Sam R. Alapati

Designed as a self-study guide but also applicable to group study, this comprehensive test prep could also serve as a reference. Practitioner Apapati recommends installing and testing all the components according to the procedures he explains as he covers: architecture, installation and management, including installing the OracleAS 10g and managing the Oracle Application Server 10g; managing access control and identity, including managing the Internet directory, the HTTP server single sign-on, SSL and OracleAS certificate authority; handling Oracle AS 10g middle-tier components such as OracleAS Portal,OC4J and J2EE applications and the web cache. Each chapter includes a self test with answers and the CD-ROM includes the Master Exam. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sam R. Alapati, is an Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional (OCP) who manages Oracle databases for the Boy Scouts of America at their national office in Irving, Texas. Prior to this, Sam worked at Sabre, Lehman Brothers, AT&T, and the NBC Corporation. He also worked for the Oracle Corporation in New York City as a Senior Principal Consultant. Sam has published three other books: Expert Oracle9i Database Administration, OCP Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide, and Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration.