Experts-Exchange.com Oracle Database Newsletter August 26th, 2003

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Featured Oracle Expert

jkstill was the Oracle Expert with the most points on Sept 1st.

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Login Name: jkstill
Registration Date: 09/15/1998
Last Login Date:
Expert Points: 20465
Expert Points This Month: 2000
Rank: 93
Profile: I am a Certified Oracle DBA

I have been an Oracle DBA since 1994.

Extensive PL/SQL experience, mostly in the creation of utilities, data conversion, maintenance, etc.

Heavy Perl User - I make extensive use of the DBI DBD::Oracle modules for DBA tasks and custom database monitoring. Began using Perl in 1994.

Several year of unix experience, some as a system admin, most as a power user.

Several years of database programming experience prior to 1994; FoxBase, FoxPro, DataFlex, Business Basic.

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Database News

Protect The Data, Keep The Customer
By Paul Travis

"Protecting customer data is growing in importance for businesses around the world. The results of the InformationWeek 2003 Global Information Security Survey show that businesses are increasing their efforts to protect customer privacy."

Read the full article here.
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Database Resources

Deleting Historical Data on Oracle Databases.
By Marin Komadina
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IBM mixes search into Masala data tool
By Martin LaMonica

"IBM plans to add the results of ongoing research in search technology to its software for connecting disparate data sources."

Read the full article here.

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