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	<title>PTOUG</title>
	<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug</link>
	<description>Piedmont Triad Oracle Users Group</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>DB/Audit Vault &#038; Security Workshop - 07/23 Raleigh</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/07/02/db-vault-audit-vault-security-workshop-0723-raleigh/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/07/02/db-vault-audit-vault-security-workshop-0723-raleigh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Securing data is one of the most critical and business-sensitive issues faced by IT security architects and database administrators. Oracle offers solid solutions for implementing high-end database security policies.
This hands-on workshop offers customers a technical overview of the following Oracle 10gR2 and 11g security products:
- Advanced Security Option – network encryption, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Securing data is one of the most critical and business-sensitive issues faced by IT security architects and database administrators. Oracle offers solid solutions for implementing high-end database security policies.</p>
<p>This hands-on workshop offers customers a technical overview of the following Oracle 10gR2 and 11g security products:<br />
- Advanced Security Option – network encryption, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Tablespace-level data encryption, encrypting backups using RMAN<br />
- Database Vault – provides separation of duty and lockdown capabilities against privileged database users<br />
- Audit Vault – provides centralized audit collection and reporting capabilities for Oracle and selected non-Oracle databases<br />
- Enterprise Manager Data Masking Pack – provides numerous built-in and customizable scrambling/masking functions for ensuring that sensitive production data is not visible within staging or test environments</p>
<p>Since seating is limited, please RSVP by July 21, 2008. </p>
<p>This is a hands-on workshop.  Participants are provided with an overview of all of Oracle’s database security products listed above.   Each participant is provided with collateral containing all slides, lab exercises, and VMWare image used in the workshop.</p>
<p>Please contact Linda Johnson if you have any questions</p>
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		<title>07/16/2008 Meeting</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/06/10/07162008-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/06/10/07162008-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Unifi, Inc.
7201 W Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
3:00 - 3:15 Meet &#38; Greet
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)
3:30 - 4:30 Database Security and Compliance (James Ellis)
4:30 - 5:00 Shell Scripting for the Oracle Professional (Stewart McGlaughlin)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7201+W+Friendly,+Greensboro+NC+27410&amp;hl=en">Unifi, Inc.</a><br />
7201 W Friendly Avenue<br />
Greensboro, NC 27410</p>
<p>3:00 - 3:15 Meet &amp; Greet<br />
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)<br />
3:30 - 4:30 Database Security and Compliance (James Ellis)<br />
4:30 - 5:00 Shell Scripting for the Oracle Professional (Stewart McGlaughlin)</p>
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		<title>GoldenGate Software Web Seminar</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/05/02/goldengate-software-web-seminar/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/05/02/goldengate-software-web-seminar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Eliminating Database Downtime when Moving to Oracle 10g - featuring customer Overstock.com
GoldenGate Software Web Seminar
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST
Join GoldenGate Software and customer Overstock.com for this one-hour webinar event for companies who need to upgrade their business-critical systems running on Oracle 8i or 9i &#8212; but can&#8217;t take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=108269&amp;s=1&amp;k=7100EA7381F11B4662C9B59878ADFE01">Eliminating Database Downtime when Moving to Oracle 10g </a>- featuring customer Overstock.com<br />
GoldenGate Software Web Seminar<br />
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST</p>
<p>Join GoldenGate Software and customer Overstock.com for this one-hour webinar event for companies who need to upgrade their business-critical systems running on Oracle 8i or 9i &#8212; but can&#8217;t take significant downtime.</p>
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		<title>04/30/2008 Meeting</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/30/0423-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/30/0423-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 03:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Unifi, Inc.
