You Could Be Honorary CIO of Stark Industries

Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne + Develop Call for Papers Information

Lowest Rates for Oracle OpenWorld Registration End March 19

Oracle Technology Network TechCasts Begin Live Streaming February 16

BMW Oracle Racing Trimaran Competes for the 33rd America's Cup

Video Series: Overreacting to Oracle Acquisition

It seems our over-dressed friends are at it again. Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun has lead to a few misunderstandings about community support and product longevity—and even conference confusion. But everything can be clarified with a little explanation and a lot of costuming.

Oracle + Sun Strategy Update Webcast on Wednesday

Oracle OpenWorld Attendees Share Concerns about Virtualization

A Conversation With OAUG President Ray Payne

Our Favorite Moments from Oracle OpenWorld 2009

Most Popular Stories of the Year

The Oracle OpenWorld news desk is relatively calm right now, which gives us a chance to catch up on one of our other favorite Web publications: Profit Online. But since we still have some holiday shopping to do, we're counting on the wisdom of the crowd to narrow our list of must-read articles.

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Iron Man 2 Trailer Hits the Web

We don't usually spend much time talking about movies here on the Oracle OpenWorld Blog, but we saw something recently that looked a bit familiar, and we wanted to share it with you.

Ride Along Winners Tell Their Tales

One benefit of using the Early Bird registration for Oracle OpenWorld 2009 was being included in the drawing to win a once-in-a-lifetime ride with Team Oracle. Our lucky winners, Ryan Wagner and Ilene Vu, had to endure some last-minute schedule changes thanks to the deluge we got during the show, but as you can see from the video above, their flights were unforgettable.

Another Way to Learn

Sharing experiences. Comparing notes with people who have gone through something similar. That's one of the best ways we learn. And that's why some of this year's best Oracle OpenWorld programs came directly from participants in the Unconference sessions.

Watch the Day-long OPN Specialized Launch Live

Oracle PartnerNetwork announced the new OPN Specialized program at the OPN Forum during this year's Oracle OpenWorld. OPN revamped their partner program to help you specialize in solution areas and get preferred access to tools, resources, and a collaborative community of other specialists. And today is the worldwide launch of the new initiative.

Paul Dorsey Reflects As NYOUG Turns 25

The Word from the Web - 11/27/2009

As the holiday season officially begins, we're thankful to find you still talking about this year's Oracle OpenWorld. Many are taking the information they got at the Moscone Center and building upon it. Take a look at how these discussions have developed in our last Around the World for 2009.

A Brief Note of Gratitude to Our Readers

Tracking Down Technology's Heavy Hitters

Oracle Technology Network (OTN) is the world's largest interactive community of developers, DBAs, administrators, and architects using Oracle products. OTN's editor-and-chief and community evangelist, Justin Kestelyn, spent a good portion of his time at Oracle OpenWorld this year seeking out technology heavy-hitters and asking them the questions that we all want to know the answers to.

The Word from the Web - 11/20/2009

We're winding down our Around the World series for this year. Take a look at some of the latest nuggets from the 2009 show. If you've been part of a discussion that's been going since the It's a Wrap party, let us know about it in the comments.

... But It's Still Going—On Demand

Oracle users groups are global communities whose members are some of Oracle's most active customers. At Oracle OpenWorld, users group members get the chance to meet up, compare notes on common challenges, share information on getting more value from Oracle, and express collective concerns to Oracle.

The Value of Community

Oracle users groups are global communities whose members are some of Oracle's most active customers. At Oracle OpenWorld, users group members get the chance to meet up, compare notes on common challenges, share information on getting more value from Oracle, and express collective concerns to Oracle.

The Word from the Web - 11/13/2009

Oracle Salutes Military Men and Women

We have just posted audio versions of my Oracle OpenWorld Live "TechCast" chats with Kris Rice (Database Tools), Mike Lehmann (Oracle WebLogic architecture), Bill Dettelback (WebLogic Server for PaaS), and Kuassi Mensah and Chris Jones (the Dynamic Languages Duo). The audio of my chat with James Gosling has been available for a while.

Of course, if you are a TechCast subscriber via iTunes, you will download these mp3s automatically.

In many cases, Oracle OpenWorld activities are aimed at helping you find new and improved processes for your day-to-day business and IT operations. But the conference is also about seeing the worlds of business and technology in a new way.

Managing Uncertainty in a Changing World

In many cases, Oracle OpenWorld activities are aimed at helping you find new and improved processes for your day-to-day business and IT operations. But the conference is also about seeing the worlds of business and technology in a new way.