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• New! Certified Specialist Exams Now Available in Korean and Simplified Chinese!
• Forrester Recognizes Oracle as Data Mining Leader
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what's available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Data Warehousing Guided Learning Paths : Role-specific training for Oracle Data Warehousing covering topics such as: Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, GRID implementation, and Security.
• Oracle University: Leverage the premier provider of training for Oracle technologies and products. We offer thousands of courses for learners around the world!
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Events

• Upgrade your Database to Oracle Database 11gR2: Best Practices Workshop (Register Here!)
• Interested in beta testing the Oracle Database on the Windows platform? Contact us for more information.
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 – Partner Executive and Technical Briefing Learn more about Oracle Database 11g Release 2 at this series of in-person briefings. Check the calendar for a briefing near you!
• Oracle Data Warehousing and Oracle Exadata Events Find One Near You
• Live events focusing on Oracle 11g Release 2 in your area – check out these locations
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • ISV Technology Starter Pack: Designed to help ISVs who are considering leveraging Oracle technology and possibly migrating their application. An easy five-step approach to getting started with Oracle.
  • Migration Tools: Tools, resources and assistance to migration applications to Oracle products.

• Resources
  • Development Benefits
  • Support Benefits
  • Sales kit resources are available to OPN members: Oracle Data Warehousing 11g Sales Kit Database Sales Kits
  • Leverage Oracle Optimize Warehouse Reference Configurations from Oracle and its hardware partners.
  • Online webcast series' such as those available from IOUG Business Intelligence, Warehousing and Analytics SIG Monthly Series and TDWI (Continuous Data Quality Improvement & Architecting your Data Warehouse Platform) provide helpful guidance from third parties.
  • IOUG sponsors the Business Intelligence, Warehouse and Analytics Special Interest Group, with a bunch of recorded webcasts available here.
  • Sell - Oracle Database Sales Kits for Oracle Database editions and options.
  • Sell - Oracle Database Options Marketing Kit with templates for running your marketing campaign around Oracle Database 11g options.
  • This white paper fills in the details on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
  • Get Technical Support

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Distribution Rights

If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the programs that have been identified as available for resale within the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones. If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Silver level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the programs that have been identified as available for resale within the 1-Click Technology Knowledge Zone. Click the "Apply" link below to review and apply for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement. If Oracle accepts your application for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement then we will notify you

• View a complete list of programs included in the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones that are available for resale.
• View a complete list of programs included in the 1-Click Technology Knowledge Zones that are available for resale.

If you are member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level and you would like to distribute programs that are not available in the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones you must apply for and be accepted into Knowledge Zone that includes the applicable programs and have written confirmation from Oracle that you have met the resell criteria for the applicable Knowledge Zone.

Partners interested in distributing Oracle programs and/or services to public sector end users must have a current Oracle distribution agreement and will need to sign a Public Sector Addendum. Please contact the Oracle Partner Business Center or your Account Manager for further information.

Apply for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement

Learn about distributing Oracle products under the Application Specific Full Use Program Distribution Agreement or Embedded Software License Agreement.

Recommended Training

Prior to executing a distribution agreement, Oracle strongly encourages its partners to confirm their understanding of Oracle's business ethics practices by taking the Anti-Corruption Training below and passing a short skill assessment.

• Access Oracle's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Training (Education Program tab)

News and Information

• Forrester Recognizes Oracle as Data Mining Leader
• Analyst firm confirm – Oracle is the #1 relational database, with more market share than the next 6 competitors combined!
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what's available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Data Warehousing Guided Learning Paths : Role-specific training for Oracle Data Warehousing covering topics such as: Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, GRID implementation, and Security.
• Oracle University: Leverage the premier provider of training for Oracle technologies and products. We offer thousands of courses for learners around the world!
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Education Benefits Overview
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Events

• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • ISV Technology Starter Pack: Designed to help ISVs who are considering leveraging Oracle technology and possibly migrating their application. An easy five-step approach to getting started with Oracle.
  • Marketing Kits provide tools for you to use in your campaigns: Database SE1.

• Resources
  • Sales Benefits
  • Marketing Benefits
  • Sales kit resources are available to OPN members: Oracle Data Warehousing 11g Sales Kit Database Sales Kits.
  • Leverage Oracle Optimize Warehouse Reference Configurations from Oracle and its hardware partners.
  • Database options can help you integrate more functionality into your offerings as well as generate more revenue.
  • Oracle Database Options Marketing Kit with templates for running your marketing campaign around Oracle Database 11g options.
  • Independent benchmarks prove Oracle is the most scalable database in the world.
  • Check out this YouTube video to learn how to handle your database storage issues with Oracle.
  • Oracle PartnerNetwork Sales Overview
  • Get Technical Support

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News and Information

• New! Certified Specialist Exams Now Available in Korean and Simplified Chinese!
• Forrester Recognizes Oracle as Data Mining Leader
• Gartner: Oracle is the #1 relational database, with more market share than the next 6 competitors combined!
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what's available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Data Warehousing Guided Learning Paths : Role-specific training for Oracle Data Warehousing covering topics such as: Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, GRID implementation, and Security.
• Oracle University: Leverage the premier provider of training for Oracle technologies and products. We offer thousands of courses for learners around the world!
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Education Benefits Overview
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Events

• Upgrade your Database to Oracle Database 11gR2: Best Practices Workshop (Register Here!)
• Interested in beta testing the Oracle Database on the Windows platform? Contact us for more information.
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 – Partner Executive and Technical Briefing Learn more about Oracle Database 11g Release 2 at this series of in-person briefings. Check the calendar for a briefing near you!
• Oracle Data Warehousing and Oracle Exadata Events Find One Near You
• Live events focusing on Oracle 11g Release 2 in your area – check out these locations
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g: Upgrade guides and resources available on Oracle Technology Network.
  • Migration Tools: Tools, resources and assistance to migration applications to Oracle products.

• Resources
  • Enablement Benefits
  • Development Benefits
  • Sales kit resources are available to OPN members: Oracle Data Warehousing 11g Sales Kit Database Sales Kits
  • Leverage Oracle Optimize Warehouse Reference Configurations from Oracle and its hardware partners.
  • Online webcast series' such as those available from IOUG Business Intelligence, Warehousing and Analytics SIG Monthly Series and TDWI (Continuous Data Quality Improvement & Architecting your Data Warehouse Platform) provide helpful guidance from third parties.
  • IOUG sponsors the Business Intelligence, Warehouse and Analytics Special Interest Group, with a bunch of recorded webcasts available here.
  • Lowering your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 This white paper fills in the details on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
  • Database options can help you integrate more functionality into your offerings as well as generate more revenue.
  • Get Technical Support

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• View the Product Mapping to Specialization and set the filter to view products covered in a specific Specialization.
• Learn about Advanced Specializations.
• View instructions on How to Utilize Worldwide and Associate Resources to Obtain Specialization.

Oracle Database 11g Data Warehousing (Qualifying Specialization)

This specialization focuses on the features and options for data warehousing with Oracle, including: Parallelism, Partitioning, The result cache, OLAP, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Oracle Data Integrator, and The Oracle Optimized Warehouse Initiative. In addition, the specialization will cover the use of ROI to establish value for data warehouse projects.

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