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Oracle
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- Oracle
Buys Haley
On October 29, 2008,
Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement
to acquire RuleBurst Holdings Limited, the parent
company of Haley Limited (Haley), a leading provider
of policy modeling and automation software for legislative
and regulated industries such as public sector, financial
services and insurance.
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
- Oracle
Buys Advanced Visual Technology
On October 1, 2008 Oracle announced that it has entered
into an agreement to acquire Advanced Visual Technology
Ltd. (AVT), a leading provider of 3D visual macro
space planning software for retailers.
- Download
our Top Ten White Papers to make sure you stay ahead
of the game.
- Free
live Oracle Webcast featuring guest speakers from
Hitachi:
Discover how to get more value from your business
planning with Oracle Essbase Analytics. November 20,
2008 at 09:00 a.m. PT.
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- Oracle
CFO Summit
November 5-6, 2008, Chicago, IL
Preparing for Better Times: CFO Strategies for Managing
Through the Downturn
- Oracle
EPM Summit - Strategy-to-Success
November 18, 2008, Brussels
Don't miss this unique opportunity to discover how
your company can work in a more agile, smart and aligned
way to execute its strategy to success. Executive
keynote by Charles Phillips, President, Oracle
- Free
live Oracle Webcast featuring guest speakers from
Hitachi
November 20, 2008 at 09:00 a.m. PT.
Discover how to get more value from your business
planning with Oracle Essbase Analytics.
- Oracle
at Customer Experience Exchange 2008
November 25 – 26, 2008, Amsterdam,
Noord-Holland
The Customer Experience Exchange is a unique, invitation-only
meeting which provides Heads of Customer Experience,
Customer Service, Contact Centres, Customer Relations,
Customer Insight, Marketing and Account Management
to ‘exchange’ ideas and information, develop
industry contacts, advance current initiatives and
improve business processes.
- Oracle
Develop - (EMEA & APAC) Registration
is now open for the premier developer event. Hear
and learn from world-leading experts and your peers
about next-generation development trends and technologies
in Java and rich enterprise applications (REA), service-oriented
architecture (SOA), and the database.
- Oracle
OpenWorld
- Oracle OpenWorld
2008 is over, but you can still enjoy the experience
vicariously!
- Oracle
Fusion Middleware Forum
Dates through December 2008, U.S. and Canada
The Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum is coming to a
city near you. Don't miss this special event for IT
executives and managers, exploring the impact of IT
planning and execution on your corporate strategy.
- Search
for Upcoming Events Near You!
- Find
Users Group Meetings & Other Events Near You
Visit the Users
Group Center and see what's on the calendar
or access the Global
Events Calendar (.xls) directly. If you
have additional questions about users groups please
email oracleusergroup_ww@oracle.com.
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Podcasts
(Shows: AppCasts, TechCasts and Oracle
Fusion Middleware Radio):
Oracle
Podcast Center

View
all TechCasts
Host: Justin Kestelyn, OTN Editor-in-Chief
Tune into "fireside chats" with experts about
new tools, technologies, and trends in application development.
- Free
live Oracle Webcast featuring guest speakers from
Hitachi:
Discover how to get more value from your business
planning with Oracle Essbase Analytics. November 20,
2008 at 09:00 a.m. PT.
- Opening
the Black Box: Diagnostics and Monitoring for Production
Java Apps
Oct 30, 2008 - Shiraz Kanga, a member of the Oracle
Application Diagnostics for Java (AD4J) development
team, delves into the special requirements involved
in diagnosing performance problems in production Java
applications. (mp3)
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SOA
Governance Misperceptions
Oct 6, 2008
- Faulty
assumptions and misunderstanding about SOA governance
can create expensive headaches for architects who
haven't done their homework. In this OTN TechCast,
OTN's Bob Rhubart discusses some of those misperceptions
with Oracle governance specialists Cathy Lippert,
Sharon Fay, and Mike Stamback. (mp3)
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SOA
Governance: Hitting the Sweet Spot
Oct 6, 2008 - In
this OTN TechCast Returning panelists Cathy Lippert,
Sharon Fay, and Mike Stamback join OTN's Bob Rhubart
to discuss obstacles to SOA governance adoption and
implementation, and what it takes to hit the SOA governance
sweet spot. (mp3)
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SOA
Governance Without Technology?
Oct 6, 2008 - In
this final program in a three-part series on SOA governance,
Oracle panelists Sharon Fay, Cathy Lippert, and Mike
Stamback debate the role of technology in an effective
SOA governance program. (mp3)

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All AppCasts
Host: Cliff Godwin, SVP, Applications
Technology
Tune into "Live with Cliff" to hear from application
technology experts, product and industry experts, and
customers about what's saving Oracle customers time
and money when using Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft,
and JD Edwards applications.
