Independent Oracle Users Group Board Member Receives Oracle ACE Award

Michelle Malcher recognized for "proficiency in Oracle technology, willingness
to share knowledge and experiences"

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) today announced that board member
Michelle Malcher has received an Oracle ACE Award. Oracle`s ACE Program
recognizes and rewards members of its Technology and Applications communities
for their contributions. These individuals are technically proficient and
willingly share their knowledge and experiences.

Malcher is a Senior Database Administrator with over 10 years experience in
database development, design and administration. She has expertise in
performance tuning, security, data modeling and database architecture of very
large database environments. She is the Director of Special Interest Groups for
IOUG, as well as a representative on the Oracle's Security Customer Advisor
Council, providing feedback and recommendations to Oracle regarding security
products and practices. Malcher is also co-author of the book Oracle Database
11g, A Beginner's Guide.

"Michelle has been an exceptional leader and teacher to the members of IOUG,"
said IOUG president Ian Abramson. "Her expertise in Oracle technologies,
specifically security, is certainly worthy of this great honor. We`re proud to
call her a member of the IOUG."

The award comes in advance of IOUG`s annual user conference COLLABORATE 09 where
Malcher will lead several security sessions. The event, co-hosted by Oracle
Applications User Group and Quest International Users Group, is for Oracle
database and technology professionals looking for best practices and real-world
solutions.

At COLLABORATE 09, Malcher will lead the following sessions:

Everyone is Applying CPUs (Critical Patch Updates), Right?
Monday, May 4, 2009
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Ask the Experts Session: Enterprise Security
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Who Needs Backups When You Have No Restore Scripts
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The conference will be held May 3-7, 2009, at the Orange County Convention
Center West in Orlando, Fla. To register for COLLABORATE 09 - IOUG Forum, please
visit: https://www.ioug.org/collaborate09/attending/registration.cfm.

About the Independent Oracle Users Group

Founded in 1993, the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) is a global
membership organization that provides Oracle users the opportunity to enhance
their productivity, maximize their investment and influence the quality,
usability and support of Oracle technology. The IOUG represents the voice of
Oracle technology and database professionals serving nearly 20,000 database
administrators, developers, architects, technical managers and other Oracle
professionals throughout North America and worldwide. The IOUG empowers its
members to be more productive and successful in their business and careers by
delivering education, sharing best practices and providing technology direction
and networking opportunities. For more information, visit www.ioug.org or call
(312) 245-1579.

Erin Muldoon
IOUG Media Relations Manager
erin.muldoon@techimage.com
847-279-0022 x240

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