>> about the part where oracle support recommends burleson. consider the insane rates Oracle charges for consulting services( i know guys >> who have billed 6 times their salaries) and the total cut throat nature of the management team, I doubt they would recommend any former >> employees. It means less business for them? Based on what I've seen, Oracle Consulting should be able to compete with DB's personal consulting rates: http://www.dba-oracle.com/consulting_prices.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------