Oracle 11G
Oracle 11G : OLTP Table Compression : Advanced Compression Option

Oracle 11G introduces a new option to support compression of various structured, unstructured and other backup data. This option named Oracle Advanced Compression option provides multiple features including OLTP table compression ( this feature extends the  basic table compression that was available since 9i ) , Secure File Deduplication, RMAN Compression and Data Pump Compression. Oracle will continue to provide the basic Table compression in the Enterprise Edition of its product, but customers will have to license the new features along with Oracle 11G to get OLTP Table Compression and others.

 
Oracle 11G : Database Replay : Real Application Testing

Oracle 11G introduces multiple new features around Real Application testing. This feature allows the database administrator to take control of the simulation of workload to test the impact of infrastructure and database level changes through the recreation of actual workloads.  Enterprises today face a daunting task and cost of retesting their entire application for every infrastructure or database change thats rolled out in the Organization. This feature is particularly helpful during OS, Oracle patch rollouts, conversion to RAC, movement to low cost grid computing hardware etc.

 
Oracle 11G : SQL Performance Analyzer : Real Application Testing

Database Administrators spend countless hours troubleshooting SQL statements that have taken upon a new life after a simple system or environment change. Oracle 11G SQL Performance Analyzer provides a solution to this never ending regressive statement issues. This new feature of Oracle 11G allows the database administrator to get a granular view of the impact to sql execution plans and statistics due to environment changes and the best part is that it completely automates the impact analysis process of extremely large SQL workloads

 
Oracle 11g Released
Oracle today introduced Oracle(r) Database 11g, the latest release of the world's most popular database. With more than 400 features, 15 million test hours, and 36,000 person-months of development, Oracle Database 11g is the most innovative and highest quality software product Oracle have ever announced.