Oracle Magazine March - April 2007 Features Departments Technology, Developer & Comment Sections—    Articles and Columns

FEATURES

Radiating Intelligence By David Baum Business Intelligence is not just about departmental reporting anymore. Oracle Business Intelligence is making business insight pervasive in the enterprise, enabling employees to make informed decisions at every level. Destination Fusion By David A. Kelly Making applications and business processes work together seamlessly is part of every company's vision, and Oracle's goal is to make that vision a reality. First stop: Oracle Fusion Applications, which will combine and enhance the best functionality from all Oracle Applications product lines. Find It By Alan Joch Most companies face the conundrum of information access and control. Now Oracle Secure Enterprise Search lets users search for secure content inside the enterprise while protecting sensitive data from unauthorized personnel.

DEPARTMENTS

From Our Readers Readers tell us what they think. Do You Feel Lucky? By Tom Haunert AT ORACLE Events Find out about current and upcoming industry events. Oracle Resources Your guide to Oracle's broadband, education, and consulting offerings, and more OTN Community Bulletin Learn what's happening with Oracle's most dynamic online community. Oracle News Briefs Oracle News Oracle's Identity Governance Framework specification offers a better way to manage sensitive data in heterogeneous environments. Commitment Oracle Global Volunteer Days connect Oracle employees around the world to more than 100 volunteer projects. CHANNELS Partner News ClearOrbit, EDS, Altova, Management Concepts, Nortel, Citrix Systems, Blue Lane Technologies, Onaro, Pillar Data Systems, Egenera, BEZ Systems, and Vgo Software plus Book Beat Peer-to-Peer Tim Hall, Howard J. Rogers, Cary Millsap

TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPER SECTION—ARTICLES & COLUMNS

TECHNOLOGY DATA MINING Decisions Grow on Trees By Ron Hardman Oracle Data Miner decision trees classify and analyze data. BERKELEY DB Embedded Java Persistence By Jonathan Gennick Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition provides painless persistence to Java objects. ASK TOM On Cursors, SQL, and Analytics By Tom Kyte Our technologist referees between cursors, SQL statements, analytics, and aggregates.

ORACLE DEVELOPER OPEN SOURCE Delivering Productivity with Choice By Rich Schwerin Oracle is not just a member of the Eclipse Foundation, but a leader in Eclipse development. FRAMEWORKS Breaking Out of the Browser By Steve Muench Simplify your Java desktop applications by using Oracle ADF Swing. RAILS A Development Gem By Daniel F. Savarese Ruby on Rails speeds development with Oracle Database.

COMMENT IN THE FIELD New Strategies Simplify Backups By Ari Kaplan Innovative technologies speed up tasks and reduce costs. ALL SECURE One Fine Day By Mary Ann Davidson Every soldier in the IT army will know and practice self-defense. ANALYST'S CORNER Business Intelligence Gets Pervasive By David Baum Henry Morris of IDC talks about the latest trends in analytic software.