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On a quarterly basis Oracle releases a series of Critical Patches in a bundle which is often referred to as the “CPU” or “CPC” (Collection).

Normally we will see these CPU’s arriving in January, July, April and October but there will be a delay on the October patch.  Given that the last quarter is an important business quarter because of the holiday business and payroll changes that have to be applied, this October patch is always important.

Here’s the text with an update on the October CPU.

Dear Oracle Customer,

There is a change in the previously announced release date of the October 2009 Critical patch Update.

Since many Oracle customers with responsibility for deploying the Critical Patch Update within their respective organizations will be attending Oracle OpenWorld October 11-15, 2009, the October 2009 Critical Patch Update originally scheduled to be published on Tuesday, October 13th 2009, will be released on October 20th 2009.

Please note: this date change only impacts the October 2009 Critical Patch Update. As usual, Oracle will issue a pre-release announcement on the Thursday before the publication of the Critical Patch Update (Thursday, October 15th). All other aspects of the Critical Patch Update (where to find the documentation, how to download the patches, etc.) remain the same.

The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:

October 20, 2009,   January 12, 2010,  April 13, 2010, and  July 13, 2010

You will be notified via email once the Critical Patch Update for October 2009 has been released.