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Oracle's Turn to Play in the Sun
Early Monday morning, tech giant Oracle Corp announced it will be purchasing Sun Microsystems inc. in an all cash deal to the tune of $7.4 billion. The news falls on the heels of IBM opting out of its bid to purchase the networking company.

Implementing and Using Oracle`s Restore Point Functionality
With the release of Oracle 10gR2, Oracle introduced the concept of Restore Points, presenting to DBAs a more user-friendly approach to implementing point-in-time recovery. In this article, you'll learn what Restore Points are, their many advantages, and how to use them.

Tuning PL/SQL Code
In this conclusion to a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you will learn how to analyze and optimize your code's performance. This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Debugging PL/SQL Code
In this eighth part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you will learn some effective debugging strategies. We'll also begin talking about tuning PL/SQL programs. This artice is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Testing PL/SQL Code
In this seventh part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you'll learn how to test your code, and some good techniques to NOT use for debugging it. This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Working With PL/SQL Code
In this sixth part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you will learn how to synchronize code with packaged constants, how to work with post-processed code, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Conditional Compilation for Oracle Database 10g
In this fifth part of a nine-part series on PL/SQL, you'll learn how conditional compilation lets you compile selected parts of a program when you're working with Oracle Database 10g. It is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Compile-Time Warnings for Oracle DB 10g
In this fourth part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you will learn about the compile-time warnings that were introduced in Oracle Database 10g Release 1. This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Compiling PL/SQL Code for an Oracle Database
In this third part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you'll learn how to compile PL/SQL source code, how to use the optimizing compiler, and more. It is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Troubleshooting PL/SQL Code
In this second part of a nine-part series on managing PL/SQL code, you'll learn how to analyze argument information, recompile invalid code, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Managing PL/SQL Code
Creating the code for an application is just the first step; you must then manage it, and that includes everything from compiling to testing and debugging. This article, the first part in a nine-part series, covers these issues for PL/SQL. It is excerpted from chapter 20 of the book Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fourth Edition, written by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596009771). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.

Data Manipulation and More for HTML DB Applications
In this conclusion to a three-part series covering the addition of validations, computations, and processes to an HTML DB application, you will learn about data manipulation, manually creating a web services process, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter 13 of the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

Oracle Database Fundamentals
In this article we will mainly focus on basic database development using Oracle. We will learn how to create new tables, alter them, insert data into the database, update data, retrieve data, delete data and drop tables. We have lots to do, so let's get started.

Adding Processes to HTML DB Applications
In this second part of a three-part series covering HTML DB applications, you will learn about processes. This article is excerpted from chapter 13 of the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

Adding Computations, Processes, and Validations
Validations, computations, and processes greatly increase the functionality of an HTML DB application. In this three-part series (of which this is the first part), you'll learn about the different types and where to use them. This article is excerpted from chapter 13 of the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

Sub-templates and More with Oracle HTML DB
In this third part of a three-part article covering Oracle HTML DB, you'll learn about sub-template definitions and more. This article is excerpted from the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

Focusing on Templates in Oracle HTML DB
In this second part of a three-part article covering Oracle HTML DB, you'll learn about common template sections and more. This article is excerpted from the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

Working with Themes and Templates
Most experienced programmers understand the advantages of separating the look and feel of an application from the application's logic. Oracle uses HTML DB to accomplish this. This article introduces you to the themes and templates that HTML DB provides. It is excerpted from chapter 6 of the Oracle HTML DB Handbook, written by Lawrence Linnemeyer and Bradley Brown (McGraw-Hill, 2006; ISBN: 0072257687).

J2EE Applications: Maintenance and Monitoring
In this final article of a six-part series, you will learn how to deploy, maintain, and monitor J2EE applications. You'll also review the content of all of the parts; a self-test is included at the end. It is excerpted from chapter eight of the Oracle 10g Application Server Exam Guide, written by Sam Alapati (McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 0072262710).

Deploying J2EE Applications
In this week's part of a multi-part series covering OC4J and J2EE applications, you will learn how to deploy J2EE applications, create data sources, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter eight of the Oracle 10g Application Server Exam Guide, written by Sam Alapati (McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 0072262710).