Now That The Contest Is Over...

... only one question remains: Who won?

Well, I suppose you would ask now, Who won WHAT?

January this year, Oracle Belgium and Oracle Netherlands kicked off the #th edition of their contest called "Are You The Smartest". This contest is about Oracle bringing their newest products to their partner consultants by means of a number of (technology oriented) sessions.
This year's topics were (apart from a technology overview):

• Layering your Enterprise Security
• Database 11g Release 2 New Features
• Enterprise 2.0 and more
• Large Databases, Partitioning, Exadata, OWB-ODI, Golden Gate
• Oracle Enterprise Manager from OS to Application
• Application Grid 11g with WLS, Coherence, Tuxedo, JRockit, Realtime, ...

Every topic was followed by an exam, to be taken right before the start of the next session. Half of the questions could be answered from the session content, the other half from anything else but the session.
In order to win the contest, the scores of the three best exams are taken and compared with the other contestants.

So, what is in it for the consultants:

• Great opportunity to extend your knowledge and perspective
• Fun during the evenings @ Oracle
• An opportunity to win the Grand Prize: An all-inclusive trip to the US, including a visit to Oracle Headquarters, Alcatraz, Las Vegas and a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon
• Second prize: A €500,- Travel Cheque
• Third prize: A €250,- Travel Cheque

Two weeks ago, the last session has been examined.
Next Tuesday (June 8, Belgium) and Wednesday (June 9, The Netherlands), the winners will be announced.

Back to the question: Who won this year? This is to remain a mystery for a couple of days. Come back after June 9. I will reveal myself (and, if allowed, the other winners) after the ceremony. It is supposed to be classified until then :-)