Oracle Magazine - September/October 2008

Featured Keynotes Larry Ellison CEO Oracle

You made last year’s Oracle Open World a record-breaking conference. And for this year’s conference, you requested more—and less. More help connecting with like-minded peers and experts. More time to spend in the Oracle Open World Exhibition Halls. More help navigating the hundreds of learning opportunities to find the ones most helpful to you and your company. Fewer keynotes. More technical content.

Charles Phillips President Oracle

Mark Hurd Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President HP

Paul S. Otellini President and CEO Intel

Welcome to Oracle Open World 2008: Your Conference, Your Way

Learn. Oracle Open World 2008 presents more than 1,700 sessions organized into four streams—database, middleware, applications, and industries—in which Oracle experts and customers will share product road maps, insights, success stories, and more. Attend daily keynotes, where industry leaders at Oracle, HP, and Intel will share their insights on what’s next in technology and business. Find out how your company can gain an “eco” advantage at the Green Room and Green Marketplace, with sessions and exhibitions devoted to the effects that green awareness is having on business. Discover new features in Oracle products plus tips and tricks that you can start using right away in the hands-on labs. And this year’s online agenda provides enhanced search capabilities to make it easier for you to navigate the schedule by day, time, and subject area; build and update your personal Oracle Open World schedule; and find demos, exhibitions, sessions, and collateral related to your stream and session choices.

Connect. Connect with attendees on Oracle Mix ( mix.oracle.com), Oracle’s social network; the Oracle Open World wiki ( wiki.oracle.com/page/Oracle+Open World+2008); and Oracle Open World blogs to build a community that extends far beyond the event itself. And you’ll have more chances to connect in the exhibition halls as well—we’ve set aside more time for you to visit partner booths, Inside Innovation, and the Oracle DEMOgrounds, which showcase the latest Oracle solutions.

Collaborate. Oracle Open World 2008 celebrates the latest in social networking technologies for collaborating with Oracle and your peers—before and during the conference. Join the Oracle OpenWorld group on Oracle Mix now to view user-nominated Oracle Open World sessions. Sign up to present your own session at the Oracle Open World Unconference.