7201 W Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
This meeting has been pushed back to avoid conflicts with Collaborate 08
3:00 - 3:15 Meet &#38; Greet
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)
3:30 - 4:15 Replacing JInitiator with Sun JRE in 11i (Mike Brown)
4:15 - 5:00 60 Oracle Security Tips in  60  45 Minutes (Stewart McGlaughlin)
I&#8217;d like to also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7201+W+Friendly,+Greensboro+NC+27410&amp;hl=en">Unifi, Inc.</a><br />
7201 W Friendly Avenue<br />
Greensboro, NC 27410</p>
<p>This meeting has been pushed back to avoid conflicts with <a href="http://www.collaborate08.com">Collaborate 08</a></p>
<p>3:00 - 3:15 Meet &amp; Greet<br />
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)<br />
3:30 - 4:15 Replacing JInitiator with Sun JRE in 11i (Mike Brown)<br />
4:15 - 5:00 60 Oracle Security Tips in <strike> 60 </strike> 45 Minutes (Stewart McGlaughlin)</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to also discuss appointing PTOUG Officers - to help with future meetings.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stewartmc.com/ptoug/handouts/ptoug2008-04-30.zip">Downloads</a></p>
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		<title>NCOUG Spring TechBlast 2008 (05/02/2008)</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/22/ncoug-spring-techblast-2008-05022008/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/22/ncoug-spring-techblast-2008-05022008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Location: Blueridge Conference room, Building 5 (Creekside), Cisco Systems, RTP, NC 27709
Sponsored by Texas Memory Systems and Burleson Consulting
Our NCOUG Spring TechBlast continues in our tradition of finding the very best Oracle experts to maximize your learning experience. Join us at Cisco on Friday May 2nd for our spring Oracle TechBlast. 
Don Burleson will present his [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Location: Blueridge Conference room, Building 5 (Creekside), Cisco Systems, RTP, NC 27709</p>
<p>Sponsored by Texas Memory Systems and Burleson Consulting</p>
<p>Our NCOUG Spring TechBlast continues in our tradition of finding the very best Oracle experts to maximize your learning experience. Join us at Cisco on Friday May 2nd for our spring Oracle TechBlast. </p>
<p>Don Burleson will present his top-rated talk on Oracle 11g SQL Tuning Secrets.<br />
 <br />
Texas Memory Systems - Presentation on RAM SAN Solid State Disks (SSD) and Oracle</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t miss this exciting opportunity to &#8220;tune in&#8221; to the new secrets in Oracle software and explore SSD as a storage option.</p>
<p>12:30 - 1:00 PM - Networking<br />
1:00 - 2:00 PM -  11g SQL Tuning Secrets - Don Burleson</p>
<p>This presentation examines real-world techniques for improving the speed of SQL queries with a focus on the new Oracle11g SQL tuning features. The topics will include the new SQL workload replay, fully automatic SQL tuning, the “result cache” hint, new Oracle parameters that affect SQL performance, and changes to the new Oracle11g CBO costing approach.</p>
<p>2:15 - 4:30 PM - Understanding the Storage Impact on Oracle - Should you look at Solid State Disks? - Jamon Bowen (Texas Memory Systems)  <br />
 <br />
To reserve your spot, e-mail Harry Conway at: <a href="mailto:ncoug@remote-dba.net">ncoug@remote-dba.net</a><br />
 <br />
Directions:<br />
* I-40 to the Davis Drive (Exit 280).<br />
* At the ramp signal, turn left (South) onto Davis Drive.<br />
* Proceed 3.5 miles on Davis Drive to Kit Creek Road intersection.<br />
* Turn right onto Kit Creek Road. You will see Cisco sign here.<br />
* Take the 2nd left, the building is Creekside (building number 5).<br />
* Sign in with the receptionist.</p>
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		<title>Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2008</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/16/oracle-critical-patch-update-april-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/04/16/oracle-critical-patch-update-april-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Patch Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at any of the following locations:
Oracle Technology Network: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm
Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products: http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp

The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:
* July 15, 2008
* October 14, 2008
* January 13, 2009
* April 14, 2009
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at any of the following locations:</p>
<p>Oracle Technology Network: <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm">http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm</a></p>
<p>Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products: <a href="http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp">http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp/" onclick="onClickUnsafeLink(event);"></a></p>
<p>The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:<br />
* July 15, 2008<br />
* October 14, 2008<br />
* January 13, 2009<br />
* April 14, 2009</p>
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		<title>Oracle Webcast (03/05/2008)</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/02/21/oracle-webcast/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/02/21/oracle-webcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Managing the Enterprise with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Wednesday, March 5th @ 2:00 p.m. EST
For registration please click here.
