- Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company. - David Litchfield
David Litchfield (born 1975) is a renowned security expert from the United Kingdom, who focuses on the discovery and publication of computer security vulnerabilities with a special focus on database server software. Information Security Magazine voted him as "The World's Best Bug Hunter" for 2003. David has found hundreds of vulnerabilities in many popular products, among which the most outstanding discoveries were in products by Microsoft, Oracle and IBM. - Steven Feuerstein
Steven Feuerstein is considered one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle database PL/SQL language, having written ten books on PL/SQL, including Oracle PL/SQL Programming and Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices, all from O'Reilly Media. Steven has been developing software since 1980, spent five years with Oracle Corporation (1987-1992) and serves as a Senior Technology Advisor for Quest Software. - Jonas Jacobi
Jonas Jacobi is a J2EE and open source evangelist at Oracle. A native of Sweden, Jonas has worked in the software industry for more than fifteen years. Prior to joining Oracle, Jonas worked at several major Swedish software companies in management, consulting, development, and project management roles. For the past three years, Jonas has been responsible for the product management of JavaServer Faces, Oracle ADF Faces, … - Mike Ault
Mike Ault is the author of more than 20 Oracle books and hundreds of articles in national publications. He has five Oracle Masters Certificates and wrote the book "Oracle7 Administration and Management". Mike also wrote several of the "Exam Cram" books, and enjoys a reputation as a leading author and Oracle consultant. Mike is certified through Oracle8i through the Oracle certification process. - Thomas Kyte
Tom is a Vice President in Oracle Corporation, and is the Tom behind the popular web forum asktom, in which he himself answers queries of Oracle Developers/DBAs. He is a database architect, and one of the most respected figures in the Oracle community; for example, being listed as member of the Oak Table Network and an Oracle ACE. Thomas Kyte has also written books related to the Oracle RDBMS. - Alexander Kornbrust
Alexander Kornbrust is the founder and CEO of Red-Database-Security GmbH, a company specialized in Oracle security. He is one of the most active security researchers in the world working on Oracle security. He gave various presentations on security conferences like Black Hat or IT Underground. He reportedly found over 220 security bugs in different Oracle products. * website running by Alexander Kornbrust - Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 - September 29, 2001) was an American actress born in Chicago, Illinois. She was perhaps best known as The Oracle in "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded". Before becoming known on the big screen, Foster had a long career in theater, winning two Obie Awards, for her performances in "In White America", and "A Raisin in the Sun". - Mary Alice
Mary Alice Smith (born December 3, 1941 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA) is an Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actress. In 1987 she received a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in "Fences". She also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1993 for "I'll Fly Away" (1991-1993). She replaced Gloria Foster, in the motion picture "The Matrix Revolutions" as The Oracle after Foster died in 2001. - Bernard Liautaud
Bernard Liautaud is chairman and chief strategy officer of Business Objects. Liautaud cofounded Business Objects in 1990 and was chief executive officer until September 2005. He took the company public on NASDAQ in September 1994, making it the first French software company listed in the United States. Since that time, Liautaud lead Business Objects through 12 successful years of growth and profitability, … - Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff , Chairman & CEO - Hecuba
Hecuba (also Hekabe Greek: "Εκάβη") was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy. She was of Phrygian birth; her father was Dymas, and her mother (Eunoë) was said to be a daughter of the god of the River Sangarius, the principal river of ancient Phrygia. In the Iliad Hecuba appears as the mother of Hector, and laments his death in a well-known speech in Book 24 of the epic. With the god Apollo, Hecuba had a son named Troilus. - Philip Greenspun
Philip Greenspun is a semi-retired American computer scientist, educator, and early internet entrepreneur who was a pioneer in developing online communities. Greenspun was born on September 28, 1963, grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and received an S.B. degree in Mathematics from MIT in 1982. After working for Hewlett Packard Research Labs in Palo Alto and Symbolics, he became a founder of ICAD, Inc. - Mark Spencer
Mark Spencer (born April 8, 1977) is a computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim, the L2TP daemon l2tpd and the Cheops Network User Interface. Mark Spencer is also the creator of Asterisk, a Linux-based open-sourced PBX in software. He is the founder, chairman and CTO of Digium, an open-source telecommunications supplier most notable for its development and sponsorship of Asterisk. - Chryses