- Siebel
CRM 8.1 Solutions
October 28, 2008 - Get the scoop on Siebel Applications!
Listen to George Jacob, Group Vice President, CRM
Applications, discuss the latest release of Siebel
CRM 8. By empowering end customers and creating a
consistent, multi-channel service experience, businesses
are leveraging the newest release of Siebel CRM 8
to garner high customer loyalty levels and improve
business profitability in this tough economic environment.
Tune in today!
- Information
Driven Value Chains: Achieving Supply Chain Excellence
in the 21st Century With Oracle, Part 1
October 19, 2008 - World-class supply chains can help
companies achieve top line and bottom line results
in today's complex, global world. Tune into this conversation
with Rick Jewell, SVP, Oracle Supply Chain Development,
to hear about Oracle's vision for world class SCM,
and the latest and greatest on Oracle Supply Chain
Management solutions. You will learn about Oracle's
complete, best-in-class, open and integrated solutions,
which are helping companies drive profitability, achieve
operational excellence, streamline innovation, and
manage risk and compliance in today's complex, global
world.
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Information
Driven Value Chains: Achieving Supply Chain Excellence
in the 21st Century With Oracle, Part 2
October 19, 2008 - World-class supply chains can help
companies achieve top line and bottom line results
in today's complex, global world. Tune into this conversation
with Rick Jewell, SVP, Oracle Supply Chain Development,
to hear about Oracle's vision for world class SCM,
and the latest and greatest on Oracle Supply Chain
Management solutions. You will learn about Oracle's
complete, best-in-class, open and integrated solutions,
which are helping companies drive profitability, achieve
operational excellence, streamline innovation, and
manage risk and compliance in today's complex, global
world.
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Automated
Controls Monitoring for PeopleSoft
October 16, 2008 - When building GRC programs
to meet regulatory requirements, monitoring program
"effectiveness" cannot be overlooked. This
includes monitoring the effectiveness of the business
processes and applications that are critical to reliable
financial reporting and overall compliance. Tune into
this conversation with Michele Shannon, Senior Director,
GRC Product Strategy to hear about Oracle's GRC solution
for its PeopleSoft applications. You will learn how
a comprehensive approach to continuously monitoring
controls can help organizations honor their compliance
obligations, develop a strong baseline of key controls,minimize
risks and inefficiencies, and streamline internal
and external audits.
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Success
with E-Business Suite Release 12 Implementations:
Intelligroup, Inc.
October 15, 2008 - Want to learn more about
implementing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12? Listen
to this Srinivas Krishna, Sr. Intelligroup is a global
provider of outsourcing services including application
management and support services, infrastructure management
services, innovative consulting, technology, and implementation
services. Learn more at: http://www.intelligroup.com

Tune
into Oracle Fusion Middleware Radio to hear about
Oracle's middleware product strategy and explore what
middleware means to your business. Learn the latest
product news and understand how customers are using
middleware to realize growth, agility, insight, and
reduced risk. Your host for the series is Rick Schultz,
Oracle's Vice President of Middleware Product Marketing.
- Live
Webcast November 13, 2008 - Data Center of the Future
Virtual Trade Show
Is your data center designed to withstand rapid change?
Learn how Grid Computing techniques can tackle your
toughest challenges and inspire your next-generation
data center. Register now to view Oracle’s webcast
on “The Six Habits of Highly Effective Data
Centers."
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Product / Services News & Announcements |
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Applications
- E-Business Suite
- JDEdwards Enterprise
One
- JD
Edwards World
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BEA
- PeopleSoft
- Siebel
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Services
- On Demand
- Education
- Support/ACS
- Consulting
- Financing
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Applications
Oracle
E-Business Suite:
Oracle
E-Business Suite AppCasts | Advisor
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BEA:
- Important
info for BEA-ers: Welcome, Dev2Dev & Arch2Arch
FAQ
The Oracle Technology Network is happy to welcome
members of the BEA Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch communities.
The OTN team, which now includes some of the very
same people behind those BEA communities, is hard
at work merging the best of Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch
into OTN. In the coming weeks, all your familiar BEA
community resources will emerge on OTN, enhanced by
improved tools and increased opportunities for peer
interaction and collaboration.
PeopleSoft
Enterprise:
- Learn
how: you can extend the value of your investment with
PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9.0
Oracle continues to support and invest in the applications
you're already running, by way of our Lifetime Support
Policy and Applications Unlimited program that protect
the value of your software. With the delivery of PeopleSoft
Enterprise Release 9.0, Oracle further demonstrates
its commitment to protect, extend, and evolve our
customers' applications investments. PeopleSoft Enterprise
Release 9.0 delivers on this promise by:
Siebel:
- Oracle
CRM On Demand Integration to Siebel CRM
Now, your company can benefit from a comprehensive
end-to-end on premise and on demand system with a
single view for conducting, managing, and analyzing
customer interactions.
