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Mining for Gold

Atlanta OAUGJanuary 21, 2005Atlanta, Georgia

Don Driggswww.solutionbeacon.com

Using Metalink to Find Golden Oracle Nuggets of Information

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• Don Driggs, Solution Beacon

8 years experience with Oracle Financial Applications and with Oracle Support

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