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SELECT Journal
Quarter 1 2003, Volume 10, No. 1

Features

• Financial Rate of Return Computations Using Analytical Functions
  By Claudio Fratarcangeli
  This article describes techniques for computing an aggregate product in SQL and for performing rate of return computations for arbitrary date ranges suing Oracle analytical functions.
• Overview of and Tips for Deploying and Managing Oracle9i Lite Applications
  By Patrick Dugan Holmes
  This overview describes IPC - The Hospitalist Company and discusses why they chose to use Oracle 9i Lite for handling their mobile computing solution.
• Perl for DBA's
  By Jared Still
  This article can give you some ideas about how Perl's functionality extends far beyond what is needed for use with Web applications.
• An Alternative Approach to Summary Table Management Using Advanced Queues
  By Arup Nanda
  This article presents a rather unconventional approach to dealing with the challenges of maintaining summary tables.
• Upgrading to Oracle9i is Not as Hard as You Think
  By David Rotert
  Read this article to discover how the upgrade process to Oracle9i can be effectively managed.
• XML Schema
  By Dennis Remmer
  This article provides an overview of the XML Schema specification recently ratified by the World Wide Web Consortium.
• Managing User Expectations with Service Level Agreements
  By Rachel Carmichael
  Read this article for a discussion on what a Service Level Agreement is and why you need one.
• Grassroots Spotlight
  Read this article for an update on the latest activities of the St. Louis Oracle Users Group.

Regular Columns

• President's Letter
• From The Editor
• A SELECT Few
• SELECT Star
• Advertisers' Index

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