Best way to "progress"

Hi - We decided to move from SQL Server to Oracle.
What would be the best way to get up to speed? I know we would be using Oracle with Visual Studio 2005.
I have for now downloaded Oracle Database 10g Express Edition and Oracle Developer tools for .Net. Also downloaded Sql Developer.
Are there some article/tutorials to look at first to get a solid understanding of certain technologies? Any books? Are these SQL statements very different from ones written in Sql Server?
Thanks for any input.

There are a number of tutorials and articles on OTN although these are rather spread out. To address this, most of these resources have been pulled together on a dedicated site that is being put together for UK developers. You might find it useful to take a look at http://ozone.greymatter.com/ozone/
Tutorials are located at http://ozone.greymatter.com/ozone/Tutorials/ODAC/tabid/95/Default.aspx
As the portal develops over the next few months, we expect to add a lot of additional material from sources other than OTN.

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