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Useful links on Oracle database and related topics

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  1. A place to find some useful scripts (database related Unix shell / SQL / PL/SQL / monitoring / Tuning etc.) : Orafaq
  2. Oracle Apps (applications) / E-business suite related tips : Searchoracle
  3. A useful book available on Oracle Database Normalization . I'll review this soon & post here.
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