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• Oracle Corporation Links   [ International | Regional ]
• User Groups (UG's)   [ Africa | Asia | Australia | Europe | Americas ]
• USENET News Groups/ Forums
• E-Mail Discussion Lists
• IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and ICQ channels
• FTP Archives
• Compare to Oracle
• Books, Magazines and Publications
• International Training
• Jobs/ Career Opportunities
• Freeware/ Shareware
• Other Oracle Links
• Oracle DBA and Developer Home Pages
• Oracle and the WEB
• Special Interest Groups (SIG's)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
• Database Standards and Research
• Miscellaneous   [ Tech Resources | Manuals | Tuning/ Performance | Tips and Traps | Scripting Languages ]

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• Oracle Corporation Home Page
• Oracle Support
• Oracle Documentation Sales
• Oracle University (formerly Oracle Education)
• Oracle Online Learning Architecture
• Oracle Partnet Program (formerly Business Alliance Programme)
• Oracle Press Releases
• Oracle Technical Bulletins - Installation Support
• Oracle Technology Network
• Oracle MetaLink (you need a CSI#)
• Oracle TechNet (formerly Oracle's Developer Resource)
• Oracle Publishing - Oracle Magazine and Profit magazine
• Oracle NC (Network Computer)
• Oracle Free/ Trial Software available for download
• Oracle Store
• Oracle Service Industries Extranet (formerly Oracle Government)
• USA FTP site for downloading Patch Sets
• UK FTP site for downloading Patch Sets (User and password: suppftp/suppftp)

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  Regional Links

  • Oracle Argentina
  • Oracle Australasia
  • Oracle Asia Pacific
  • Oracle China
  • Oracle Deutschland GmbH/ Oracle Germany
  • Oracle do Brasil/ Oracle Brazil
  • Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Oracle France
  • Oracle Japan
  • Oracle Korea
  • Oracle Nederland
  • Oracle Russia
  • Oracle Suid-Afrika/ Oracle South Africa - [ ORATA FTP Server ]
  • Oracle United Kingdom
  • Oracle United States
  • Oracle Canada
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  User Groups (by location)

  Continental

  • IOUG-A - International Oracle Users Group - Americas
  • EOUG - Europe, Middle East & Africa Oracle Users Group
  • APOUG - Asia Pacific Oracle Users Group

  Africa

  • EGOUG - Egypt Oracle Users Group
  • ZOUG - Zimbabwe Oracle User Group

  Asia

  • EAOUG - Euro-Asian Oracle Users Group
  • HKOUG - Hong Kong Oracle Users Group
  • JOUG - Japan Oracle User Group

  Australia

  • AUSORA - Australian Oracle Users Group (formerly ANZORA)
  • ACTOUG - Australian Capital Territory Oracle Users Group
  • NSWOUG - NSW ORAcle Users group
  • QOUG - Queensland Oracle Users Group
  • SAOUG - South Australian Oracle Users Group
  • Australian Northern Territory Oracle Users Group

  Europe

  • AOUG - Austrian Oracle Users Group
  • CyOUG - Cyprus Oracle User Group
  • OGh - Dutch Oracle Usergroup
  • DOAG - German Oracle Users Group
  • OUG/DK - Oracle User Group Denmark
  • OUGF - Oracle Users Group Finland
  • AUFO - France Oracle User Group
  • OUGIT - Oracle Users Group Italy
  • OGH/N - Netherlands Oracle User Group
  • OUGN - Oracle Users Group Norway
  • POUG - Poland Oracle User Group
  • SIOUG - Slovania Oracle User Group
  • SOUG - Swiss Oracle Users Group
  • CUORE - Spain Oracle User Group
  • UKOUG - United Kingdom Oracle Users Group

  America (USA)

