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State of the Data Integration Market - Part 2

Fri Nov 07 07:00:00 CET 2008

Part 2 of a 3 Part Series: Hear Jeff Pollock, Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle Data Integration products talks with Dain Hansen about market trends in Data Integration and specifically the impact of SOA and Business Intelligence. Learn how Oracle Data Integration Suite provides a comprehensive approach to align data and business processes and better integrates data in real-time for Business Intelligence applications.

Oracle Configuration Management Pack Delivers New Enhancements with Configuration Change Console

Fri Nov 07 07:00:00 CET 2008

Learn about Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack's new enhancement, the Configuration Change Console. Discover how Configuration Change Console offers customers real-time configuration change detection, IT compliance automation, out-of-box policies and reporting capabilities. Hear first-hand how Configuration Change Console enables customers to manage their system configurations more efficiently, reduce IT compliance costs and improve service levels.

Sneak Peek into the Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum World Tour

Fri Oct 31 10:00:00 CET 2008

Join Oracle Fusion Middleware execs Brian Dayton and Mike Piech as they share their first-hand experiences with the Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum World Tour, covering the keynote topics, discussions with attendees, and a look into the technical sessions. Listen to this podcast program and you'll understand why the market is buzzing about the 100-city Oracle Fusion Middleware Forum World Tour.

SOA for Financial Services

Thu Oct 30 14:00:00 CET 2008

Hear Simone Geib, Senior Principal Product Manager for SOA, and Sanjeev Sharma, Product Marketing Manager for SOA and Developer Tools, share best practices from SOA initiatives undertaken by Oracle customers. Learn how Oracle Service Bus for financial services is empowering businesses to consolidate payment infrastructures, reduce time to compliance and implement straight through processing (STP) with confidence.

State of the Data Integration Market - Part 1

Tue Oct 28 13:00:00 CET 2008

Part 1 of a 3 Part Series: Hear Miranda Nash, Senior Director of Development; Oracle Data Integration products talks with Dain Hansen about market trends in Data Integration. Learn how Oracle Data Integration Suite provides a comprehensive approach to combine data services with data movement, data syncronization, data management and data quality for reducing IT and development costs for data-centric applications.

Scalable and High-performance ESB implementations

Mon Oct 27 06:00:00 CET 2008

Hear Samrat Ray, Principal Product Manager for Performance and HA for SOA Suite, and Sanjeev Sharma, Product Marketing Manager for SOA and Developer Tools, share best practices and personal learnings from SOA initiatives undertaken by Oracle customers. Learn about the aspects of Scalability and Performance and sophisticated capabilities of Oracle Service Bus for throttling, split-joins and parallel execution.

What's New in Oracle Business Process Management 10gR3

Wed Oct 15 06:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Eduardo Chiocconi, Sr. Product Manager for Oracle Business Process Management discuss how this new release increases productivity,and provides an enhanced architecture and improved SOA interoperability. Eduardo also discusses how this release delivers benefits for all process constituencies including business analysts, IT operations and development, and end users that interact with processes.

Oracle Beehive for Complete, Open and Integrated Collaboration

Mon Sep 22 06:00:00 CEST 2008

Learn how Oracle Beehive offers the industry's only complete and open platform for secure communications and integrated collaboration. Oracle Vice President and Chief Architect Terry Olkin explains how Oracle Beehive provides a complete range of collaboration services including conferencing, instant messaging, email, calendar and team workspaces through a cross-platform, open standards based architecture. Learn how Oracle Beehive delivers the next generation of collaboration through an integrated user experience and unified administration that can co-exist with your existing collaboration tools.

BEA at Oracle OpenWorld 2008: Your Survival Guide

Mon Sep 15 16:00:00 CEST 2008

As a former BEA customer attending Oracle OpenWorld, what are the must-see keynotes, sessions, demo's and other activities? Listen to this podcast with Product Marketing Vice President Rick Schultz and find out how best to navigate Oracle OpenWorld with an eye toward BEA-focused content. You'll find many of your favorite BEAWorld speakers and familiar sessions along with new talks, special-lounges and offerings. Listen before you go or download to your favorite device and bring with you to Oracle OpenWorld. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Thomas Kurian - Part I

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Part 1 of a 2 Part Series: What does Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems mean for Oracle's middleware strategy? Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice President, Development, talks with Oracle Magazine's Caroline Kvitka about the important updates to Oracle's middleware strategy and products, how customers and partners will benefit, and the most exciting aspects of the acquisition.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Thomas Kurian - Part II

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Part 2 of a 2 Part Series: What does Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems mean for Oracle's middleware strategy? Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice President, Development, talks with Oracle Magazine's Caroline Kvitka about the important updates to Oracle's middleware strategy and products, how customers and partners will benefit, and the most exciting aspects of the acquisition.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Application Servers

