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Appendix A. What's New in This Book for Oracle Database10g

When we wrote the first edition of
Oracle Essentials in 1999, our goal was to offer
a new kind of book about Oracle, one that would clearly and concisely
cover all of the essential features and concepts of the Oracle
database. In order to keep our focus on those essentials, we limited
the scope of the book. For instance, we decided not to cover SQL, or
PL/SQL, in depth; these complex topics would have required a level of
detail that would have run counter to the purpose of our book, and
they are amply described in other books.

The latest release of the Oracle database, Oracle Database
10g, contains an enormous number of new features. Most of
these features build on the existing foundation of Oracle database
technology. We have tried to add details about these features in the
chapters in which their discussion seemed most appropriate, but there
are of course some enhancements in the new release that are outside
the scope of this book.

The following sections summarize the new features of Oracle
Database 10g that are covered in this new
edition, chapter by chapter. Although many of these features are
mentioned in multiple chapters, they are listed here according to
where the most relevant discussion occurs.