  • AZORA - Arizona Oracle Users' Group
  • CAOUG - Central Alabama Oracle Users Group
  • COUG - Chicago Oracle Users Group
  • DEVOUG - Delaware Valley Oracle Users Group
  • DOUG - Dallas Oracle Users Group
  • DOUG - Detroit Oracle Users Group
  • ED.ORA - Edmonton Oracle User Group
  • ETOUG - East Tennessee Oracle Users Group
  • FWOUG - Fort Worth Oracle Users Group
  • GOUG - Georgia Oracle Users Group
  • GCOUG - Greater Cincinnati Oracle User's Group
  • GCOUG - Gulf Coast Oracle Users Group
  • HOUG - Houston Oracle Users Group
  • INOUG - Indiana Oracle Users Group
  • JOUG - Johnstown Oracle Users Group
  • KCOUG - Kansas City ORACLE User's Group
  • LAOUG - Los Angeles Oracle Users Group
  • MAOP - Mid-Atlantic Association of Oracle Professionals
  • MSOUG - Maine'S Oracle Users Group
  • MidSOUG - Mid-South Oracle Users Group
  • NCOUG - North Carolina Oracle Users Group
  • NEOAUG - New England Oracle Applications User Group
  • NJOUG - New Jersey Oracle Users Group
  • NoCOUG - Northern California Oracle Users Group
  • NOUG - Northeast Oracle User Group
  • NWOUG - NorthWest Oracle Users Group
  • NYOUG - New York Oracle Users Group
  • OOUG - Ohio Oracle Users Group
  • OOUG - Orlando Oracle Users Group
  • POUG - Pittsburgh Oracle User Group
  • PPOUG - Pikes Peak Oracle Users Group
  • PSOUG - Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
  • RMOUG - Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group
  • SACOUG - Sacramento Oracle Users Group
  • SCOUG - South Central Oracle Users Group
  • SEOUG - Southeast Oracle Users Group
  • SDOUG - San Diego Oracle Users Group
  • SFOUG - South Florida Oracle User Group
  • SLOUG - St. Louis Oracle Users Group
  • TAOUG - Tallahassee Area Oracle Users Group
  • TMOUG - Toledo Metropolitan Oracle Users Group
  • TCOUG - Twin Cities Oracle Users Group
  • Tampa Bay Oracle Users Group
  • VOUG - Virginia Oracle Users Group
  • WAOUG - Wichita Area Oracle Users Group
  • WMOUG - West Michigan Oracle Users Group
  • WOUG - Wisconsin Oracle Users Group
    

  Americas (non U.S. Countries)

  • COUG - Calgary Oracle Users Group
  • COUG - Eastern Caribbean Oracle Users Group
  • NOUG - Newfoundland Oracle Users Group
  • OOUG - Ottawa Oracle Users Group
  • ORA*GEC - Oracle Group, Eastern Canada
  • TOUG - Toronto Oracle Users Group
  • VICOUG - Victoria Oracle Users Group, Canada
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  Groups By Interest

  • Oracle/ Windows NT Users Group
  • Oracle Linux Special Interest Group
  • Oracle VMS Special Interest Group
  • North Central Oracle Applications Users Group
  • Oracle Worldwide Internet Special Interest Group
  • OcTuG - Oracle CASE Tools User Group (Ottawa Chapter)
  • Oracle MVS Special Interest Group
  • Oracle Applications Users Group
  • Oracle Development Tools User Group
  • DC Oracle Applications Users Group

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  FAQ's  (Frequently Asked Questions )

  • The Underground Oracle FAQ List -A useful resource for all Oracle professionals!
  • Oracle Non-DBA FAQ
  • The Unofficial Power Objects FAQ
  • Kevin Loney's New Oracle DBA FAQ
  • West Australian Oracle FAQ
  • David T Bath's comp.databases.oracle FAQ Pages
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  Database  Research And Standards

  • ANSI - American National Standards Institute
  • SQL Standards Home Page
  • Data Mining
  • ISO - International Organization for Standardization
  • ODMG - Object Database Management Group
  • Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) Endowment
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  USENET News  Forums / Groups

  • comp.databases.oracle.server - Oracle database administration/ server topics
  • comp.databases.rdb - Oracle Rdb
  • comp.databases - General database discussions
  • comp.databases.theory - Database theory
  • comp.databases.olap - Analytical Processing and Data Warehousing
  • comp.databases.oracle.tools - Oracle database tools/ applications
  • comp.databases.oracle.marketplace - Oracle-related jobs, resumes, etc.
  • comp.databases.oracle.misc - Oracle miscellaneous topics
  • comp.client-server - Client/Server issues

    Note: The newsgroup comp.databases.oracle was discontinued on 9 December 1996.

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  E-Mail Discussion Lists (listsrv)

  • Oracle-L - Oracle DBA Discussion List

    Send an e-mail message to ListGuru@fatcity.com In the BODY of the email, include the following: SUB ORACLE-L your name
    No subject required. Use capital letters as indicated.