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Steve Harris, Vice President of Application Server Product Development, discuss Oracle's vision and strategy for application servers, Java virtual machine technologies, and the emerging application grid architecture. Learn how Oracle is integrating and unifying this comprehensive family of products and technologies including WebLogic, Oracle Application Server, and JRockit.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle WebLogic Application Grid

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Mike Piech, Senior Director of Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Marketing, discuss how your applications with needs for combined high performance, scalability, and availability can benefit from the emerging approach of application grid and Oracle's unique grid offering. Learn how you can cost-effectively achieve massive application scale-out with ultra-low latency performance and high automation for extreme business responsiveness and agility.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle JRockit Real Time

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Mike Piech, Senior Director of Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Marketing, discuss the capabilities and benefits of Oracle JRockit Real Time, the industry's fastest Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that enables extreme low latency and high throughput for standard Java. Hear examples of applications where JRockit Real Time is used and learn how your existing applications can obtain similar benefits by simply swapping in this new JVM.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle Tuxedo

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Frank Xiong, Vice President of Tuxedo Product Development, discuss Oracle's vision and strategy for Tuxedo and transaction processing. Learn about Tuxedo, the industry's #1 platform for distributed transaction processing on open systems, and gain insight to how this platform can extend the life and expand the value of your mission-critical C, C++, COBOL, and/or mainframe-based IT assets, modernizing them for SOA and XTP environments.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle WebCenter Suite

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Learn about Oracle's new approach to Enterprise 2.0 and how it promotes information worker productivity based on highly interactive tools like wikis, blogs and mashups. Vice President of Product Management Vince Casarez describes Oracles' new product Oracle WebCenter Suite that both supports the rapid development of out-of-the-box, community based portals and the creation of highly customized, standards-based composite applications.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle WebCenter Services

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Learn how existing web pages and portals can quickly deploy the latest in Enterprise 2.0 technology through Oracle WebCenter Services. This new product allows organizations to enrich their existing Oracle Portal, WebLogic Portal, AquaLogic User Interaction or 3rd party portal deployment with rich, participatory tools like wikis, blogs and mashups based on extensible, open standards.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Business Process Management (BPM)

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear David Shaffer, Senior Director of Product Management, SOA and Christine Wan, Director of Product Marketing, BPM, discuss the future for BPM at Oracle. Learn how Oracle is taking the best of BPM from Oracle and BEA Systems to deliver the most comprehensive BPM solution on the market.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: SOA Suite

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Listen in for an update on Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite product strategy, specifically on how Oracle plans to incorporate leading BEA components into the Oracle SOA Suite making it the industry's most comprehensive SOA offering. David Shaffer, VP of Product Management, discusses what it means to existing Oracle and BEA customers, while making a compelling case for the suite to new SOA adopters.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Application Servers Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: SOA Governance

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Michael Stamback, Director of Product Marketing for SOA Governance, talk about Oracle's SOA Governance solution and why it's important. Learn what impact the BEA acquisition has had for Oracle in this space and how customers will benefit.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Oracle Data Integration

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Listen in for an update on Oracle Data Integration product strategy as well as the impact of BEA on Oracle Data Integration. Dain Hansen, Director of Product Marketing for Data Integration, discusses key elements of Data Integration including: Data Services, ETL, Change Data Capture, Data Quality and Data Profiling.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: EDA Suite

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Listen in for an update on Oracle Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Suite product strategy, specifically on how Oracle plans to incorporate leading BEA components into the Oracle EDA Suite making it the industry's leading EDA offering. Stephanie McReynolds, Director of Product Management, discusses some of the suite's key differentiators and corresponding customer use cases that makes the suite so compelling in today's dynamic enterprises.

Oracle Middleware Strategy Update: Entitlements and Identity Management

Tue Jul 01 09:00:00 CEST 2008

Amit Jasuja, VP of Identity Management products, discusses the growing demand for fine-grained authorization and entitlements management, underscoring how this key technology enables an application-centric identity management approach. Amit also talks about Oracle's strategy and what is happening with BEA's AquaLogic Enterprise Security product.

Oracle Universal Online Archive

Thu Apr 10 13:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Wayne Boerger, Senior Product Manager for Content Management, talk about Oracle Universal Online Archive and how it provides a scalable, flexible and cost-effective platform for archiving all types of enterprise information. Learn why data center managers, email administrators, and compliance officers are all looking at Oracle's new solution for meeting their information archiving challenges.

Why Enterprise Role Management is a Key Priority This Year

Thu Apr 03 13:00:00 CEST 2008

Hear Oracle Vice President, Edward Zou, discuss why automated enterprise role management has become one of the key IT initiatives this year and how such a solution can ease administrative burden, improve security and compliance for your organization.

Lonely Planet: Sydney's Gay Mardi Gras

Wed Mar 26 17:00:00 CET 2008

Tattoos, tulle and eleven-inch heels: Sydney's gay community turn up the heat and take it to the streets.

