Oracle Certification Program ( OCP ) now available for Oracle Application Express

Now there is a certification exam available for Oracle Application Express. Called "Oracle Application Express Developer Certified Expert". Currently available as a beta exam, the price for the exam is US$ 50.

As per details on Oracle's website "As an Oracle Application Express Developer Certified Expert, you should have the skills necessary to develop and deploy your application from beginning to end. The skills that you will gain through your experience and preparing for the exam will also allow you to manage database objects using SQL Workshop, utilize and manage shared components, manage authentication, authorization, and session state within your application, as well as administer Application Express Workspaces."

Beta Exam code is 1Z1-450 and the certification that will be awarded is "Oracle Application Express Developer Certified Expert"

To view more details and to register for the exam please visit http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_org_id=&lang=&p_exam_id=1Z0_450

DBCON's live online training on "Developing Applications with Oracle Application Express" covers the entire curriculum of this certification program and provides an unmatched value for money to help you become a certified expert in Oracle APEX as a developer.

Oracle APEX Version 4.0 Early Adapter Release is available now !

Oracle has released the early adapter version of APEX 4.0. As per details on Oracle's website

• This Early Adopter is not production ready and some new features may contain bugs or incomplete functionality. 
• Websheets is not yet available in the Early Adopter. 
• Internet Explorer is not currently supported with the hosted APEX 4.0 Early Adopter. The preferred browser for this evaluation is Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer will be fully supported at a later date (before Production).
• Online Help has not yet been updated and does not include any new features. An application describing all the new features will be available shortly.

To try out the new version of APEX 4.0 request for a workspace at http://tryapexnow.com