In Greek mythology, Chryses was a priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. He and Briseus (father of Briseis) were said to be sons of a man named Ardys, otherwise unknown. During the Trojan War (prior to the actions described in Homer's "Iliad"), Agamemnon took his daughter Chryseis (=Astynome) as a war prize and when Chryses attempted to ransom her, refused to let her free. An oracle of Apollo then sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, … - Troilus
In Greek mythology, Troilus is a Trojan prince and one of the many sons of Priam. In medieval and Renaissance versions of the legend of the Trojan War, Troilus falls in love with Cressida, whose father has defected to the Greeks because he can foresee the sack and genocide of Troy. Cressida pledges her love to him, but when she is returned to the Greeks in a hostage exchange, she loses hope, and winds up with the Greek hero Diomedes. - Polyxena
Polyxena was known to be a beautiful Trojan princess from Greek mythology. She is the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. She is considered the Trojan version of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Polyxena is not in Homer's "Iliad", appearing in works by later poets, perhaps to add romance to Homer's austere tale. An oracle prophesied that Troy would not be defeated if her brother, Prince Troilus, reached the age of twenty. - James Holmes
James Holmes is a leading Java Web development authority. He is a committer on the Struts project, and the creator of the most popular Struts development tool, Struts Console. Additionally, Oracle Magazine named him “Java Developer of the Year” in 2002 for his work with the Struts framework and Oracle JDeveloper. James is an independent consultant providing expert consulting for complex transactional environments, including ADP, Bank of America, IBM, and UPS. - Esarhaddon
Esarhaddon, was a king of Assyria who reigned 681 BC-669 BC, the youngest son of Sennacherib and the Aramean queen Naqi'a (Zakitu), Sennacherib's second wife. When, despite being the youngest son, he was named successor by his father, his elder brothers tried to discredit him. Oracles had named Esarhaddon as the person to free the exiles and rebuild Babylon, the destruction of which by Sennacherib was felt to be sacrilegious. - Kelly Craig
Kelly Craig is a Canadian model and actress from Montréal. She is best known for her work in modeling. She was featured in the April 2006 edition of "Elle Canada" and "Elle Québec". Her first movie role was as a stunt double for fellow model and actress Bridget Moynahan, in the movie "Coyote Ugly". Her first character role however, was in the film adaption of Frank Miller's graphic novel "300". - Lycurgus
Lycurgus (also "Lykurgos", "Lykourgos") was a King of the Edoni in Thrace, and the son of Dryas, the "oak" ("Iliad" vi). He banned the cult of Dionysus. When Lycurgus heard that Dionysus was in his kingdom, he imprisoned Dionysus' followers, the Maenads. Dionysus fled, taking refuge with Thetis the sea nymph. Dionysus then sent a drought to Thrace. Going insane, Lycurgus mistook his father Dryas for a mature trunk of ivy, which is holy to Dionysus, … - Byzas
According to a Greek legend, Byzas was a Greek colonist (reported by some to be a leader or even a king) from the Doric colony of Megara in Ancient Greece, son of King Nisou, who consulted the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The oracle instructed Byzas to settle opposite from the "Land of the Blind". Leading a group of Megarian colonists, Byzas found a superb location opposite Chalcedon, at the tip of the Istanbul peninsula, … - Cadmus
Cadmus, or Kadmos, in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia (Currently Lebanon)and brother of Europa. His father is either Agenor, or Phoenix, son of Agenor. Cadmus founded the city of Thebes, and its acropolis was originally named "Cadmeia" in his honor. Cadmus was credited by the Hellenes with the introduction of the Phoenician alphabet, "phoinikeia grammata" (Herodotus, "Histories" V. 58). - Chryseis
In Greek mythology, Chryseis was a Trojan woman, the daughter of Chryses. Chryseis, her apparent name in the "Iliad", means simply "Chryses' daughter"; later writers give her real name as Astynome. In the first book of the "Iliad", Agamemnon takes her as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo, to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, … - Melanie Craft
Melanie Craft Ellison (b. 1969) is an American romance novelist, who married Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in December 2003. Craft, a native of Pittsburgh, graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in archaeology and spent a year at the American University in Cairo. Before beginning her career as an author, she worked as a bartender, a house cleaner, a pastry chef, and a safari driver as she mentions on the cover of her first book. - Cypselus
Cypselus was the first tyrant of Corinth, Greece, in the 7th century BC. With increased wealth and more complicated trade relations and social structures, Greek city-states tended to overthrow their traditional hereditary priest-kings; Corinth, the richest archaic "polis," led the way. Like the 15th century condottieri of central Italy, the tyrants usually seized power at the head of some popular support. - Protesilaus