  • Oracle-L - General Oracle Information Discussions

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ORACLE-L your_real_name" in message body

  • OraJobs-L - Career Opportunities/ Contracts/ Resumes

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE OraJobs-L your_email_address" in message body

  • OAUG List - Oracle Applications User Group's mailing list

    send empty message to subscribe.

  • OraApps-L - Oracle Financials/ Manufacturing/ Human Resources/ Project Accounting

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE OraApps-L your_real_name" in message body or visit their Web Subscription page.

  • ODTUG-L - General Designer/ Developer/ Discoverer Discussions

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-DES2K-L - Designer/2000 topics

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-DES2K-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-DEV2K-L - Developer/2000 topics

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  • ODTUG-DISC2K-L - Discoverer/2000 topics

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-DISC2K-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-METHODS-L - Methodology topics

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-METHODS-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-Warehouse-L - Data Warehousing Discussions

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-Warehouse-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-REPORTS-L - Oracle Reports

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-Reports-L your_full_name" in message body

  • ODTUG-SQLPLUS-L - SQL*Plus

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ODTUG-SqlPlus-L your_full_name" in message body

  • OMO-USERS-L - Oracle Media Objects

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE OMO-USERS-L your_real_name" in message body

  • DecRdb-L - General Oracle Rdb Information Discussions

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  • Oracle-sig-SUN - Oracle on SUN

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE Oracle-sig-SUN your_full_name" in message body

  • Oracle-sig-IbmRs6000 - Oracle on IBM RS6000

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE Oracle-sig-IbmRS6000 your_full_name" in message body

  • Oracle-sig-DEC - Oracle on DEC

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE Oracle-sig-DEC your_full_name" in message body

  • Oracle-sig-HP - Oracle on HP

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE Oracle-sig-HP your_full_name" in message body

  • ORACLE-LINUX-L - Oracle on Linux

    send message with "SUBSCRIBE ORACLE-LINUX-L your_full_name" in message body

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  IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and ICQ channels

  • Room #OracleDBA at www.orafaq.org, port 6667
  • Room #OracleUser at www.orafaq.org, port 6667
  • Room #oracle on DALnet, port 6667
  • Room #OracleDeveloper at www.orafaq.org, port 6667
  • Room #oracle-dba on DALnet, port 6667
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  FTP Archives/Sites

  • Oracle Corporation via FTP
  • David T Bath's Oracle FAQ via Anonymous FTP
  • Euro-Asian Oracle Users Group's (EAOUG) FTP area
  • Oldenburg University's Computer Science Department
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  Compare to Oracle

  • TPC Benchmark Results
  • Dan Druker's RDBMS Server Feature Matrix
  • IDEAS' Top 20 for OLPT databases
  • IDEAS' Top 20 for data warehouses
  • RDBMS REPOSITORY - Comparing Oracle to other databases
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  Books, Magazines and Publications

  Books:

  • Buy your books online at Amazon.com
  • The Primary Key Bookstore (used by the IOUG-A)
  • The Illuminations Book Store
  • Oracle Press (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
  • O'Reilly Books & Software
  • Books for Oracle Developers

  Magazines:

  • Oracle Publishing - Oracle Magazine and Profit magazine
  • DBMS Magazine
  • Database Programming & Design
  • Exploring Oracle
  • Oracle Internals Magazine
  • Oracle View - Independent Voice of the Oracle Community (previously OTJ & OReview)
  • Oracle Professional Online
  • DBA Mentor
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  International Training

  • Oracle OCP - Oracle's OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Program
  • dbaPREP - Prepare for the DBA certification exam (sample questions!!!)
  • Learning Tree - Hands-on IT Training
  • Oracle User Resource - ECO Allstar Training
  • Animated Learning - Multimedia courseware to for DBA's and Developers
  • SoftCert - Oracle OCP Web based boot camp
  • Brainbench E-Certifications (formerly Tekmetrics)
  • MAX IT - Computer Based Training
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  Career/Jobs Opportunities