Lonely Planet: Valley of the Giants

Wed Mar 19 17:00:00 CET 2008

Walk through the treetops with Fleur Bainger as she sways on a series of suspended bridges 40m above ground level.

The Imperative for Risk-Based Authentication and Fraud Prevention

Fri Mar 07 13:00:00 CET 2008

Hear Thomas Varghese, VP, Product Management, discuss why online identity thefts, phishing, and banking frauds are more prevalent today. Learn what you can do to protect your customers and your enterprise assets from such orchestrated crimes.

Streamline Paper-Intensive Business Processes with Oracle Document Capture

Fri Mar 07 13:00:00 CET 2008

Hear Ken Peterka, VP of Capture Development, talk about Oracle Document Capture and Oracle Distributed Document Capture and how these new solutions enable the streamlining of paper-intensive organizations business processes. Ken also discusses incorporating document capture technology into existing IT systems quickly and cost-effectively.

A Platform Approach to Managing Multiple Web Sites

Mon Mar 03 13:00:00 CET 2008

Michelle Huff, Product Management Director for Oracle Content Management, explains how organizations can use a platform approach for multisite management. With Oracle Universal Content Management as the foundation, learn how you can easily manage, integrate and reuse content and services for multiple web sites.

Build Richer User Interfaces in Java and Get AJAX and Flash for Free!

Tue Feb 26 13:00:00 CET 2008

Ted Farrell, Oracle's VP of Development Tools, describes using Oracle's strategy and technologies for building Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) that offer the best of all worlds across Java, AJAX and Flash.

Secure and Track Information Everywhere It's Stored and Used

Mon Feb 25 13:00:00 CET 2008

Simon Thorpe,Senior Sales Consultant, discusses how Oracle Information Rights Management uses encryption to extend information management beyond the repository. Learn how to prevent unauthorized access and maintain control over your documents,even after they leave your organization.

Data Integration: Missing piece for a Successful Service-Oriented Architecture

Thu Feb 21 13:00:00 CET 2008

Miranda Nash,Senior Director of Development,Oracle Fusion Middleware,describes Oracle's Data Integration strategy and why data integration is key to a successful Service-Oriented Architecture.

Oracle Content Management User's Group Meeting at COLLABORATE '08

Thu Feb 14 13:00:00 CET 2008

Andy MacMillan, Vice President of Product Management at Oracle and Al Hoof, Director of Content Management at the City of Minneapolis, and President of the Minnesota Stellent User Group and the Stellent SIG at IOUG, talk about the Oracle content management conference within a conference at COLLABORATE '08. They discuss the goals for the conference, who should attend, what types of content will be covered, and how attendees can get an early bird discount by using a priority code when registering.

Identity Management for an E-Business Suite Enterprise

Wed Feb 06 08:00:00 CET 2008

Oracle E-Business Suite offers best-in-class applications to streamline businesses processes. But a heterogeneous enterprise with Oracle E-Business Suite and other systems can easily become an environment where identity and access information is fragmented and difficult to manage.This podcast explores ways in which Identity Management solutions can be deployed alongside enterprise applications to ensure compliance, improve security, and maximized productivity.

What's Fueling the Increased Customer Adoption of Identity Management and Driving Oracle's Security Product Strategy?

Wed Jan 30 08:00:00 CET 2008

Hasan Rizvi, Oracle's VP of Identity Management Products, talks about trends driving increased customer adoption of Identity Management and what's driving Oracle's Identity Management product strategy, including the most recent acquisitions and the product roadmap.

Web 2.0 in the Enterprise

Wed Jan 23 09:00:00 CET 2008

Vince Casarez, Vice President of Product Management at Oracle, talks with Caroline Kvitka, Senior Managing Editor at Oracle Magazine, about integrating Web 2.0 capabilities into business processes and how Oracle WebCenter provides a platform for these integrations.

Lonely Planet: Long Street, Cape Town

Tue Jan 22 17:00:00 CET 2008

Two miles' worth of clubs, music stores and boutique hotels: saunter down Cape Town's most cosmopolitan street.

Lonely Planet: Australia's Tiwi Islands

Fri Dec 28 17:00:00 CET 2007

Meet an elder who paints his tribal songs, find out how to behave on the Islands and track down authentic art.

Lonely Planet: Quickie Cairo

Tue Nov 27 17:00:00 CET 2007

Car horns and the call to prayer - take an aural tour of Cairo and get a taste for the latest short-break hotspot.

Lonely Planet: Call to Prayer

Tue Nov 20 17:00:00 CET 2007

First sung by a freed black slave, the call to prayer is a vital part of the Islamic tradition. Baxter Jackson visits the Middle East to find out all about it.

