(Steve Callan) At the end of Part 3, a patch for an Oracle 10.2.0.1 database was obtained from MetaLink and cached in a cache repository. During the installation, the patch was not applied (although it could have been at that time). In this part of the series, Oracle’s OPatch utility will be used to

(Jim Czuprynski) The previous article in this series presented a high-level overview of Oracle 10g’s new Automatic Storage Management (ASM) features and how ASM instances can be used in concert with other Oracle database instances to provide a scalable, reliable architecture for managing and monitor

(Lewis R Cunningham) A database link is the way Oracle allows you to connect from one database to another. There are several types of links and I will discuss each of those. Database links are also used in heterogeneous access and I will, very briefly, describe that.

(Larry Ullman) While the process of storing and retrieving data is at the heart of any dynamic Web site, professional applications require more thought and effort than these simple transactions imply. A crucial but easily overlooked aspect of data storage is protecting sensitive information—from pas

(James F. Koopmann) Oracle pipes have been around for a long time but I venture to say that not many use this powerful mechanism. Let’s explore this feature and realize that it is truly not dead yet.

(Jagadish Chaterjee) In this article, I shall introduce you to developing a .NET based CLR stored procedure, which can generate INSERT commands automatically for every row in a specified SELECT statement against an Oracle database.

From fluid power components that take us into space, to fire hose products that save our forests and communities, manufacturing company Snap-tite, Inc. of Erie PA, is a snapshot of American ingenuity. No stranger to innovation, Snap-tite has adopted solutions from Jaros Technologies to unlock their

(Martin LaMonica) The database heavyweight updated its licensing terms on Monday to reflect the changes. The shift was made because of the emergence of high-volume servers with multicore processors, according to Oracle.

(François Degrelle) The solution described in this paper enables Oracle Forms developers to centrally manage List of Values (LOV). Changing a LOV in a Forms module doesn’t require to open the module or to re-compile it. (pdf)

(Clint Boulton) Fresh off of the integration of its purchases of OctetString and Thor Technologies, Oracle released the Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite to help corporations address security concerns.