About the Reviewers
Ashish Agarwal has the distinct privilege of being one of the less than a few hundred Oracle Certified Masters in the world (http://www.oracle.com/technology/ocm/aagarwal.html). He is also a certified Project Management Professional from PMI, USA & Oracle Certified Professional in Oracle 10g, 9i, 8i, and 8. With a total industry experience of more than 12 years in Information Technology Field, exhaustive experience and Knowledge in Managing Oracle Databases and Oracle Applications (ERP and CRM Suites), administration is his expertise. Participating in the design of Infrastructure Architecture for Oracle Products and managing data centre kind of environment with multiple databases and servers are some of his other experience areas.
Ashish has worked with companies like Panasonic, Oracle, Sapient, and Mercer across the geographies of India, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, and the UK, and is now currently running DBCON - a Database & Oracle APEX consulting company based in Singapore. DBCON leverages on the power of the Internet to provide live online training, application development, management and maintenance, support, and troubleshooting in Oracle technologies to anyone in the world. DBCON also leverages on the power of the Internet to engage the best people in their respective areas from across the globe.
Attracted to Oracle Application Express because of its simplicity and productivity, Ashish regularly conducts live online training in Oracle Application Express through his company DBCON. Anyone from anywhere in the world can attend this training with just a PC and internet connection. To learn more about live online training in Oracle Application Express please visit http://www.dbcon.com or e-mail at <ashish.agarwal@dbcon.com>.
Ben Burell is an Oracle developer currently based in the Isle of Man. He is an active contributor to the Oracle APEX forum as 'Munky' and sporadically blogs about APEX related tips and tricks at http://munkyben.wordpress.com.
He enjoys problem solving while listening to music, meaning that he quite enjoys his job!
Katie McLaughlin is a software developer and consultant who has been working with Oracle Apex for many years, developing enterprise applications as well as for smaller business requirements. She currently works for an international software house, developing financial applications for some of the largest companies in the world.
Penny Cookson has been working with Oracle products since 1987. Penny is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant for SAGE Computing Services, an Australian company which specializes in providing Oracle education and consulting services. She has written and conducted training courses and provided expert advice in a wide range of products, including Application Express, and is a regular presenter at Oracle and User Group conferences. She was Oracle Magazine's Educator of the Year in 2004 and is an Oracle ACE.
