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PSOUG / European Commission approves Oracle's buyout of Sun Microsystems

« on: January 21, 2010, 07:21:54 AM »

European approval for Oracle takeover of Sun Microsystems

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The European Commission on Thursday approved Oracle Corp.'s acquisition of Sun Microsystems after regulators were assuaged over the fate of an open-source database.

The deal removes the last major impediment facing Oracle and its planned takoever of Sun though China and Russia still need to give their assent as well. U.S. regulators approved the deal months ago.

Oracle said it expects to close the transaction shortly and has scheduled a conference call for next week on its strategy for Sun.

The E.C. had been concerned over MySQL, which Sun bought in 2008. After Oracle agreed to maintain MySQL, the antitrust authorities gave their assent to the deal.

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Oracle News / OTN Headlines Developer Day Workshops on Application Grid Development (Oracle WebLogic Server + Eclipse): New York, Boston, and Los Angeles

« on: January 21, 2010, 07:19:20 AM »

Developer Day Workshops on Application Grid Development (Oracle WebLogic Server + Eclipse): New York, Boston, and Los Angeles

Oracle's newest hands-on workshop gives you the information you need to create grid-enabled, Java EE–based applications. Coming to the cities listed above over the next 60 days.

http://events.oracle.com/search/search?start=&pageHitCount=10&group=Events&keyword=application+grid+development

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Oracle News / Special Feature: "Honoring Excellence"

« on: January 21, 2010, 07:19:20 AM »

Special Feature: "Honoring Excellence"

In 2009, Oracle recognized customers and partners that are meeting these
challenges through innovation in technology, applications, and
sustainability. Learn about the awards and meet the winners.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-jan/o10awards.html

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Oracle News / In the Field: "The Importance of Patches"

« on: January 19, 2010, 07:17:18 PM »

In the Field: "The Importance of Patches"

Too many companies leave their databases insufficiently protected.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-jan/o10field.html

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Oracle News / Compression: "Compressing Columns"

« on: January 18, 2010, 08:50:06 AM »

Compression: "Compressing Columns"

Compress more with Oracle Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-jan/o10compression.html

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Oracle News / Customer Feature: "Know Who. Know How."

« on: January 13, 2010, 07:49:44 PM »

Customer Feature: "Know Who. Know How."

Learn how Oracle CRM On Demand can help organizations find out more
about their customers.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-jan/o10crm.html

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Oracle Security Alerts / OTN: Critical Patch Update - October 2009

« on: January 13, 2010, 07:49:44 PM »

Critical Patch Update - October 2009

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2009.html

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Oracle Security Alerts / OTN: Critical Patch Update - January 2010

« on: January 13, 2010, 07:49:44 PM »

Critical Patch Update - January 2010

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujan2010.html

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Oracle News / OTN Headlines Developer Day Workshops on Application Grid Development (Oracle WebLogic Server + Eclipse): Chicago, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles

« on: January 11, 2010, 07:20:49 PM »

Developer Day Workshops on Application Grid Development (Oracle WebLogic Server + Eclipse): Chicago, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles

Oracle's newest hands-on workshop gives you the information you need to create grid-enabled, Java EE–based applications. Coming to the cities listed above over the next 60 days.

http://events.oracle.com/search/search?start=&pageHitCount=10&group=Events&keyword=application+grid+development

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Oracle News / Business Intelligence: "Building a Cube"

« on: January 11, 2010, 07:20:49 PM »

Business Intelligence: "Building a Cube"

Learn the basics of building an Oracle Essbase aggregate storage database.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/10-jan/o10essbase.html

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PSOUG / Why Oracle Can't Easily Kill PostgreSQL

« on: January 09, 2010, 11:15:06 AM »

Why Oracle Can't Easily Kill PostgreSQL

Claiming that 'PostgreSQL is a FOSS alternative to MySQL and hence Oracle should be allowed to pursue MySQL' is a specious argument, according to Monty Widenius. He fears that Oracle, or someone else, can easily squash PostgreSQL by just 'buying out' the top 20 developers. The Postgre community has fired back, calling that claim ridiculous. According to the article, 'PostgreSQL as a project is pretty healthy, and shows how vulnerable projects like MySQL are to the winds of change.

PostgreSQL could die tomorrow, if a huge group of its contributors dropped out for one reason or another and the remainder of the community didn't take up the slack. But that's exceedingly unlikely. The existing model for PostgreSQL development ensures that no single entity can control it, it can't be purchased, and if someone decides to fork the project, the odds are that the remaining community would be strong enough to continue without a serious glitch.'"

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