Lonely Planet: Scotland's Tiree Island

Tue Oct 23 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Got a hunger for fresh lobster, surfing and swimming with seals? Poppy Stockell finds all three on a tiny island off Scotland's west coast.

Lonely Planet: Scotland's Tiree Island

Tue Oct 23 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Got a hunger for fresh lobster, surfing and swimming with seals? Poppy Stockell finds all three on a tiny island off Scotland's west coast.

Lonely Planet: Swimming with Whale Sharks

Tue Oct 16 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Dive in with Fleur Bainger as she heads to Coral Bay and gets up close and personal with whale sharks and their 300-tooth smiles.

Lonely Planet: The Day Tripper's Guide to Brighton

Mon Sep 24 17:00:00 CEST 2007

You've heard the podcast, now get the facts on Brighton and get to Britain's famous seaside.

Finance, the CFO's Office and Middleware: Four Focus Areas for Compliance, Automation and Process Improvement

Thu Sep 20 11:00:00 CEST 2007

Hear why leading finance organizations in the private and public sector have turned to middleware to tackle issues like SOX compliance, asset management, the move to shared services, and measuring a return investments. Featuring Juliana Button, Director of Product Management, Fusion Middleware for Applications.

Supply Chain Management and Middleware: Four Recommendations for Supply Chain Optimization

Tue Sep 11 11:00:00 CEST 2007

Tune in and hear how manufacturing and distribution leaders are getting more from their supply chains and partner relationships. Case studies and recommendations include RFID, distributor portals, and more. Featuring Juliana Button, Director of Product Management, Fusion Middleware for Applications.

Lonely Planet: Iceland Elves

Mon Sep 10 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Is hearing believing? Listen in to the wild tales of Iceland's resident gnomes, dwarves, elves and hidden people.

Automating Paper-Based Processes with Imaging and Business Process Management

Fri Sep 07 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Sancho Pinto, Principal Product Manager for Oracle Imaging and Process Management, discusses how to image-enable your enterprise applications and eliminate process bottlenecks with Oracle Imaging and Process Management. Hear first hand how to minimize document processing costs, reduce error and loss, and cut physical storage space costs.

Reduce Risk and Storage Costs with Universal Records Management

Thu Sep 06 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Brian Dirking, Principal Product Director for Oracle Content Management, explains how organizations can apply records and retention policies to all relevant content across the enterprise. Learn how to reduce regulatory and legal risk and cut storage costs by removing outdated and unneeded content "clutter."

Lonely Planet: Sarawak

Tue Aug 21 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Malaysia's biggest party delivers the best local sounds - not to mention Polish bagpipes.

Lonely Planet: Chiang Mai

Tue Aug 07 17:00:00 CEST 2007

How to get there and why you should venture beyond the Old City for legendary temples, the best massage and DIY BBQ

Human Capital Management and Middleware: Four Areas for Productivity and Compliance Improvement

Mon Aug 06 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Tune in and hear which leading HR organizations are re-thinking middleware and worker productivity, HR-process efficiency, and employee on-boarding. Featuring Juliana Button, Director of Product Management, Fusion Middleware for Applications.

CRM and Middleware: Three Recommendations for Business and IT Executives

Mon Aug 06 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Sales, Marketing, and Service organizations are increasingly looking to CRM and emerging technologies for a competitive edge. Tune in to hear the recommendations and case study examples. Featuring Juliana Button, Dir. Product Management, Fusion Middleware for Applications.

Lonely Planet: Off-Beat Bangkok

Tue Jul 31 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Want to escape the bustle of Bangkok? Just get off the main roads and into the canals, back- alleys and Skytrains.

Lonely Planet: Drive-thru Andorra

Tue Jul 24 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Mountains one minute, Gucci and Prada the next - strap yourself in for a high-speed aural roadtrip through Andorra.

SOA Experiences and Directions with the Co-creator of the Enterprise Service Bus

Mon Jul 16 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Dave Chappell, one of the creators and the primary proliferator of the Enterprise Service Bus, talks about why he joined Oracle, what he's experienced working with customers on implementing SOA, and how he sees SOA evolving over the next few years.

Hyperion joins Oracle: a Convergence of Business Intelligence and Performance Management

Fri Jul 13 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Oracle's acquisition of Hyperion is representative of a shift in customer requirements driving the convergence of Business Intelligence tools, Analytic applications, and Performance Management. Tobin Gilman, Sr. Director of Hyperion Product Marketing, discusses this evolution, how customers are already using these products together, and how Hyperion fits with Oracle Business Intelligence.

Lonely Planet: El Salvador - A New Start

Tue Jul 10 17:00:00 CEST 2007

El Salvador has shaken off the strife of the past and is ready for a new chapter. Listen to the locals and their visions for the future.

Lonely Planet: Gay and Lesbian Sydney

Tue Jul 03 17:00:00 CEST 2007

If glitter and Kylie remixes don't do it for you, there's another side of Sydney's gay scene that just might.

