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About the Authors: Kevin Loney is a senior technical management consultant with TUSC, a Chicago-based consultancy providing Oracle solutions. He has been an Oracle developer and DBA since 1987, and has written for Oracle Magazine and Oracle Press since 1990. In 2002, he was named Oracle Magazine's Editors' Choice as Consultant of the Year. He is a frequent and highly rated speaker at local and international Oracleuser groups. Bob Bryla is an Oracle 8, 8"i," 9 and 10"g" Certified Professional with more than 15 years of experience in database design, database application development, training, and Oracle database administration. He is the primary Internet database designer and an Oracle DBA at Lands' End in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.