Anyone developing server-side CORBA applications lor Oracle9i will benefit from reading this guide. Written especially for programmers, it will also be of value to architects, systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in network-centric database applications. To use this guide effectively, you must have a working knowledge of Java and Oracle9i. This guide assiunes that you have some familiarity with CORBA See "Suggested Reading" on page xv for more information on CORBA concepts.