Lonely Planet: Thailand Full Moon Party

Tue Jul 03 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Are they what they used to be? Fleur Bainger goes to Koh Pha-Ngan's most famous bash, where debate runs hot. Bucket cocktails - friend or foe?

Oracle Gets Behind The Wheel on Open Source Tools and Middleware

Fri Jun 22 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Oracle has been taking an increasingly active role in driving open source projects related to Java development and middleware runtimes over the last few years. Dennis Leung, VP of Oracle Application Server, talks about Oracle Fusion Middleware projects in Eclipse, Apache and Glassfish, plus Oracle's work with Spring.

Delivering Web 2.0 Capabilities to Users in the Enterprise

Fri Jun 15 08:00:00 CEST 2007

Development VP Vince Casarez explains why many enterprises are looking to add Web 2.0 services on top of their existing applications, and how Oracle WebCenter, a key technology in forthcoming Oracle Fusion applications, provides infrastructure for that goal.

Lonely Planet: Perth podcast

Tue Jun 12 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Listen in as Fleur Bainger kicks up some sand in the town they call 'Dallas without the glitz'.

Lonely Planet: London podcast

Tue May 22 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Sighing Tubes, lobster phones, music journalists and an 86-yr-old barmaid: cop an earful of London's cacophony.

The Solution to Spiraling Scalability Demands: Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP)

Wed May 09 08:30:00 CEST 2007

Steve Harris, Vice President of Oracle Java and Application Server Development, discusses evolving customer requirements for extreme scalability, reliability and availability in their applications and infrastructure and how these can be addressed with an in-memory data grid such as Oracle Coherence (based on the recently acquired Tangosol technology).

Tame the Web Site Beast with Multisite Web Content Management

Fri May 04 08:30:00 CEST 2007

Andy MacMiIllan, Vice President of Product Management for Oracle Content Management, explains how organizations can increase their ability to effectively share information across multiple web sites while decreasing administrative costs. Learn how you can master the proliferation of web based content and cope with increasing regulatory and risk management pressures.

Preventing Information Leaks with Information Rights Management

Sat Apr 28 08:30:00 CEST 2007

Andy MacMiIllan, Vice President of Product Management for Oracle Content Management, describes how Information Rights Management allows you to control how your information is used - even after it leaves your company's boundaries. He explains how Information Rights Management lets you control who can read, edit, print and distribute sensitive documents and gives you the power to add or revoke a user's access right from any location and at any time.

Lonely Planet: Mayan Ruins Tours 4

Tue Apr 10 17:00:00 CEST 2007

The Mayans took sun worshipping to a new level, sacrificing themselves to get closer to their god. Join Ray on his final Mayan ruins tour: get tips on hiring local guides and discover the pyramid temple that acts as a seasonal calendar.

Getting to SOA Maturity: An Essential Enterprise Tool for SOA Planning

Tue Apr 10 08:30:00 CEST 2007

Benjamin Moreland, Director of Foundation Services at The Hartford, and Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management for Fusion Middleware, discuss the SOA Maturity Model. The Maturity Model, which defines 5 levels of SOA Maturity along 8 dimensions, gives enterprise organizations an essential SOA planning tool looking for SOA self-assesment and setting SOA strategy.

Lonely Planet: Mayan Ruins Tours 3

Tue Apr 03 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Explore the popular ruins of Palenque, with its preserved frescos, delicate drawings and camera-shy agoutis.

Lonely Planet: A bicycle built for two

Tue Mar 27 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Three thousand kilometres and two very sore bums; Patrick Abboud meets Gab and Eva who are riding their bikes from Paris to Cairo.

Lonely Planet: Mayan Ruins Tours 2

Tue Mar 27 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Listen to the pounding rain and the hefty insects as you explore the ruins of Kohunlich and Dzibanche.

Lonely Planet: Mayan Ruins Tours 1

Tue Mar 27 17:00:00 CEST 2007

Listen to the first instalment of our four-part podcast on the ancient Mayan ruins of Yucatan. This week, the beachfront city of Tulum. Did they wear bikinis back then?

Getting to SOA Maturity: An Essential Enterprise Tool for SOA Planning

Thu Mar 15 08:30:00 CET 2007

Benjamin Moreland, Director of Foundation Services at The Hartford, and Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management for Fusion Middleware, discuss the SOA Maturity Model. The Maturity Model, which defines 5 levels of SOA Maturity along 8 dimensions, gives enterprise organizations an essential SOA planning tool to facilitate SOA self-assessment and set SOA strategy.

Transforming IT Data Movement and Business Intelligence with Oracle Data Integrator

Tue Mar 06 08:30:00 CET 2007

Jeff Pollock, Senior Director of Product Management, discusses Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle's new E-LT product based on the acquired Sunopis technology, and how it can reduce the cost and accelerate performance of data integration in a mixed or heterogeneous IT environment.

