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Microsoft has recently stated, that Technology Warranty, similar to the free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, will also apply to Office 2010. If you buy and activate Office 2007 between March 5th and September 30th, you will qualify for a free upgrade to Office 2010.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3214653 [english]
Oracle is the industry standard for databases, no one will argue here. After acquiring Sun Microsystems they have also become one of the leaders as telco-grade systems supplier (HW + OS + DB). Most admins know the basics about how Oracle works, how to start it up, shut it down, and with a bit of googling, how to restore and backup the db.
I had a similar problem today (our DBA is on holiday) and we needed to quickly restore the DB to proper operation.
For those of you looking for a quick cheat-sheet on how to do the basics with Oracle I have prepared a reference page.
Best book for beginner DBA: here.
I have been working on this small JAVA app for quite some time and finally came to a point where it can be tested by more users than just myself.
Program can be downloaded here: JAVA EvE API Reader