Oracle Magazine July - August 2008 Features Departments Technology, Developer & Comment Sections—    Articles and Columns

FEATURES

Measure. Analyze. Perform. By David Baum Companies depend on timely, easy-to-access business information to make critical decisions, but today's business intelligence has to include more than just measurement and analysis. Strategic, long-term business mapping, or enterprise performance management, is now a must. See how Oracle technologies help organizations analyze the present and perform for the future. License to Operate By David A. Kelly Every day IT administrators face the increasingly difficult task of meeting greater business demands on reduced budgets. Oracle virtualization, database, middleware, and applications running on Linux—backed by Oracle's Unbreakable Linux support program—offer a low-cost and powerful solution for companies that must do more with less. Growing Green By Marta Bright Saving energy and generating cleaner power are two ways that companies can reduce their carbon footprints and improve the earth's environmental health. Find out how two organizations—one in energy supply and one in energy research—use Oracle technology to make the planet a little greener. Oracle OpenWorld Sneak Peak Learn. Connect. Collaborate. Find out what's coming at Oracle OpenWorld 2008, including hundreds of learning opportunities, new ways to network, and new green programs.

DEPARTMENTS

From the Editor By Tom Haunert IT Goes Green AT ORACLE Events Find out about current and upcoming industry events. Oracle Resources Your guide to Oracle's broadband, education, online offerings, and more OTN Bulletin Learn what's happening with Oracle's most dynamic online community. Oracle News Briefs Oracle News By Rich Schwerin Sohan DeMel, Oracle senior director of product management, talks about how Oracle Clusterware protects mission-critical applications from downtime. COMMUNITY Partner News InMage Systems, Tech Mahindra, Teradata, dthree, Quova, Capgemini, Calsoft, International Innovations plus Book Beat. Citizenship Junior Achievement prepares high school students for the complexities of the business world. Embedded Oracle Oracle powers crime-fighting devices and better cell phone coverage. Peer-to-Peer Tim Tow, Ameed Taylor, Mike van Alst

TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPER SECTION—ARTICLES & COLUMNS

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED COMPRESSION Compress to Impress By Arup Nanda Use Oracle Advanced Compression to conserve resources and improve performance. TOTAL RECALL Managing History By Jonathan Gennick Oracle Total Recall enables users to find, track, and use past and present information. SQL DEVELOPER Managing File Versions By Sue Harper Edit files and use version control in Oracle SQL Developer 1.5. OCP Using Database Advisors By Sushma Jagannath Get advice on key management challenges and improve performance in Oracle Database 11g. ASK TOM On Redefinition, Nature, and Triggers By Tom Kyte Our technologist redefines tables, compares keys, and warns about DDL in triggers.

ORACLE DEVELOPER OPEN SOURCE More Support for the Kernel By Rich Schwerin Oracle developers continue their contributions to the Linux kernel. FRAMEWORKS A Home for Your Chrome By Steve Muench Easily enforce consistent look and feel with page templates. PL/SQL On Exceptions and Rules By Steven Feuerstein Best practices for where, when, and how to handle exceptions ODP.NET Cache Payback By Mark A. Williams Put performance in your pocket with the client result cache.

COMMENT IN THE FIELD Thank You for Your Time By Ari Kaplan A lot has changed during Ari Kaplan's three years as IOUG president. ALL SECURE Securing the Supply Chain By Mary Ann Davidson The educational supply chain must change. ANALYST'S CORNER Analyzing Performance By David Baum Companies plan ahead with enterprise performance management.