Use The Index, Luke A guide to database performance for developers VoraX A simple, yet a powerful IDE for Oracle databases. Instead of reinventing the wheel, VoraX relies on the well-known SqlPLUS which is actually used to connect to the database, to execute and to get the results back. However, this interaction is hidden from [...]
Taken from a Recent DB Newsletter, but worth a reprint. Btw, Lance is my boss and leads our global Migration Team. The original from Database Insider is here Migrating away from old legacy systems is a smart way to improve IT efficiency and cut costs–an imperative for many companies in today’s economy. According to Lance [...]
Master Note for Oracle Gateway Products 1. Concepts and Availability Oracle Gateway products are based on Heterogeneous Services and allow access to non-Oracle databases from Oracle products. Heterogeneous Services provides the generic technology for connecting to non-Oracle systems. As an integrated component of the database, Heterogeneous Services can exploit features of the database, such as [...]
To further streamline the development of database-centric Web applications, Oracle has introduced Oracle Application Express Release 4.0. This latest release helps reduce the time and complexity of building opportunistic Web 2.0 applications and reports. “When Oracle Application Express was first introduced six years ago, the goal was to simplify the development of fast, secure Web applications [...]
Oracle Press Release Oracle® Application Express Release 4.0 Now Available Rapid Web Application Tool for Oracle Database Streamlines Development and Usability with Websheets and Dynamic Actions Features Redwood Shores, CA – June 23, 2010 News Facts To further streamline the development of database-centric Web applications, Oracle introduced Oracle® Application Express Release 4.0. This latest release [...]
Hi everyone Just a quick note to say that Application Express 4.0 has been released and is now available for download at http://apex.oracle.com. New Features in Oracle Application Express Release 4.0 · New Dynamic Actions: allows developers to declaratively incorporate dynamic client-side processes, alleviating the need to learn JavaScript and AJAX to provide a robust [...]
Oracle Press Release Oracle Buys Secerno Adds Heterogeneous Database Firewall to Oracle’s Industry-leading Database Security Solutions Redwood Shores, CA – May 20, 2010 News Facts Oracle has agreed to acquire Secerno, a provider of database firewall solutions for Oracle and non-Oracle databases. Organizations require a comprehensive security solution which includes database firewall functionality to prevent [...]
Database migration across platforms of different “endian” (byte ordering) formats using the Cross Platform Transportable Tablespaces (XTTS) process is now certified for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (11.5.10.2) with Oracle Database 10g Release 2. This process is sometimes also referred to as transportable tablespaces (TTS). What is the Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespace Feature? The Cross-Platform Transportable [...]
New Recommended Bundle Patch 9405592 is available for download from My Oracle Support now. This patch primarily enhances the Patching functionality offered by Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control. This patch is cumulative and is a superset of the previously released bundles # 9132461, #8992470, and #8653501, and therefore, includes all the features that were introduced [...]
Ruby enthusiast and friend of the ‘Lab Raimonds Simanovskis (@rsim) just released a maintenance update to his ActiveRecord oracle-enhanced-adapter, bringing it to version 1.2.4. This will be the final version of the adapter for Rails 2, after which he’ll move it to Rails 3. Last month, he updated ruby-plsql. As you know, we’re big fans [...]