2009 Oracle Innovation Awards
Oracle products have powered innovation for 32 years. We want to know how you've used Oracle products to innovate in your own business. Nominate your company for the Oracle Innovation Awards with a short video. Oracle will provide the winners in each category with a complimentary 2009 Oracle OpenWorld conference pass. Hurry—the deadline is September 15. More...

Oracle's Enable the Eco-Enterprise Awards
Is your company using Oracle products to help protect the environment while reducing costs? Oracle will present 15 awards to selected customers and their partners who are using Oracle's products to not only take an environmental lead, but also reduce their costs and improve their business efficiencies by using green business practices. Submit by September 11. More...

Proactive Project Decision-Making
This industry AppCast discuss the importance of proactive project decision-making. Oracle Primavera enables you to track project status in real time, calculate ongoing project performance metrics, and forecast project completion metrics so that you no longer react to changing project needs, but instead avoid surprises and proactively manage projects to successful conclusion. Listen now...

Memory Matters: Performance-Critical Applications Rely on Oracle's In-Memory Databases
In-memory databases provide applications with real-time responsiveness and high throughput. Caroline Kvitka, Oracle Magazine senior managing editor, talks with Marie-Anne Neimat, vice president of development at Oracle, about Oracle's newest in-memory database offerings. Listen now...

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Oracle's Primavera: Part 1
Charlene Thompson, project engineer at ATK, discusses the key business challenges she faces today at one of the leading aerospace and defense companies. Hear why ATK made the switch from Microsoft Project to Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management to manage and integrate complex, long-term projects and provide value. Listen now...

Creating Oracle Beehive on the World's Most Scalable Technology Infrastructure
You're invited to join Terry Olkin, the chief architect of Oracle Beehive, as he reveals the behind-the-scenes details of the vision, design, and implementation of Oracle's next-generation collaboration system. Register now.

12th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition
September 30 – October 2
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
Don't miss our special live event on Thursday, October 1, at noon! Grab your box lunch and join Row Henson, Oracle HCM fellow, and Erin Govednik, executive director, HR technology of Cox Communications, for a discussion on “Valuing, Empowering, and Measuring Human Capital in Uncertain Times.”

Visit Oracle's booth for daily mini presentations on the following topics:

• Delivering Value with PeopleSoft HCM 9.1
• Delivering Value with E-Business Suite HRMS 12.1
• And much more

Oracle Clinical User Group Conference
October 4-6
New Orleans, Louisiana
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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 user groups around the world. This event is open to all OpenWorld attendees and offers sessions on technology, middleware, and applications use. More...

ODTUG Seriously Practical Training: OPP and APEXposed 2009
November 10-11
Atlanta, Georgia
Register for one and attend both! Early bird registration ends September 8.

OPP2009 features training sessions with the experts, including Steven Feuerstein, Bryn Llewellyn, Mary Gable, John King, and John Jeunnette. See the agenda or register.

APEXposed 2009 will be led by Scott Spendolini and features presentations by Mike Hichwa, David Peake, Bharat Pappu, and Anton Nielsen. See the tracks or register.

CIRCUIT Co-Located Users Group Conference (Quest International)
November 18-20
Washington DC
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Oracle University Featured Classes
For more information, call 1.800.529.0165 in the U.S. or 1.800.510.3432 in Canada to speak with an education sales representative.

• Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Oracle HRMS iRecruitment Fundamentals ( U.S. / Canada)
• Oracle Essbase 11.1.1: Bootcamp ( U.S. / Canada)
• Oracle PeopleTools I/PeopleTools II - Accelerated Rel 8.48 ( U.S. / Canada)
• Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: System Administration Rel 8.96 – LVC ( U.S. / Canada)
• Siebel 8.1.x Installation and System Administration ( U.S. / Canada)

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1. Live Virtual Classes
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3. Knowledge Center
4. Learning Credits
5. Private Events

For information on any of these cost-saving ideas, contact your local Oracle University Sales Representative or call our toll-free number at 1.800.529.0165 (in the U.S.) or 1.866.825.9790 (in Canada).

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

Oracle E-Business Suite

September 15 What's New in Oracle E-Business Suite Service Management Release 12.1

September 29 Introducing Oracle Product Data Quality Server

October 20 Community - Projects: Release 12.1.1 Projects Features

Oracle Financial

September 29 Community: Overview of Automatic Receipts in Release 12

Oracle Database

October 7 Community: Overview of the Performance Diagnostic Guide (PDG)

Oracle Fusion Middleware

September 15 Developer Reports R11 New Features Presentation – U.S.

PeopleSoft Enterprise

September 29 Introducing Oracle Product Data Quality Server

October 8 Enterprise PeopleTools: Introduction to Multi-Channel Framework (MCF)

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

September 22 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: Configuration Assistant - Under the covers

JD Edwards World

September 24 JD Edwards World: A9.2 Enhancements for Procurement

September 29 Introducing Oracle Product Data Quality Server

For a complete list, visit the Oracle Advisor Webcasts site.