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To Elwood Brant, Jr. (Woody), 1949–1990 —G.K. ORACLE Series TIGHT / Oracle9 i : The Complete Reference / Loney, Koch / 222521-1 / Front Matter Blind Folio FM:iii P:\010Comp\Oracle8\521-1\CD\Ventura\book.vp Friday, July 19, 2002 4:10:31 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen ORACLE Series TIGHT / Oracle9 i : The Complete Reference / Loney, Koch / 222521-1 / Front Matter Blind Folio FM:iv About the Authors Kevin Loney is a senior management technical consultant with TUSC (http://www.tusc.com), an Oracle-focused consultancy headquartered in Chicago. He is an expert in the administration, tuning, security, recovery, design, and development of Oracle databases and applications. An Oracle DBA and developer since 1987, he is the primary author of numerous books, including Oracle9i DBA Handbook , Oracle9i Instant Scripts , and Oracle8 Advanced Tuning and Administration , all published by Oracle Press. He is a frequent presenter at local and international Oracle user groups. George Koch is a leading authority on relational database applications. A popular speaker and widely published author, he is also the creator of THESIS, the securities trading, accounting, and portfolio management system that was the first major commercial applications product in the world to employ a relational database (Oracle) and provide English language querying to its users. He is a former senior vice president of Oracle Corporation. P:\010Comp\Oracle8\521-1\CD\Ventura\book.vp Friday, July 19, 2002 4:10:31 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen . (Woody), 19 49 19 90 —G.K. ORACLE Series TIGHT / Oracle9 i : The Complete Reference / Loney, Koch / 2225 21- 1 / Front Matter Blind Folio FM:iii P: 010 Comp Oracle8 5 21- 1CDVenturaook.vp Friday, July 19 ,. 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