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

FEATURES

Share 2.0 By Alan Joch Optimized content management applications can eliminate common Web publishing bottlenecks and improve more than a company’s bottom line. See how Oracle Universal Content Management improves workflow. Restrictions Apply By Alan Joch Securing information systems from internal as well as external threats is an important part of the security challenge facing IT today. Find out how Oracle Database protects sensitive information and supports compliance requirements. Managing Identity Diversity By David Baum Identity management isn’t just about managing identities—it’s about managing relationships. Read how Oracle Identity Management meets two organizations’ needs for centralized identity management systems. Meets and Exceeds By David A. Kelly Merrill Lynch uses a combination of Oracle products to go beyond collecting information and bring benefit to the business. Oracle OpenWorld Don’t miss Oracle OpenWorld, September 21-25, 2008. Find out how to take advantage of all that the show has to offer.

DEPARTMENTS

From Our Readers From the Editor By Tom Haunert Know Who, Know What, Know How AT ORACLE Events Find out about current and upcoming industry events. Oracle Resources Your guide to Oracle Webcasts, podcasts, blogs, education offerings, and more OTN Bulletin Learn what’s happening with Oracle’s most dynamic online community. Oracle News Briefs Interview By Caroline Kvitka Thomas Kurian, senior vice president, Oracle Fusion Middleware, talks about Oracle’s acquisition of BEA. COMMUNITY Partner News Spatial Eye, Satyam Computer Services, K2Analytics, SGI, Voice-Insight, 3PAR, Axeda, Trusted Computer Solutions, Reva Systems, IBM, TopQuadrant plus Book Beat. Up Close Three IOUG past presidents reflect on industry changes and discuss what’s next. Peer-to-Peer Ron Batra, Plinio Arbizu, Michael Ruff

TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPER SECTION—ARTICLES & COLUMNS

TECHNOLOGY SQL DEVELOPER Document, Monitor, and Manage By Sue Harper Take advantage of new features in Oracle SQL Developer 1.5. INSIDE OCP More Ways to Flash Back By Sushma Jagannath Query history and recover from corruptions with Oracle Flashback technology. ASK TOM The Trouble with Triggers By Tom Kyte Our technologist looks at trigger maintenance and implementation challenges.

ORACLE DEVELOPER FRAMEWORKS Task and You Shall Receive By Steve Muench Visually assemble applications from reusable task flows. PL/SQL PRACTICES On Signatures and Changing WHERE By Steven Feuerstein Best practices for changing headers and handling different WHERE clauses. ODP.NET Customize the Experience By Mark A. Williams Use the built-in capabilities of ODP.NET to provide globalization and personalization.

COMMENT IN THE FIELD Locate and Use BI By Ian Abramson Leveraging your existing data—and Oracle’s capabilities—lets everybody win. ALL SECURE On the Security Evaluation Evolution By Mary Ann Davidson Looking at the past, present, and future of security evaluations. ANALYST’S CORNER Managing Identities By David Baum Burton Group’s Gerry Gebel discusses managing known and unknown users in the internet domain.