- CRM
In the Fast Lane
Designed for busy sales professionals on
the road, Oracle Mobile Sales Assistant offers a rich
user experience that connects sales users with the
people and information they need in order to be more
productive and get the job done.
Siebel
AppCasts
JD
Edwards EnterpriseOne:
JD
Edwards EnterpriseOne AppCasts | Advisor
Webcasts (Requires Customer
Connection Login)
JD Edwards
World:
JD
Edwards World AppCasts | Advisor
Webcasts (Requires Customer
Connection Login)
Oracle
On Demand:
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Get a Glimpse of Oracle's "Best-Kept Secret.".
Discover the Future of IT! Join Oracle On Demand SVP
Mike Beck for a tour of Oracle's Austin Data Center
and download a FREE Forrester white paper - IT
Operations and Systems Management: The Next Five Years.
more
- Turn
up the Information Business Power
- Watch this FREE On Demand Webcast to see how Oracle
On Demand addresses your TCO, ROI and Business Impact
of your IT investment. more
Technology
Oracle
Database:
- How-Tos:
Best New Oracle Database 11g Features
Oracle ACE Director Arup Nanda's 20-part series of
how-tos about top new features for DBAs and developers
is now complete—spanning Schema Management,
Caching and Pooling, Data Warehousing & OLAP,
and much more.
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Don’t Fail the Test!
Did you know with Oracle Real Application Testing
you can save up to 80% of your testing efforts as
compared to manual and 3rd party testing tools? Experience
Greater Agility, Lower Costs, Reduced Risk, and Higher
Efficiency. Click
Here to Learn More.
- Get
Started with Oracle on Windows DVD
Learn how Oracle gives you the power to grow by providing
a scalable, easy-to-use platform for running your
business at a price you can afford. Request your free
copy of this DVD, containing Oracle Database 11g software,
whitepapers, tutorials, etc.
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FREE Oracle Data Masking Resource Kit
Stop inadvertently exposing sensitive or regulated
information when you copy production data into your
non-production databases. Learn how you can de-identify
production data to create realistic and functionally
complete databases in our FREE Oracle Data Masking
Resource Kit with industry expert webcasts, data privacy
protection and regulatory compliance guides, step
by step tutorials, and more.
- FREE
Oracle Database Vault Resource Kit
Protect sensitive application data in your database
with the industry's most advanced real-time database
security product, Oracle Database Vault. You can even
control what privileged DBA users can and cannot do,
as well as when, where, and how they do it. Learn
how you can enforce database security policies in
our FREE Oracle Database Vault Resource kit with industry
expert webcasts, data privacy protection and regulatory
compliance guides, step by step tutorials, and more.
- FREE
Oracle Application Express Resource Kit
Learn how Oracle Application Express (APEX) can help
you address the manageability, security and scalability
challenges associated with using spreadsheets and
personal databases to store mission-critical data.
Request your free Oracle Application Express Resource
Kit containing the latest release of Oracle Application
Express and a link to related free packaged applications,
as well as analyst reports, white papers, and customer
testimonials.
- FREE
Oracle Database Security Resource Kit
Learn how Oracle can help you address data privacy,
insider threats, and regulatory compliance. Request
your free Oracle Database Security Resource Kit containing
technical white papers, step-by-step tutorials, as
well as analyst reports, expert webcasts, and a self-assessment
tool to get you started today.
- Software
Downloads - Free to download,
free to learn, unlimited evaluation
- Oracle
Database Podcasts
Tune into this podcast series to get the latest information
on Oracle Database from Oracle technical experts.
Advisor
Webcasts (Requires MetaLink
Login)
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Oracle Fusion Middleware:
- Live
Webcast November 13, 2008 - Data Center of the Future
Virtual Trade Show
Is your data center designed to withstand rapid change?
Learn how Grid Computing techniques can tackle your
toughest challenges and inspire your next-generation
data center. Register now to view Oracle’s webcast
on “The Six Habits of Highly Effective Data
Centers."
- Investing
in Identity Management? Do it right the first time!
Learn where Gartner positions User Provisioning vendors
and enjoy complimentary access to the latest Gartner
Magic Quadrant on User Provisioning 2H08 and learn
where Gartner positions Oracle and other user provisioning
vendors. Don't miss this opportunity to learn Gartner's
evaluation of user provisioning vendors and the state
of the industry itself. Download
the Gartner Report.
