Oracle’s Oracle Technology Network (OTN) has reportedly bumped pass the four hundred thousand member point making it the largest developer community for Oracle in the Asia Pacific region and second largest worldwide.
Oracle's official, interactive online/offline community for Oracle technical professionals , OTN is a free resource that provides one of the largest and fastest growing communities of developers, architects and database administrators with technology downloads and information they need to build, deploy, manage and optimize applications. It offers a wealth of technology-focused resources and provides developers with instant access to free documentation, FAQs, discussion forums, podcasts, sample code, software and tutorials.
OTN’s new position in the India market also translates to an increase in Oracle’s total online community in the country--comprising customers, partners, students, developers, technical specialists among others--- to almost seven hundred thousand members.
“The rapid growth of OTN is a testament to the increasing popularity of Oracle software across the globe and also in India,” said SPS Grover, vice president, Technology Sales, Oracle India.
“We remain committed to leading one of the most dynamic and active development communities in the world while continuing to innovate and deliver software solutions that address real-world customer needs. The India developer community is a growing resource pool that is constantly churning out great ideas and solutions.”
Demonstrating Oracle’s continued commitment to this growing developer community, Oracle also announced the “Oracle Develop World Tour”. Oracle’s premier developer conference, Oracle Develop, will bring together an international roster of top technology experts in eight cities spanning three continents for two-day forums where developers can learn about Oracle technologies and best practices, while gaining insight into Oracle’s product roadmap and strategy. In India, the conference will take place in Bangalore from May 17-18. Other cities that will host Oracle Develop include Brazil, Korea, Beijing – China, Germany, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Shanghai – China.
Oracle Develop will enable participants to advance their development skills, network with peers and expand their expertise using Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware solutions, as well as related technologies and standards.
Conference attendees will benefit from more than 40 presentations, hands-on training labs and meet-the-expert sessions that will be delivered by Oracle and its partners.
For additional information and for a conference schedule visit: http://www.oracle.com/technology/events/develop2007/index.html |
