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DB2® 10 can reduce the total DB2 CPU demand from 5-20% when you take advantage of all the enhancements. Many CPU reductions are built in directly to DB2, requiring no application changes. Some enhancements are implemented through normal DB2 activities through rebinding, restructuring database definitions, improving applications, and utility processing. The CPU demand reduction features have the potential to provide significant total cost of ownership savings based on the application mix and transaction types.

Unlock the full potential of Oracle PL/SQL, from fundamentals to advanced database programming techniques.

Kat Porter is a consummate romantic, eager for her chance to find love and commitment. But after her boyfriend of four years, Marc, grows apathetic and sends her calls straight to voicemail one too many times, Kat finally musters the courage to confront him. Though she's no fan of ultimatums, she's at the end of her considerable wits, and lobs a massive one his way, completely confident that he'll make the right decision when faced with losing her. He doesn't.

Steven Feuerstein's first book, Oracle PR/SQL Programming, has become an indispensable reference for both novice and experienced PL/SQL developers. This new book focuses on one particularly important and advanced aspect of Oracle's powerful PL/SQL language – the built-in packages. Built-in packages are collections of PL/SQL objects stored directly in the Oracle database and available from such programming environments as Visual Basic, Oracle Developer/2000, Oracle application server (for web-based development), and, of course, the Oracle database itself. Built-in packages dramatically extend the capabilities of PL/SQL. For example, DBMS_SQL executes dynamically constructed SQL statements and PL/SQL blocks of code; DBMS_PIPE communicates between different Oracle sessions; and DBMS_LOB accesses and manipulates Oracle8's large objects (LOBs) from within PL/SQL programs. Oracle Built-in Packages is the first and only comprehensive reference to the Oracle built-in packages. It supplies extensive examples on using the built-ins effectively and covers the newest Oracle8 packages. The book comes with a diskette containing the companion guide, an online tool developed by RevealNet, Inc., that provides point-and-click access to more than 175 files of reusable source code and examples.