews

  Have a couple of unique migrations that don't come along to often. They are Unidata and RDB migrations. The top three things that make these migration more challenging are: 1. No automated data migration tools - Because these migration don't happen that often, there are no tools in the market place to automated the data migration. 2. Application is tied to database - The application needs to be re-architected/re-engineered. Unidata Basic and COBOL for RDB. TSRI can migrate Basic to Java and PL/SQL. Transoft can migrate DEC COBOL to Java. 3. New client hardware potentially involved - Many Unidata and RDB based systems use 'green screens' as the front end. These are character based screens that will run on very old dumb terminals such as: Wyse and DEC 5250 terminals. The user interface can be replicated in a web browser but many times these old terminals do not support web browsers.

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• Oracle HRMS API – Create Employee

  - by PRajkumar

  API - hr_employee_api.create_employee Example --    -- Create Employee  -- ------------------------- DECLARE    lc_employee_number                       PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER%TYPE    := 'PRAJ_01';  ln_person_id                                      PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.PERSON_ID%TYPE;  ln_assignment_id                             PER_ALL_ASSIGNMENTS_F.ASSIGNMENT_ID%TYPE;  ln_object_ver_number                     PER_ALL_ASSIGNMENTS_F.OBJECT_VERSION_NUMBER%TYPE;  ln_asg_ovn                                          NUMBER;    ld_per_effective_start_date             PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.EFFECTIVE_START_DATE%TYPE;  ld_per_effective_end_date              PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.EFFECTIVE_END_DATE%TYPE;  lc_full_name                                        PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.FULL_NAME%TYPE;  ln_per_comment_id                          PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F.COMMENT_ID%TYPE;  ln_assignment_sequence                 PER_ALL_ASSIGNMENTS_F.ASSIGNMENT_SEQUENCE%TYPE;  lc_assignment_number                    PER_ALL_ASSIGNMENTS_F.ASSIGNMENT_NUMBER%TYPE;    lb_name_combination_warning   BOOLEAN;  lb_assign_payroll_warning           BOOLEAN;  lb_orig_hire_warning                       BOOLEAN;   BEGIN            hr_employee_api.create_employee            (   -- Input data elements                 -- ------------------------------                p_hire_date                                         => TO_DATE('08-JUN-2011'),                p_business_group_id                      => fnd_profile.value_specific('PER_BUSINESS_GROUP_ID'),                p_last_name                                       => 'TEST',                p_first_name                                       => 'PRAJKUMAR',                p_middle_names                              => NULL,                p_sex                                                     => 'M',                p_national_identifier                       => '183-09-6723',                p_date_of_birth                                 => TO_DATE('03-DEC-1988'),                p_known_as                                       => 'PRAJ',                 -- Output data elements                 -- --------------------------------                p_employee_number                         => lc_employee_number,                p_person_id                                         => ln_person_id,                p_assignment_id                                => ln_assignment_id,                p_per_object_version_number       => ln_object_ver_number,                p_asg_object_version_number       => ln_asg_ovn,                p_per_effective_start_date               => ld_per_effective_start_date,                p_per_effective_end_date                => ld_per_effective_end_date,                p_full_name                                         => lc_full_name,                p_per_comment_id                            => ln_per_comment_id,                p_assignment_sequence                  => ln_assignment_sequence,                p_assignment_number                     => lc_assignment_number,                p_name_combination_warning    => lb_name_combination_warning,                p_assign_payroll_warning            => lb_assign_payroll_warning,                p_orig_hire_warning                        => lb_orig_hire_warning          );       COMMIT;   EXCEPTION       WHEN OTHERS THEN                     ROLLBACK;                     dbms_output.put_line(SQLERRM); END; / SHOW ERR;  

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• Oracle JDK 7u10 released with new security features

  - by Henrik Stahl

  A few days ago, we released JRE and JDK 7 update 10. This release adds support for the following new platforms: Windows 8 on x86-64. Note that Modern UI (aka Metro) mode is not supported. Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8. Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) This release also introduces new features that provide enhanced security for Java applet and webstart applications, specifically: The Java runtime tracks if it is updated to the latest security baseline. If you try to execute an unsigned applet with an outdated version of Java, a warning dialog will prompt you to update before running the applet. The Java runtime includes a hardcoded best before date. It is assumed that a new version will be released before this date. If the client has not been able to check for an update prior to this date, the Java runtime will assume that it is insecure and start warning the user prior to executing any applets. The Java control panel now includes an option to set the desired security level on a low-medium-high-very high scale, as well as an option to disable Java applets and webstart entirely. This level controls things such as if the Java runtime is allowed to execute unsigned code, and if so what type of warning will be displayed to the user. More details on the security settings can be found in the documentation. See below for a sample screenshot. The new update of the JRE and the JDK are available via OTN. To learn more about the release please visit the release notes.

