A group of users at the recent OAUG Collaborate conference in Las Vegas pooled business cards after a Release 12-related session.  Their goal:  “to share their thoughts, upgrade feedback, and driving forces for moving to R12.” 


We’d like to help that group — and you, of course — collaborate and share experiences on this upgrade.  You’re not alone.  As of early April, over 225 customers were actively working with Release 12, and almost a thousand downloads had been logged (at 41 GB, not a task for the only-mildly-curious).  Those numbers have certainly increased since then.


We’ve created a new discussion forum on the Oracle Technology Network:
I’m not an upgrade specialist, but I’ve (rather nervously) volunteered to monitor that forum and jump in where I can.  I suspect I’ll be acting like a human router between forum participants and Oracle development.  This is in addition to my regular responsibilities (like this blog), so I’m bracing myself…