  • Oracle.Computerwork.com
  • ORAsearch - a dedicated search engine of available ORACLE professionals world wide!
  • IT Jobs - Oracle Job Opportunities on the Internet
  • The Software Job Home Page
  • Oracle Jobs On-Line
  • The Oracle Job Network
  • Opportunities at Oracle Consulting
  • JustOracleJobs - frustrated with sifting through thousands of irrelevant job postings, well, visit this site!
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  Shareware/Freeware

  • EZSQL- Development and Administration Tool
  • Oraxcel: Linking Oracle and Excel
  • SQL PlusPlus & Oracle Link for XL - (freeware tools)
  • Knight Writers Software, INC. - Check out their DataBase Assistant, DBA and programmer tool!
  • Dieter Oberkofler's collection of Shareware utilities
  • TOAD - The Tool for Oracle Application Developers
  • Peter Koletzke's Shareware Utilities
  • John Lennon's Shareware Utilities
  • Mark Ford's Shareware Programs
  • Steve Cosner's Table Access Utility
  • DIM SQL worksheet (handy for converting/sharing data)
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  Other Oracle Links

  • Tom's Oracle Links - Excellent list of Oracle links
  • Rhubarb's Oracle Links
  • Oracle Resources Center at TechnoSolutions
  • NetSmith's Oracle Links Page
  • Rama K. Nalam's Links to Oracle Resources
  • Oracler Links & Libraries page
  • Kjetil's Oracle and database stuff page
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  Oracle DBA / Developer Home Pages

  • Oracle Applications DBA Web Site
  • Steve Rea's Oracle Tips, Tricks, and Scripts
  • Biju's Oracle tips and scripts page
  • Ken Atkins' Oracle Tip of the Week
  • Jim Lopatosky's Oracle DBA Homepage
  • Allan Seabrook's Oracle page
  • Rhubarb's Oracle Tips
  • Gary & Julie Piper's Oracle and Oracle Applications Tech Tips
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  Oracle on the WEB

  • Oracle Internet Server Products
  • MOWI - Web to Oracle interface
  • ORALink: Web-Oracle Gateway
  • Oracle World Wide Web Interface Kit
  • The Unofficial Oracle Web Server Site
  • Oracle-PL/SQL-WWW Interface - Virginia Tech: Research and Graduate Studies
  • JORA - a Java-Oracle driver
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  Miscellaneous

  Technical Resources:

  • AllExperts.com - Volunteers answer all your Oracle questions for free
  • OraPub of Earth - Read/ submit Oracle related white papers
  • People Helping One Another Know Stuff - Resources for comp.databases.oracle
  • Oracle Desktop Support Utilities and Samples - Check it out!!!
  • The SSC Developer Resource - Including the popular "All things Oracle" page
  • ORACLE User Forum and Fan Club - Great message forums
  • Oracle Fans Home Page - Focus on technical issues
  • DBA Guild - A community of Oracle professionals in the Washington, DC metro area.
  • Deepak Chebbi's Concepts Reference - Oracle and Unix experiences
  • RDBMS.ORG - dedicated to the Oracle Professional
  • Adelante Ltd. - Oracle DBA's & Consultants to the UK'a top companies!
  • Neptun Developers' Site - Useful tips, techniques & white papers about Oracle products
  • kevinloney.com - Info about Oracle books written by Kevin Loney, along with free technical articles
  • ORACLE-HOME - Oracle Information Starts Here! - Books, links and information about Oracle
  • www.layzydba.com - Some interesting DBA discussions
  • The OracleGuru's Home Page
  • The Database Domain (formerly OraWorld) - Education for Oracle Professionals
  • TUSC Document Catalog - Transcripts of Oracle Presentations
  • Compuserve
    GO ORACLE - Oracle's Users Group Forum;
    GO ORAUSER - IOUG Oracle User's Forum;
    GO ORASUPPORT - Oracle Worldwide Customer SupportLink

  Oracle  Product/Manuals References:

  • TECI Web Server: Oracle Documentation
  • Oracle 8i Manuals On-Line!!!

  Performance & Tuning:

  • Ixora = Unix + Oracle
  • Oracle Performance Tuning

  Tips and Traps Pages:

  • Carib Data Limited
  • The Oracle of Hapert
  • Oracle Scripts

  Scripting Languages:

  • Perl DBI::Oracle - Perl DataBase Interface driver for Oracle
  • REXX SQL interface to Oracle
  • The OraPerl Home Page - OraPerl only works with Perl v4
  • OraTCL interface to Oracle

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