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• Onsite Testing for Partners at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2012

  - by Paul Sorensen

  If your company is a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange, then you'll want to earn your certification and become Oracle Specialized by participating in the special Test Fest at the Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2012. The Oracle PartnerNetwork team has provided the following video with additional information about this fantastic opportunity. Ten sessions will be held during the conference.  Visit this PartnerNetwork Exchange web page for detailed information. You can see the testing session schedule, check out prep materials and get pre-registered to take your exam. If you are an employee of one of Oracle's partner companies (especially the PartnerNetwork Exchange) we hope that you will take advantage of this great opportunity to earn an Oracle certification!

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• Check out What's New in Oracle UPK 3.6.1 and Tutor 12.2

  - by [email protected]

  Attend our new feature webinar to learn what's new in Oracle UPK 3.6.1 and Oracle Tutor 12.2 and discover how you can reduce costs, mitigate risk and drive ROI in your organization. Hit the Ground Running: Get New Application Users Productive from Day One will feature an overview of Oracle UPK & Tutor as well as provide a good look at the new, cool things you can do with sound and presentation outputs! Register Now! Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | 9 a.m. PT / 12 noon ET/ 6 p.m. CET Duration: 60 minutes

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• Oracle Standard Installation (OSI) Services – Service für Hardware-Upgrades

  - by swalker

  In diesem Update erfahren Sie alles über die Services der Oracle Standard Installation (OSI) von Oracle Advanced Customer Support (ACS). Oracle imformiert Sie außerdem über die Einführung weiterer OSI-Teile für die Bestellung von Komplettservices zur Installation von Upgrades bei bereits installierten Systemen. Darunter fallen auch zusätzliche Upgrades für Serverprozessoren (CPUs), Arbeitsspeicher, Netzwerkkarten, Speicher-Appliances und Bandbibliotheken. Die OSI Installationsservices für Hardware-Upgrades können wie folgt bestellt werden: beim Hardware Point of Sale (POS) – über den Offline-Prozess für Hardware im Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) unabhängige Bestellungen „After Point of Sale (APOS)“ – über den Offline-OSI-Prozess des ACS Services Order Desk. Diese Prozesse sowie die aktualisierten Dateien für die OSI-Teilezuordnung finden Sie auf der Website des Oracle Partner Stores (OPS). Die OSI-Teile für Hardware-Upgrades können im OPS ab Ende 2011 bestellt werden. Wenn Sie Fragen zu diesem Update haben, wenden Sie sich an das Global Partner Support Team unter [email protected].

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• Comparing Dates in Oracle Business Rule Decision Tables

  - by James Taylor

  I have been working with decision tables for some time but have never had a scenario where I need to compare dates. The use case was to check if a persons membership had expired. I didn't think much of it till I started to develop it. The first trap I feel into was trying to create ranges and bucket sets. The other trap I fell into was not converting the date field to a complete date. This may seem obvious to most people but my Google searches came up with nothing so I thought I would create a quick post. I assume everyone knows how to create a decision table so I'm not going to go through those steps. The prerequisite for this post is to have a decision table with a payload that has a date field. This filed must have the date in the following format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss. Create a new condition in your decision table Right-click on the condition to edit it and select the expression builder In the expression builder, select the Functions tab. Expand the CurrentDate file and select date, and click Insert Into Expression button. In the Expression Builder you need to create an expression that will return true or false, add the operation <= after the CurrentDate.date In my scenario my date field is memberExpire, Navigate to your date field and expand, select toGregorianCalendar(). Your expression will look something like this, click OK to get back to the decision table Now its just a matter of checking if the value is true or false. Simple when you know how :-)

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• CRM Solutions Bring Value to the Capital Markets Industry

  Ed Garry, Senior Director Capital Markets at Oracle. speaks with Fred about how the Capital Markets industry is embracing CRM strategies and the solutions that support customer centric business models.

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• Webcast Replay : SANS Institute Product Review of Oracle Identity Manager

  - by B Shashikumar

  Thanks to everyone who attended the SANS Institute webinar covering the product review of Oracle Identity Manager. And a special thanks to our guest speakers from SuperValu - Phillip Black and Patrick Abreo. If you missed the webcast, you can catch a replay here  And here are the slides that were used in the webcast.  There were many questions that we could not answer as we ran out of time. We have captured some of the questions with responses below. Is Oracle Identity Analytics still offered as a separate product or is it part of Oracle Identity Manager? Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Identity Analytics are now offered as part of Oracle Identity Governance Suite. OIA and OIM share a common UI architecture, common data model and common support for connected and disconnected resources.  When requesting new access/entitlements is there an approval process? Yes. We leverage SOA BPEL-based workflows for approvals  Are the identity self service capabilities based on Oracle ADF? Yes they are completely based on Oracle ADF  Can you give some examples of personalization and customization with Oracle Identity Manager 11gR2? With the new UI config framework we can enable different levels of UI customization. Customers now have the ability to Point & click to customize; or drag and drop customization without any need for coding. So users can easily personalize the interface of their application within the browser. For example, they can change the logo, Rearrange, hide Home Page regions; regularly searched items can be saved and re-used; Searchable & search results columns can be configured; Sorting preferences are remembered and so on. For more sophisticated customization, Customers can also edit the standard JSF within the page to alter business rules, modify page flows, page layouts and other items. Can you explain the role of sandboxes in customization? Customers can make their custom changes within a sandbox so that it doesn’t impact their production environment. They can make their changes, validate those changes, stage and then commit those changes without affecting production users. This is similar to how source code control systems like perforce work To watch a replay of the webcast, click here

