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A Big Fat Thanks/Things I Learned at Oracle OpenWorld (#oow09)

By justin.kestelyn on October 16, 2009 4:16 PM

OK, it's a wrap! This is a big fat thank you to everyone who attended Oracle OpenWorld 2009, and especially to the Oracle ACEs who dragged themselves, in many cases, across continents and oceans to be there. You truly are...

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Blogger Meetup Venue Change (#oow09)

By justin.kestelyn on October 13, 2009 2:40 PM

Due to inclement weather the location of the OpenWorld Blogger Meetup has changed to: LJ's Martini Club & Grill 101 4th St San Francisco, CA 94103-3003 (415) 369-6114 (also in the Metreon Center but on the 2nd Floor). The date/time...

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Meet You at OTN Night (Oct. 12, 7-10pm, Howard St. tent) #oow09

By justin.kestelyn on October 5, 2009 5:20 PM

In my continual efforts to get your attention about developer, admin, and architect highlights at Oracle OpenWord, I almost forgot to remind you about OTN Night. For the uninitiated, OTN Night is a big party thrown by the Oracle...

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Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Vote-a-Session: Vote Early, Vote Often!

By justin.kestelyn on June 17, 2009 12:21 AM

The Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Vote-a-Session app is out there, and it's pretty damn slick. Thanks to our Oracle Mix pals, you can now vote on a plethora of session ideas harvested from the general "Call for Papers" pool, which was...

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Got Excellence in App Grid or Business Intelligence/EPM? Prove It.

By justin.kestelyn on June 16, 2009 4:32 PM

If your organization has built Oracle Fusion Middleware-based apps that you think would serve as showcases for making the best of either business intelligence/enterprise performance management or Application Grid architecture, now is your time to prove it: by self-nominating for...

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Oracle Develop Unconference?

By justin.kestelyn on May 18, 2009 3:54 PM

Some of you have no doubt attended, or at least are aware of, the Oracle OpenWorld Unconference, which will occur at the October show for the third year running. It is my belief that the largest pool of presenters and...

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Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Call for Papers

By justin.kestelyn on March 31, 2009 2:01 PM

For the first time in many years, a public call-for-papers has been issued for Oracle OpenWorld. Can anyone remember the last time this happened, if ever? Not in my tenure here (since 2003). You have until April 19 April 26...

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OpenWorld 2008: A Few of My Favorite Things

By justin.kestelyn on October 2, 2008 12:36 PM

Now that Oracle OpenWorld is history, I wanted to recount a few of may favorite things/experiences. Sadly, I don't have much time to enjoy the actual content of the show anymore, so I will have to live vicariously through others...

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Mogens' Secret Virtual Office

By justin.kestelyn on September 25, 2008 2:30 PM

It is well known that Mogens Norgaard of Danish consulting outfit Miracle AS maintains a secret virtual office while at Oracle OpenWorld. I went there to investigate today:...

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OTN Night Rocks the House, Again

By justin.kestelyn on September 25, 2008 7:05 AM

As is the tradition, I will now provide photos from OTN Night (from Monday night). The names have been removed to protect the innocent (and guilty). Aren't you green with envy? As if these photos weren't enough evidence of a...

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Vrrroooom: The HP Oracle Database Machine

By justin.kestelyn on September 24, 2008 2:44 PM

An Oracle logo on a piece of hardware: Count that among the list of things I never thought to see happen, but did. During his keynote today, Larry Ellison revealed the HP Oracle Database Machine, a grid-in-a box comprising, as...

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The Node

By justin.kestelyn on September 24, 2008 12:10 PM

Another interesting means of searching OTN content is now available, courtesy of iamthenode.com. The experience speaks for itself, but suffice to say here, iamthenode gives you the ability to navigate community content in a highly graphical manner. Talk about "throwing...

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Feasting with the Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on September 24, 2008 7:52 AM

Thanks to all you Oracle ACEs out there who attended our dinner last night! Most photos courtesy of Eddie Awad:...

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Best Oracle Mix Idea: "Get Me Out of This Elevator"

By justin.kestelyn on September 23, 2008 10:03 AM

True story: Deborah Lilley (an Oracle ACE Director btw) tells her story in this video:...

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Oracle Does Guerrilla Video?

By justin.kestelyn on September 23, 2008 9:49 AM

What the heck? Someone with executive connections has procured a video camera and is on the loose at OpenWorld:...

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Kevin Walsh's Gadget Mania

By justin.kestelyn on September 22, 2008 5:03 PM

Kevin Walsh - who is the SVP looking after Oracle's R&D labs in China (and an all-around nice guy and prolific blogger) - revealed his gadget mania today:...

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Oracle Seeds the Cloud

By justin.kestelyn on September 22, 2008 12:57 PM

We're two days into Oracle OpenWorld '08, and this is my first valid opportunity to post a blog about anything (while being half conscious anyway). Fortunately, I have a great subject. Today, Oracle announced that it will certify/support deployments of...

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Qik-ing from Oracle OpenWorld

By justin.kestelyn on September 18, 2008 11:34 AM

Just got the download on a great new social media program for OpenWorld. Starting on Sunday, Qik account holders can join an "OpenWorld" event and stream their Qik video directly to blogs.oracle.com/videoblog. (yes, there will be a human filter in...

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The Application Grid Has Landed/Ted Farrell Keynote

By justin.kestelyn on September 16, 2008 9:26 AM

As I remarked during the early days of Oracle's acquisition of BEA, Tuxedo has proven to be one of the more interesting - if under-appreciated - aspects of the BEA-now-Oracle product line. Although not well known in developer circles, Tuxedo...

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Swag Upgrades at the OTN Lounge, Oracle OpenWorld 2008 Edition

By justin.kestelyn on September 4, 2008 9:24 AM

This post is strictly about swag - specifically, a new twist on swag that you will enjoy at Oracle OpenWorld, if and only if you visit us at The OTN Lounge. First of all, let me address the topic of...

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