The Oracle8 Bible is a comprehensive guide to the Oracle8 Enterprise Package. It supplies in-depth coverage of the latest Oracle8 tools as well as various commands and techniques for effectively managing and delivering large amounts of data with Oracle8. Using step-by-step instructions and plenty of samples, author Carol McCullough-Dieter explains important topics such as Object-relational database design, data backup and recovery, auditing, and partitioning. Part introductory tour, part reference guide, the Oracle8 Bible is an essential resource for novice Oracle developers and veteran database administrators alike. The CD-ROM includes all the samples and SQL code in the book as well as a fully searchable version of Oracle8 Bible.

Designed for experienced Visual Basic programmers needing to master the details of building applications that access relational and other data stores. This guide is organized as a reference with entries that include tutorials, step-by-step instructions, code samples and other elements designed to speed mastery of the subject matter.

Developers and DBAs use Oracle SQL coding on a daily basis, whether for application development, finding problems, fine-tuning solutions to those problems, or other critical DBA tasks. Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples is the fastest way to get started and to quickly locate answers to common (and uncommon) questions. It includes all the basic queries: filtering, sorting, operators, conditionals, pseudocolumns, single row functions, joins, grouping and summarizing, grouping functions, subqueries, composite queries, hierarchies, flashback queries, parallel queries, expressions and regular expressions, DML, datatypes (including collections), XML in Oracle, DDL for basic database objects such as tales, views and indexes, Oracle Partitioning, security, and finally PL/SQL.* Each of the hundreds of SQL code examples was tested on a working Oracle 10g database* Invaluable everyday tool that provides an absolute plethora of properly tested examples of Oracle SQL code* Authors have four decades of commercial experience between them as developers and database administrators

New Internet functionality and support for Linux make Oracle8i a milestone release, and this authoritative guide explains all the tools and techniques administrators need to master this potent new database. Some of the new features covered include an embedded Java Virtual Machine, expanded data warehousing capabilities, and enhanced DBA tools. You'll discover SQL* Plus basics and tools on your way to finding out more about fine-tuning performance and WebDB strategies. The CD-ROM includes a sample Oracle 8i database, sample scripts, and SQL*Plus references.

Oracle8i integrates Java programs, but learning Oracle8i can be a daunting task. Professional Oracle database administrator McCullough-Dieter walks readers through the basics before she guides them into the essentials; creating and administering Oracle databases; creating tables, tablespaces, objects, and relationships among objects, user administration and security data.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Joint Conference on Advances in Signal Processing and Information Technology (SPIT 2011) and Recent Trends in Information Processing and Computing (IPC 2011) held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in December 2011. The 50 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 298 submissions. Conference papers promote research and development activities in computer science, information technology, computational engineering, image and signal processing, and communication.