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HP/Oracle Podcast: SOA, Application Modernization,
and High-Performance Computing
Paul Evans, worldwide marketing lead for IT Transformation
Solutions at HP, and Lance Knowlton, vice president
for modernization at Oracle, discuss how IT infrastructure,
systems and software come together in a whole greater
than the sum of the parts for enterprises moving toward
services oriented architectures (SOA) through the
HP/Oracle/Intel application modernization initiative.
Listen
to the Podcast (mp3).
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Grid
Computing White Paper: Oracle Grid Solutions for the
Next-Generation Data Center
This Oracle white paper describes how businesses of
all sizes worldwide are using Grid best practices
to modernize their IT operations and increase performance,
availability, energy efficiency, and operational agility.

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Oracle
Enterprise Management:
Oracle
Tools:
Advisor
Webcasts: Support Tools & Process Seminars
(Requires Metalink Login)
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Oracle
Services:
Services
Appcasts
Oracle
On Demand:
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Get a Glimpse of Oracle's "Best-Kept Secret".
Discover the Future of IT! Join Oracle On
Demand SVP Mike Beck for a tour of Oracle's Austin
Data Center and download a FREE Forrester white paper
- IT Operations and Systems Management: The Next Five
Years.
Turn up the Information Business Power - Watch this
FREE On Demand webcast to see how Oracle On Demand
addresses your TCO, ROI and Business Impact of your
IT investment. more
- Webcast:
Turn up the Information Business
Power - Watch this
FREE
On Demand webcast to see how Oracle On
Demand addresses your TCO, ROI and Business Impact
of your IT investment.
- Oracle
CRM On Demand
Oracle
Support/ACS:
- Oracle
Introduces Next-generation Customer Support Platform:
My Oracle Support
My
Oracle Support integrates Oracle’s award winning
support portal, Oracle MetaLink, with its award winning
configuration management platform, Oracle Software
Configuration Manager, to deliver highly personalized
and proactive support capabilities that help reduce
unplanned downtime and improve system stability. more
Advisor
Webcasts: Support Tools and Processes (Requires
Metalink login)
Oracle
Consulting:
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Oracle
Consulting Resource Library Now Available
more
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Visit
Oracle Consulting Online more
Oracle
Financing:
- Oracle
Financing Promotions and Offers
more
- Oracle
Financing Online more
Oracle
Education:
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Oracle University Enhances Live Virtual Classes with
eKits
eKits contain all course materials in PDF format sent
electronically one week before the class begins. more
View
Courses in your Region
Oracle
Industries In the News
Aerospace
& Defense:
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
Engineering
& Construction:
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
Financial
Services:
- Oracle
Buys Haley
On October 29, 2008,
Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement
to acquire RuleBurst Holdings Limited, the parent
company of Haley Limited (Haley), a leading provider
of policy modeling and automation software for legislative
and regulated industries such as public sector, financial
services and insurance.
Insurance:
- Oracle
Buys Haley
On October 29, 2008,
Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement
to acquire RuleBurst Holdings Limited, the parent
company of Haley Limited (Haley), a leading provider
of policy modeling and automation software for legislative
and regulated industries such as public sector, financial
services and insurance.
Manufacturing:
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
Public
Sector:
- Oracle
Buys Haley
On October 29, 2008,
Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement
to acquire RuleBurst Holdings Limited, the parent
company of Haley Limited (Haley), a leading provider
of policy modeling and automation software for legislative
and regulated industries such as public sector.
Professional
Services:
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
Retail:
- Oracle
Buys Advanced Visual Technology
On October 1, 2008 Oracle announced that it has entered
into an agreement to acquire Advanced Visual Technology
Ltd. (AVT), a leading provider of 3D visual macro
space planning software for retailers.
Utilities:
- Oracle
Buys Primavera
On October 8, 2008 Oracle announced it has agreed
to acquire Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, to
accelerate its momentum in delivering mission-critical
operational applications.
Industry
Specific AppCasts
Oracle
Partners:
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EMEA:
- Oracle
EPM Summit - Strategy-to-Success
November 18, 2008, Brussels
Don't miss this unique opportunity to discover how
your company can work in a more agile, smart and aligned
way to execute its strategy to success. Executive
keynote by Charles Phillips, President, Oracle
- Oracle
at Customer Experience Exchange 2008
November 25 – 26, 2008, Amsterdam,
Noord-Holland
The Customer Experience Exchange is a unique, invitation-only
meeting which provides Heads of Customer Experience,
Customer Service, Contact Centres, Customer Relations,
Customer Insight, Marketing and Account Management
to ‘exchange’ ideas and information, develop
industry contacts, advance current initiatives and
improve business processes.
- Oracle
Develop -
(EMEA) Registration is now open for the premier developer
event. Hear and learn from world-leading experts and
your peers about next-generation development trends
and technologies in Java and rich enterprise applications
(REA), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and the
database.
- Find
an Oracle event near you.
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