This document provides an overview of new features in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2). It discusses Oracle Database In-Memory for accelerating analytics, improvements for developers like support for JSON and RESTful services, capabilities for accessing big data using SQL, enhancements to Oracle Multitenant for database consolidation, and other performance improvements. The document also briefly outlines features like Oracle Rapid Home Provisioning, Database Backup Logging Recovery Appliance, and Oracle Key Vault.