Stellent Joins Oracle: Helping Customers Get Control of the Enterprise Content Explosion

Wed Feb 21 08:30:00 CET 2007

Dan Ryan, Stellent COO and Oracle SVP, describes the explosion in enterprise content and related business requirements and discusses how Stellent's products address both. He also discusses how the Stellent acquisition accelerates Oracle's content management strategy and forms the foundation of the industry's most unified content management platform.

Fusion Development Experience and Oracle's Next-Generation Applications

Thu Feb 15 09:30:00 CET 2007

Ted Farrell, Chief Architect for Oracle Fusion Middleware, focuses on the development experience and its benefits for Oracle's next-generation Fusion Applications, plus the latest on Enterprise 2.0 technologies.

Extending Oracle Application Security with Identity Management

Fri Feb 09 09:30:00 CET 2007

Learn the role that Identity Management plays in an Application infrastructure and what "application-centric Identity Management" means. Featuring Wynn White, Vice President of Security Product Marketing.

Lonely Planet: Ice Sculpting Heats Up

Tue Feb 06 17:00:00 CET 2007

The chainsaws grind and the competition gets fierce in this podcast from Sapporo's Snow Festival frontline.

Improving Insight with Oracle Business Intelligence

Tue Feb 06 09:30:00 CET 2007

Learn how Oracle Applications customers are using Oracle's BI Applications and Platform to enable more pervasive intelligence and make more informed decisions. Featuring Paul Rodwick, Vice President of BI Product Management.

Maximizing the Value of Oracle Applications with Oracle Fusion Middleware

Wed Jan 31 09:30:00 CET 2007

Learn how customers are using SOA, Identity Management, and Business Intelligence products to get more out of Oracle Applications. Featuring Brian Dayton, Director of Product Marketing, and Markus Zirn, Senior Director of Product Management.

Extending Oracle Applications with BPM and SOA Technologies

Fri Jan 26 06:00:00 CET 2007

Jose Lazares, Vice President of Oracle Applications Strategy, discusses the logical path for Oracle Applications customers moving to a Service-Oriented Architecture and extending their business processes with Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Lonely Planet: If It's Good Enough for Van Damme...

Mon Jan 08 17:00:00 CET 2007

David Garrido goes from the training ring to ringside seats on the trail of the ancient art of Thai kickboxing.

Lonely Planet: Ashes to Ashes

Mon Dec 18 17:00:00 CET 2006

Battle lines are drawn and the Barmy Army are ready to charge in this clash of the cricket titans.

Enabling IT and Telecom Network Convergence with Oracle Service Delivery Platform

Fri Dec 15 06:00:00 CET 2006

Vittorio Viarengo, VP of Product Development for Oracle's Service Delivery Platform, describes industry trends shaping Telecom and how technologies like SDP and Voice Over IP (VoIP) deliver network convergence.

Lonely Planet: Drift Away

Tue Dec 12 17:00:00 CET 2006

Read Huck Finn, make a raft out of street trash and float down the Rhine. Sound good?

Lonely Planet: Destination Iceland

Tue Dec 05 17:00:00 CET 2006

Listen up to the latest Icelandic sounds at the Iceland Airwaves music festival. Yes, there is life beyond Bjork.

Lonely Planet: Destination Stuttgart

Tue Nov 28 17:00:00 CET 2006

If it's illegal, it must be fun, right? Get a taste for underground Stuttgart.

Lonely Planet: Destination Galicia

Tue Nov 21 17:00:00 CET 2006

Listen to the magical mayhem of Galicia where markets hum, bagpipes skirl and oysters are shucked like castanets.

Lonely Planet Travelcasts | Well Travelled Opinions

Tue Nov 14 17:00:00 CET 2006

A good book or a nice lie down? Travellers tell us the best ways to cope with the long haul.

Lonely Planet: Destination Beijing

Tue Nov 14 17:00:00 CET 2006

The courtyards and alleyways of Beijing's hutongs are vanishing under the developer's dozer.

Lonely Planet Travelcasts | Well Travelled Opinions

Tue Oct 31 17:00:00 CET 2006

Are you a lone wolf or always part of the group shot? Travellers tell us their preferred travel arrangements.

Lonely Planet: Destination Croatia

Tue Oct 31 17:00:00 CET 2006

Nude camping in Croatia: It's tents up and kit off, among the international 'free body culture' set.

Customer-driven Growth in Oracle's Fusion Middleware Business - with Thomas Kurian, SVP of Fusion Middleware

Tue Oct 24 06:00:00 CEST 2006

Thomas Kurian outlines the rapid growth Oracle is experiencing in Fusion Middleware and how evolving customer demands are driving that growth. He discuss SOA, Identity Management, and Business Intelligence and how customers are using these technologies to establish more secure and agile IT infrastructures. Kurian also touches on Oracle WebCenter Suite, Oracle's new user interaction environment with built-in services and collaborative capabilities.