Conference Details
Webcast Link
Web Conf ID/Key: 101819594/grid
Audio: 888-794-4691  Password: grid
Spanning applications, middleware, and database management, Oracle Enterprise Manager  unique &#8220;top-down&#8221; approach enables Information Technology (IT) departments to focus on what matters to the business - greater [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Managing the Enterprise with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control</strong></p>
<p>Wednesday, March 5th @ 2:00 p.m. EST<br />
For registration please click <a href="http://conference.oracle.com/imtapp/app/conf_enrollment.uix?mID=101819594&amp;mConfKey=grid">here</a>.</p>
<p>Conference Details</p>
<p><a href="https://conference.oracle.com/imtapp/app/prelogin.uix">Webcast Link</a><br />
Web Conf ID/Key: 101819594/grid<br />
Audio: 888-794-4691  Password: grid</p>
<p>Spanning applications, middleware, and database management, Oracle Enterprise Manager  unique &#8220;top-down&#8221; approach enables Information Technology (IT) departments to focus on what matters to the business - greater agility, better service quality and lower operational costs. Oracle Enterprise Manager enables its customers to manage their applications from top to bottom - from monitoring service levels to proactively isolating business exceptions before they escalate, and remediating issues at any level of the IT stack.</p>
<p>Join Oracle Product Development for this live ninety minute presentation to learn how Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control can help you manage your heterogeneous enterprise environment.</p>
<p>The following areas will be covered during this presentation:</p>
<ul>
<li>EM Grid Control Overview</li>
<li>Customer Examples</li>
<li>Best Practices &amp; Roadmap</li>
<li>EM Demonstration</li>
<li>Q&amp;A with Product Development</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Oracle to Acquire BEA Systems</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/17/oracle-to-acquire-bea-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/17/oracle-to-acquire-bea-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Jan. 16 &#8212; Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) and BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire all outstanding shares of BEA for $19.375 per share in cash. The offer is valued at approximately $8.5 billion, or $7.2 billion net of BEA&#8217;s cash [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Jan. 16 &#8212; Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) and BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire all outstanding shares of BEA for $19.375 per share in cash. The offer is valued at approximately $8.5 billion, or $7.2 billion net of BEA&#8217;s cash on hand of $1.3 billion.  &#8220;We expect this deal to be accretive to Oracle&#8217;s earnings by at least 1-2 cents on a non-GAAP basis in its first full year after closing,&#8221; said Oracle President and Chief Financial Officer Safra Catz.</p>
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		<title>01/16/2008 Meeting - CANCELLED</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/15/01182007-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/15/01182007-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Unifi, Inc.
7201 W Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
3:00 - 3:15 Meet &#38; Greet
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)
3:30 - 4:30 Using Hot Backup Technology to Implement a Physical Standby Database in Standard Edition (Mike Brown)
4:30 - 5:00 TBA
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7201+W+Friendly,+Greensboro+NC+27410&amp;hl=en">Unifi, Inc.</a><br />
7201 W Friendly Avenue<br />
Greensboro, NC 27410</p>
<p>3:00 - 3:15 Meet &amp; Greet<br />
3:15 - 3:30 Script / Tip / Whitepaper swap (Everyone)<br />
3:30 - 4:30 Using Hot Backup Technology to Implement a Physical Standby Database in Standard Edition (Mike Brown)<br />
4:30 - 5:00 TBA</p>
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		<title>Critical Patch Update January 2008</title>
		<link>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/10/oracle-critical-patch-update-january-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://stewartmc.com/ptoug/2008/01/10/oracle-critical-patch-update-january-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Patch Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at any of the following locations:
Oracle Technology Network: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm
Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products: http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp
The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:
* April 15, 2008
* July 15, 2008
* October 14, 2008
* January 13, 2009
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at any of the following locations:</p>
<p>Oracle Technology Network: <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm">http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm</a></p>
<p>Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products: <a href="http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp">http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/support/security_index.jsp</a></p>
<p>The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:<br />
* April 15, 2008<br />
* July 15, 2008<br />
* October 14, 2008<br />
* January 13, 2009</p>
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