In Greek mythology, Protesilaus, was the son of Iphicles and the leader of the Phylaceans. He was originally known as Iolaus, but began being called Protesilaus after being the first to die in Troy. The etymology of the name is from πρώτ-ος (first) and σύλ-ησις (spoiling, plundering), i.e. the first to plunder Troy. Protesilaus was one of the suitors of Helen. He brought 40 ships with him to Troy., and was the first to land. - Michael D. Capellas
Michael D. Capellas was the President and CEO of MCI Inc.. He grew up in Warren, Ohio, and obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Kent State University in 1976. Before joining MCI, he was the CEO of Compaq. His business career has also covered management positions at Schlumberger Limited, SAP, and Oracle. Michael has accepted the position of CEO of First Data Corporation. He officially starts once the KKR deal is closed with First Data. - Leonidas I
Leonidas (Greek: " - "Lion's son", "Lion-like") was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed to be a descendant of Heracles. He succeeded his half-brother Cleomenes I, probably in 489 BC or 488 BC, and was married to Cleomenes' daughter, Gorgo. His name was raised to a heroic and legendary status as a result of the events in the Battle of Thermopylae. - Gordon Eubanks
Gordon Eubanks (b. November 7, 1946) is a microcomputer industry pioneer who worked with Gary Kildall in the early days of Digital Research. Eubanks attended Oklahoma State University. Dr. Kildall was his graduate thesis advisor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Eubank's 1976 master's thesis was a BASIC language compiler called BASIC-E designed for Kildall's new CP/M operating system. - Philochorus
Philochorus, of Athens, Greek historian during the 3rd century BC, (d. circa 261 BCE), was a member of a priestly family. He was a seer and interpreter of signs, and a man of considerable influence. He was strongly anti-Macedonian in politics, and a bitter opponent of Demetrius Poliorcetes. When Antigonus Gonatas, the son of the latter, besieged and captured Athens (261), Philochorus was put to death for having supported Ptolemy Philadelphus, … - Jeff Phillips
Jeff Phillips is a Canadian guitarist who is a member of the band Thine Eyes Bleed. Jeff's musical career is most noted for his time spent in the Canadian metal bands Kittie and Thine Eyes Bleed. He began working as a guitar technician for Kittie on the album Oracle in 2001. After guitarist Fallon Bowman left the band in 2001, Jeff became the band's session and touring guitarist. Jeff performed with the band at a recorded concert in the House Of Blues, Anaheim, Ca. - Jocasta
In Greek mythology, Jocasta, also known as Iocaste or Epikastê was a daughter of Menocenes, Queen of Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of Laius. Mother of Oedipus by Laius, and mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus. Her husband, King Laius of Thebes, consulted an oracle when she was pregnant with Oedipus. The oracle told Laius that the child was destined to kill his father and marry his own mother. - Naomi O. Seligman
Naomi O. Seligman is a member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation since November 2005. - Tom Mendoza
Tom Mendoza joined Network Appliance (NetApp) in 1994 and has served as its president since 2000. He has more than 31 years as a high-technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of several emerging technology companies. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Executive Business Program. - Olen
Olen was a legendary early poet from Lycia who went to Delos, where his hymns celebrating the first handmaidens of Apollo in the island of the god's birth and other "ancient hymns" were still part of the cult at Delos in the time of Herodotus: :"Arge and Opis came at the same time as the gods of Delos and are honoured by the Delians in a different way. For the Delian women make collections in these maidens' names, and invoke them in the hymn which Olen, a Lycian, … - Murugan Pal
Murugan Pal a serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, Bay Area, USA. Murugan is currently an EIR with Foundation Capital. Being a social entrepreneur, he acts as a technology adviser for CK12. CK12 is a non-profit organization launched in 2006, that aims to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the US and worldwide. Previously, Murugan was the founder and CTO of SpikeSource. - Cezar Maroti
Interested in international business, HR and IT. Born in Romania. Currently working in the Netherlands. Special interest in SAP and recruitment - Telesilla
Telesilla, Greek poetess, a native of Argos and was named one of the nine lyric muses. According to the traditional story, when Cleomenes, king of Sparta, invaded the land of the Argives in 510 BC, and slew all the males capable of bearing arms, Telesilla, dressed in men's clothes, put herself at the head of the women and repelled an attack upon the city of Argos. To commemorate this exploit, a statue of the poetess, in the act of putting on a helmet, … - Garth Richardson
Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a music producer and engineer. Richardson received the nickname, 'GGGarth' because he has a stammer. Garth's father Jack was a pioneer in music recording in Canada. Formerly from the band Krokus, Garth pursued his producing career after a hunting accident.
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