Preface

This document describes the features of Oracle Database for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit) software installed on the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for 64-Bit Itanium 2 Systems

• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for 64-Bit Itanium 2 Systems

• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

• Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documentation

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Database Companion CD Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit) is intended for anyone responsible for installing the following products available on the Oracle Database Companion CD for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit):

• Oracle Workflow server and Oracle Workflow middle tier components

• Oracle HTML DB

• Oracle HTTP Server

• Oracle JDBC Development Drivers

• Oracle SQLJ

• Oracle Database Examples

• JPublisher

• Natively Compiled Java Libraries

• Oracle Text Supplied Knowledge Bases

• Oracle Ultra Search

To use this manual, you must have administrative privileges on the computer where you installed your Oracle Database and familiarity with object-relational database management concepts.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to all users, including users that are disabled. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html or visit http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/support.html if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documentation

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

• Oracle Database Release Notes for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit)

• Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit)

• Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit)

• Oracle Database Concepts

For information about Oracle error messages, see Oracle Database Error Messages. Oracle error message documentation is available only in HTML. If you only have access to the Oracle Database 10g release 2 (10.2) Online Documentation Library, you can browse the error messages by range. Once you find the specific range, use your browser's "find in page" feature to locate the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation.

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, visit the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). You must register online before using OTN; registration is free and can be done at

http://www.oracle.com/technology/membership/index.html

If you have a username and password for OTN, then you can go directly to the documentation section of the OTN Web site at

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: