(Mary Lou Roberts) Those users of J.D. Edwards software on the iSeries with a propensity toward mistrust of large corporations–say, for example, Oracle and IBM–may pore over the information posted on Oracle’s Web site, working hard to read between the lines about Oracle’s professed long-term commi

Database systems enable you to create, store, organize, and manipulate data. By integrating databases and web sites you can open up new possibilities for data access and dynamic web content.

(Charles Babcock) Oracle, arguably the dominant database vendor, is bent on expanding its sales in middleware and applications. But any stumbles in its plan to merge three sets of business applications will benefit its chief competitor, SAP.

(James Koopmann) First, I would like to put to bed a myth that I am sure will sprout up as more and more individuals venture down the implementation of maintaining multiple languages within their Oracle databases. There is a statement made that states it is a requirement to create an index for colum

(Vasan Srinivasan) Traditionally speaking, full table scans are not welcome in an OLTP environment. This SQL script will help identify full table scans very easily as there is a 9i view that stores all executed statement plans. Prior to 9i, it would have been a bit more difficult to do this. (R)

(Liujian Qian and Jayant Sharma) For years people have been able to enter an address into a Web site and get a map of that location. Adding a map to an address gives that location additional context beyond the street name and address number.

(Mark Brunelli) The highly anticipated Oracle Database 10g release 2 comes out this summer and promises to address the DBA skills gap by delivering more automated features than any previous version. But some database management professionals think those very features will create an even greater amou

Martin Pena, Director of Product Management for System Management Products at Oracle, explains application service-level management using Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control and how to get started with it out of the box.

(Scott Stephens) Programmers often use the same technique for handling SELECT statement exceptions, so it’s wise to pick a technique that is efficient and readable. The author takes the four most commonly seen techniques for handling the exception no data found and compares their performance.

(Lisa Vaas) Oracle quietly unveiled the shipping version of its next-generation enterprise content management platform, previously code-named Tsunami, at the AIIM On Demand show in Philadelphia.