(Natalka Roshak) Oracle recently released version 1.0 of SQL Developer, its free PL/SQL development IDE. Formerly known as Project Raptor, Oracle SQL Developer is based on the same IDE platform as JDeveloper (known internally at Oracle as the “Fusion Client Platform”), and it feels like a cross betw

(James F. Koopmann) Take hold of your alert log with the use of a few new subprograms in the UTL_FILE package.

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by those security patches

Discover how a well-constructed, standards-based SOA can empower your business environment with a flexible infrastructure and processing environment. Efficiencies in the design, implementation, and operation of SOA-based systems can allow organizations to adapt far more readily to a changing environ

(Dick Wall) Try a visualization. Think about Oracle Database. If you are anything like me, you are probably envisioning large, mission-critical applications, darkened server rooms with loud fans and lots of heat, and DBAs sweatily laboring to keep the enterprise running. You might, if you have had t

(China Martens) Oracle made another move to target telecommunications providers, unveiling plans for a telecom service delivery platform (SDP).

(Jagadish Chatarji) This is the second article in a series focusing on file input/output using Oracle PL/SQL packages.

(Woody Hutsell) This whitepaper discusses methods for improving Oracle database performance using solid state disks to accelerate the most resource intensive data that slows performance across the board. (pdf)

U.S. software maker Oracle is considering launching a version of the Linux operating system and has looked at buying one of the two firms dominating the technology, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

(Joshua Wright and Carlos Cid) In this paper the authors examine the mechanism used in Oracle databases for protecting users’ passwords. We review the algorithm used for generating password hashes, and show that the current mechanism presents a number of weaknesses, making it straightforward for an