Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2008

The Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2008 is now available. Applying this Oracle patch is strongly recommended as soon as possible.

The Critical Patch Update Advisory is the starting point for relevant information. It includes the list of products affected, pointers to obtain the patches, a summary of the security vulnerabilities for each product suite, and links to other important documents.

Supported products that are not listed in the "Supported Products and Components Affected" section of the advisory do not require new patches to be applied. Also, it is essential to review the Critical Patch Update supporting documentation referenced in the Advisory before applying patches, as this is where you can find important pertinent information.

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

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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Oracle 11g New Features

Back at Oracle Openworld 2006, Oracle announced some exciting new features of Oracle 11g, and they promise almost 500 new Oracle11g features. The most exciting relates to tools that automate the well-structured DBA tasks, freeing-up the DBA to pursue more challenging work, sounds great?

Oracle 11g grid is the next personification of Oracle's database management system, noted as probably the most flexible and robust data storage platform in the world.
Many of the Oracle11g new features are enhancements to automation of the inherently complex Oracle engine.

Oracle 11g has over 500 new features which include:

· 11g SQL new features
· 11g language & PL/SQL new features
· 11g DBA features
· 11g RAC new features & enhancements
· 11g performance features
· 11g security new features
· 11g Enterprise Manager (OEM) new features

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