Introducing the Next Generation of User Experience: Oracle WebCenter

Tue Oct 24 05:50:00 CEST 2006

Greg Crider, Senior Director of Product Marketing, gives an overview of WebCenter, including Secure Enterprise Search. He differentiates WebCenter from traditional portal servers and illustrates benefits of WebCenter's ContentDB capabilities. Crider outlines how applications, both currently shipping and Fusion Applications, will take advantage of the WebCenter, and he discusses developing a customized application environment.

Pervasive Business Intelligence and Business Optimization

Tue Oct 24 05:50:00 CEST 2006

Paul Rodwick defines Pervasive Business Intelligence and talks about what are driving businesses to Pervasive BI with case specific scenarios and benefits discussion. Rodwick describes how Oracle's Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition delivers Pervasive BI and how it fits into the broader family of Oracle Business Intelligence products. Rodwick outlines integration points between Oracle BI Suite and other Fusion Middleware technologies such as BPEL, BAM, Portal and Identity Management. Hot-Pluggable Pervasive BI, Rodwick explains, protects customers' existing IT infrastructure investments.

Securing The Enterprise IT Infrastructure with Identity Management

Thu Oct 19 12:10:00 CEST 2006

Hasan Rizvi recaps key customer challenges in the security area. Rizvi discusses how identity management today goes beyond Authentication and Authorization and Oracle's integrated ID management technologies. In defining Application Centric ID Management, Rizvi differentiates the Oracle offering.

Lonely Planet: Destination Anguilla

Tue Oct 17 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Anguilla: hard to pronounce, but oh so easy to love. Rob Crossan tunes into this stylish British corner of the Caribbean.

Lonely Planet: State of the Micronation

Tue Oct 03 17:00:00 CEST 2006

When the King of Lovely wants to talk, he calls George Dunford, the Prince of Sweet.

Comprehensive BPM: Optimizing Your Business Processes

Mon Sep 25 02:00:00 CEST 2006

Dave Shaffer and Ashish Mohindroo discuss the Oracle BPA suite (Business Process Analysis) and its relationship to the SOA Suite (Service Oriented Architecture) and BPEL Process Manager (Business Process Execution Language). Guests discuss BPEL's role in sophisticated BPM including human workflow. Shaffer and Mohindroo outline Oracle's BPM roadmap and the IDS Scheer integration.

SOA 2.0 and the Business Value of Events

Mon Sep 25 02:00:00 CEST 2006

Amlan Debnath and Ashish Mohindroo of Oracle define SOA 2.0 and discuss benefits of event driven architecture. The guests present examples of real-time responsiveness and discuss EDA and RFID applications. They list Oracle products in the Oracle EDA Suite and outline Oracle's product roadmap regarding SOA 2.0 and EDA.

Lonely Planet: Camden Calling

Tue Sep 19 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Tune in to the multicultural mashup that is the famous Camden market. It's music to your shell-likes.

Lonely Planet: Muy Bonita Vallarta

Tue Sep 05 17:00:00 CEST 2006

As Hurricane John moves on, Puerto Vallarta is again airing its considerable cultural charms.

Lonely Planet: Sounds and Sights of Portugal

Tue Aug 15 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Soaring music and soaring spires - Robert Landon breaks bread with the nuns of northern Portugal.

Lonely Planet: Tea And Synthesizers, Glasgow

Tue Aug 01 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Wee George is tartan himself up to gallivant around Glasgow with the latest bands.

Lonely Planet: Drinking in Berlin

Tue Jun 27 17:00:00 CEST 2006

The Berlin scene screams to be seen this summer. Come on, let us introduce you to the in-crowd.

Lonely Planet: Going Ape in Gibraltar

Tue Jun 13 17:00:00 CEST 2006

The empire's last outpost stars staggering views, cute monkeys and dismal nightlife.

Lonely Planet: Roadtrips

Tue May 30 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Pass here and go on. You're on the Road to Heaven.' Jack Kerouac

Lonely Planet: Terminal Travels

Tue May 16 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Each culture has its own way of getting ready for that one last trip of a lifetime.

Lonely Planet Destination: Krakow

Tue May 02 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Drink with the locals as we take you on a late-night crawl of Krakow's bars.

Lonely Planet Destination: Tristan da Cunha

Wed Apr 26 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Rob Crossan is in Tristan da Cunha, recording the intriguing sounds and voices of the world's most remote island.

Lonely Planet Destination: India

Tue Apr 04 17:00:00 CEST 2006

Got a motorcycle licence and two weeks to spare? Get over to India and take part in a colourful ride from Goa to Kerala on a Royal Enfield

Lonely Planet Destination: Commonwealth Games 2006

Thu Mar 23 17:00:00 CET 2006

What's the word on the streets of Melbourne? We ask visitors and locals during the Commonwealth Games.

