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Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gThe Foundation for Innovation
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BLOGOSPHERE
Curtiss Barnes, VP of Education and Research Product Strategy Blog on the Blog
By Curtiss Barnes, VP of Education and Research Product Strategy

Roger Sullivan, VP of Business Development for Identity Management Bridging the Identity Divide
By Roger Sullivan, VP of Business Development for Identity Management

David Chappell, VP and Chief Technologist for SOA Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Launched!
By David Chappell, VP and Chief Technologist for SOA

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PODCASTS

Introducing Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
Rick Schultz, vice president, Oracle technology marketing, sets the stage for the release of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g products. Learn about the significance of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, and get a quick orientation on how it's relevant to both IT and business. A great overview and "best-of" guide if you’re trying to understand what middleware means to Oracle and what Oracle Fusion Middleware means to you. Available as an audio podcast (MP3) or video podcast (M4V).

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BP America and Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
BP America uses Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, resulting in significant benefits in today's challenging economic times. Listen as BP America discusses how Primavera P6 helps them successfully manage their turnaround and routine maintenance projects, while also saving the company millions of dollars each year. Listen now...

Master Data Management Update
Oracle's Master Data Management Suite has seen remarkable development progress in the past year and a half. Leveraging out-of-the-box integration to applications provided by Application Integration Architecture, the cost, risk, and time it takes to implement an MDM solution has been cut in half. Oracle Applications are now ”MDM aware,” Data Quality tools have reached state-of-the-art status, and new hubs are coming on line. Pascal Laik, vice president of MDM products, discusses this progress, what it means for Oracle customers, and where we are going from here. Listen now...

WEBCASTS

Live Webcast: August 18
Create a Stronger Base for Grid Computing

Do you want to improve the flexibility and performance of your applications? Learn how you can add more muscle to your middleware in our live Webcast. Register now.

Introduction to Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g
Learn about Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g - a unified, standards-based enterprise portal platform that provides a full range of functionality to develop the Web-based applications you need to maintain a productive, efficient and agile enterprise. Register now.

Introduction to Oracle WebCenter Suite’s Spaces Component
Learn how WebCenter Spaces - an out-of-the-box social networking application, enables business users to create and manage group projects, dynamic online communities, and personal work environments without relying on IT. Register now.

USER GROUPS/EVENTS

Call for Submissions: 2009 Oracle Excellence Award
Jointly sponsored by Oracle, OAUG, QUEST, ODTUG, IOUG, AUSOUG and UKOUG, the Oracle Excellence Award honors organizations creatively using Oracle Fusion Middleware to offer unique business value. Submit your nomination for the 2009 Oracle Excellence Award by August 14, 2009, and get a chance to win a free registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2009 in San Francisco. Learn more about the Oracle BI and EPM Excellence Award and the Oracle Application Grid Excellence Award.

Quest West Oracle Users Group Conference
August 19-21
Marriott Hotel and Marina
San Diego, California
Focus: PeopleSoft and JD Edwards
This is a co-located conference that includes regional user groups from all over California, the Pacific Rim group, Rocky Mountain Regional Group, and the Public Sector and EnterpriseOne HCM Special Interest Groups affiliated with Quest International Users Group. More...

Alliance 2010 Call for Papers is Open
February 28-March 3, 2010
San Antonio, Texas
If you are interested in submitting a paper for Alliance 2010 (the co-located user group conference for higher education, public sector and federal users), do it today! Submit your abstracts now; the call for papers closes on September 18.

User Group Sunday at Oracle OpenWorld
Sunday, October 11
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, California
Don't miss this unique event that includes the best presenters from users groups around the world. This event is open to all OpenWorld attendees and offers sessions on technology, middleware, and applications use. More...

About Oracle User Groups
User group members represent Oracle's most active and involved customers. User group membership offers a place to network, share best practices, learn about Oracle initiatives, and meet with other professionals in your industry and region. Learn more about Oracle's user group community today. More...

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EDUCATION

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Oracle University is adding more Live Virtual Classes to its curriculum. Each Live Virtual Class is an online instructor-led training that is delivered in real time via Web conferencing. It has all the content of a traditional classroom course plus interactive enhancements such as live chat, video, polls, whiteboarding, simulations, and more.

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ADVISOR WEBCASTS

Expert information on services, products, and technologies comes straight to your desktop through Oracle Web Conferencing. Coming up:

Oracle E-Business Suite
August 12
What's New in Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Release 12.1 (Part 1)

August 20
What's New in Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Release 12.1 (Part 2)

Oracle Financial
August 5
Community: Using Subledger Accounting (SLA) to Override Accounting Created by AutoAccounting
September 22
Community: Customer Standard User Interface Redesign and the Oracle Trading Community Architecture in Release 12

Oracle Database
August 12
Analyzing SQL Traces with Binds and/or Waits Generated by EVENT 10046

PeopleSoft Enterprise
September 17
New Integration Broker Failover Features in Tools 8.50

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
August 26
LDAP Integration with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

JD Edwards World
September 10
A9.2 Enhancements for the Inventory System

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