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There's good news for users of Oracle's virtual desktops: they just became even more portable. The company launched the Oracle Virtual Desktop Client App for Apple iPads. Available for free at Apple's iTunes store, it takes enterprise computing to places it has never gone before.

Working with databases means retrieving data from tables. This is usually done with the SELECT statement. This nine-part article series will teach you all about this workhouse of the coding world. It is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

Many Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users have become worried in response to a recent note released from Oracle Support. Initially released this spring but amended earlier this month, the note covered the ASMLib support library for Oracle Database's Automatic Storage Management feature and how it will be supported in the future.

In this tutorial you will learn how to install Oracle Database 10g Express in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS). The express edition is free and any beginning developer can practice using Oracle on their Linux computer without needing a license. Emphasis will be placed on the installation of Oracle on a Debian Linux x86 system.

In this conclusion to a three-part article series on backing up and recovering an Oracle database, you'll learn how to perform manual and automatic backups, and how to recover database objects. This article excerpted from chapter 30 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

In this second part of a three-part series on backing up and recovering an Oracle database, you'll learn about multiplexing control files and enabling ARCHIVELOG mode. This article is excerpted from chapter 30 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 9781590597705).

IBM recently announced that it will help its clients make the transformation from Oracle software to its own in more than one way. Not only does the tech giant vow to help with training efforts of its clients when it comes to becoming familiar with new software, but it will also finance them to make the shift a more attractive one.

Database failures are often a matter of when, not if. This three-part article series walks you through the best practices for backing up and recovering Oracle Database XE. It is excerpted from chapter 30 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore, Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

In this tutorial you will learn how to use Oracle date Functions using PL/SQL, including: to_date, to_char, sysdate, round, trunc, add_months, months_between, and last_day.

This is an introductory tutorial of the most commonly used Oracle string functions using PL/SQL. Oracle string functions help you become efficient in retrieving string information from an Oracle database.

Oracle is one of the most important relational database implemented both in big and small corporations. This is a beginner tutorial that will walk you through common debugging techniques and tips in Oracle using SQL Developer.

In this conclusion to a six part series, we look at how to modify, replace, and delete subprograms in Oracle PL/SQL. This article is excerpted from chapter 36 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

In this fifth part of a six part series, we look at how to create and use a stored function in Oracle PL/SQL. This article is excerpted from chapter 36 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

In this fourth part of a six part series, we look at the CASE statement and learn how to create loops in Oracle PL/SQL. This article is excerpted from chapter 36 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

This article is excerpted from chapter 36 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).