Lonely Planet Destination: Las Vegas

Tue Mar 14 17:00:00 CET 2006

Viva What Vegas? Not content with blackjack and yards of margaritas, Janet and Jane go off-strip to discover the bars and the art of The Other Vegas.

Lonely Planet: Let's get quizzical

Wed Mar 08 17:00:00 CET 2006

What the hell is the capital of Ghana? Think you know? Well here's your chance to show off, have fun, and maybe win a guidebook.

Lonely Planet Destination: Yucatan

Tue Feb 28 17:00:00 CET 2006

It'll take more than Hurricane Wilma to dampen the Mayan sprit. Join Suzanne Plank in the luscious green heart of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Lonely Planet Destination: Ethiopia

Thu Feb 16 17:00:00 CET 2006

Author Matt Phillips can't get enough of Ethiopia. But is it your cup of chai?

Lonely Planet Destination: New Zealand

Wed Jan 25 17:00:00 CET 2006

Author George Dunford spills the beans on New Zealand. Learn about Lord of the Rings, lamingtons and essay extensions.

Lonely Planet Destination: Spain

Wed Jan 11 17:00:00 CET 2006

Ben and Marina are in the Basque country for a delicious evening with the Gastronomique Society. Hear the clang and sizzle in this tasty podcast.

Lonely Planet: Tony Wheeler

Thu Dec 08 17:00:00 CET 2005

When it comes to hot destinations, hell, any destinations, Tony Wheeler talks the talk and walks the walk. Albania or Algeria, anybody?

Lonely Planet Destination: Dublin

Thu Dec 01 17:00:00 CET 2005

Fionn Davenport blows the cream off the top of his Guinness as he takes us on a tour of Dublin - and it all starts with a pint at Kehoe's.

Lonely Planet Destination: South-East Asia

Thu Nov 24 17:00:00 CET 2005

Lonely Planet author Joe Cummings has a bunch of South-East Asian secrets and he's not afraid to share them. Here he blows the lid on the region's most authentic curries.

Lonely Planet Destination: Bolivia

Thu Nov 17 17:00:00 CET 2005

Brrr, Bolivia. Author David Atkinson can't stop asking 'porque estas tarde'. He also can't stop ordering 'Viagra' soup and jellied sheep's head.

Lonely Planet Destination: Mexico

Wed Nov 09 17:00:00 CET 2005

Central Mexico's colourful towns have author Andrew Dean Nystrom's heart. He's still not sure about the chilli ice cream though.

Lonely Planet Destination: Bali

Wed Nov 02 17:00:00 CET 2005

Author Ryan Ver Berkmoes tells us why Bali is still Bali, despite the recent bombings. It's just a smile away.

Lonely Planet Destination: New Orleans

Wed Oct 26 17:00:00 CEST 2005

Author Pableaux Johnson shares his experience of Hurricane Katrina. The good news - don't cancel your 2006 Mardi Gras plans just yet.

Lonely Planet: Lonely Lonely Planet

Wed Oct 26 17:00:00 CEST 2005

How lonely is it at Lonely Planet? Very Lonely for host Scott McNeely who's sitting by the phone wondering when someone will call to tell him about their inspiring travels. Please, somebody phone Scott!

Lonely Planet Destination: Turkey

Wed Oct 19 17:00:00 CEST 2005

A symphony of sounds awaits you as Lonely Planet authors Verity Campbell and Virginia Maxwell take you on a wander through Istanbul.

Lonely Planet Destination: Colombia

Wed Oct 19 17:00:00 CEST 2005

Where is the 'rockingest' town in Colombia? Michael Kohn, currently residing in the bohemian corner of Bogota, lets us in on the secrets of one of the most exciting new travel destinations.

Lonely Planet Destination: Tea and Cheese in Turkey

Wed Oct 12 17:00:00 CEST 2005

What made legendary chef Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant in California, become a chef? All it took was a cup of tea, a small bit of cheese, and the unexpected kindness of a stranger.

Lonely Planet Destination: Nigeria

Wed Oct 12 17:00:00 CEST 2005

Lonely Planet author Paul Clammer reckons there's nothing scary about Nigeria, except maybe the goat's head soup... If you want to know more, grab a cold Guinness and join him on his pot-holed journey.

Lonely Planet Destination: Southern Thailand

Mon Oct 03 13:30:01 CEST 2005

Rafael Wlodarski talks about tsunami-affected Thailand. He's seen a remarkable recovery - mai pen rai, as locals would say.

Lonely Planet Destination: St Petersburg

Sat Oct 01 18:40:44 CEST 2005

Listen in for an insider's guide to St Petersburg. Simon Richmond gives you his top 3 places to visit that aren't on the tourist trail plus the low-down on when to buy your furry hat.