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• Oracle Named to Top 100 Logistics Companies

  - by [email protected]

  Every April for the past 15 years, Inbound Logistics editors have recognized 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics and supply chain excellence. Oracle was recognized by Inbound Logistics editors for leading the way in 2010. Editors sought to match readers' fast-changing needs to the capabilities of those companies selected. Oracle excels at providing solutions that drive supply chain excellence and answer IL readers' need for simplicity, ROI, and efficient implementation. Inbound Logistics is proud to honor Oracle for innovative solutions empowering logistics and supply chain excellence.

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• Get an Introduction to Oracle ADF - Online Anytime

  - by shay.shmeltzer

  Last year we started recording various sessions about advanced ADF topics (binding, security, skinning etc) and published them in the new Oracle ADF Insider page on OTN.These are the type of sessions we usually deliver in the Oracle Develop or ODTUG conferences. But now you can watch them whenever you need to better understand these topics.Now we are extending the series to also cover the basics of Oracle ADF.We just published three sessions that cover an overview of Oracle ADF, an introduction to Oracle ADF Business Components, and an overview of Oracle ADF Faces.So if you are starting out and need to quickly understand what ADF is all about, or if you just want to understand what does ADF offers these might be a good starting point.Check out the ADF Insider Basics Sessions here.

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• Swiss Re increases data warehouse performance and deploys in record time

  - by KLaker

  Great information on yet another data warehouse deployment on Exadata. A little background on Swiss Re: In 2002, Swiss Re established a data warehouse for its client markets and products to gather reinsurance information across all organizational units into an integrated structure. The data warehouse provided the basis for reporting at the group level with drill-down capability to individual contracts, while facilitating application integration and data exchange by using common data standards. Initially focusing on property and casualty reinsurance information only, it now includes life and health reinsurance, insurance, and nonlife insurance information. Key highlights of the benefits that Swiss Re achieved by using Exadata: Reduced the time to feed the data warehouse and generate data marts by 58% Reduced average runtime by 24% for standard reports comfortably loading two data warehouse refreshes per day with incremental feeds Freed up technical experts by significantly minimizing time spent on tuning activities Most importantly this was one of the fastest project deployments in Swiss Re's history. They went from installation to production in just four months! What is truly surprising is the that it only took two weeks between power-on to testing the machine with full data volumes! Business teams at Swiss Re are now able to fully exploit up-to-date analytics across property, casualty, life, health insurance, and reinsurance lines to identify successful products. These points are highlighted in the following quotes from Dr. Stephan Gutzwiller, Head of Data Warehouse Services at Swiss Re:  "We were operating a complete Oracle stack, including servers, storage area network, operating systems, and databases that was well optimized and delivered very good performance over an extended period of time. When a hardware replacement was scheduled for 2012, Oracle Exadata was a natural choice—and the performance increase was impressive. It enabled us to deliver analytics to our internal customers faster, without hiring more IT staff" “The high quality data that is readily available with Oracle Exadata gives us the insight and agility we need to cater to client needs. We also can continue re-engineering to keep up with the increasing demand without having to grow the organization. This combination creates excellent business value.” Our full press release is available here: http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/customers/customersearch/swiss-re-1-exadata-ss-2050409.html. If you want more information about how Exadata can increase the performance of your data warehouse visit our home page: http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/exadata-database-machine/overview/index.html

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• Oracle Value Chain Summit 2014 - Early Bird Registration Now Open

  - by Pam Petropoulos

  Get the Best Rate on the Biggest Supply Chain Event of the Year. Register Now and save $200. Join more than 1,000 of your peers at the Value Chain Summit to learn how smart companies are transforming their supply chains into information-driven value chains. This unparalleled experience will give you the tools you need to drive innovation and maximize revenue. Date: February 3-5, 2014 Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center Click here to learn more Thought-Leading Speakers Top minds and tech experts across industries will share the secrets of their success, firsthand. Prepare to be inspired by speakers like Geoffrey Moore, business advisor to Cisco, HP, and Microsoft and best-selling author of six books, including Crossing the Chasm. Customized Experiences Choose from more than 200 sessions offering deep dives on every aspect of supply chain management: Product Value Chain, Procurement, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Value Chain Execution, and Value Chain Planning. Unrivaled Insight & Solutions Hands-on workshops, product demonstrations, and interactive breakouts will showcase new value chain solutions and best practices to help you: -  Grow profit margins -  Build products – faster and cheaper -  Expedite delivery -  Increase customer satisfaction You don't want to miss this once-a-year event. Register Now to secure the Early Bird rate of $495 - the lowest price available.

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