Oracle Application Express

Statement of Direction

Last Updated: September 28, 2011

Oracle Application Express is the native Web application development framework for the Oracle Database.  Since its inception in February 2004 as a feature of Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Application Express has seen tremendous uptake, with hundreds of thousands of downloads, and thousands of customers with secure, scalable web applications deployed into production.  Oracle Application Express is a standard database component of Oracle Database 11g.  Oracle continues to invest in the development and support of Oracle Application Express and new versions of Application Express will be released at least annually.  The following is a roadmap for the upcoming releases of Oracle Application Express.

Oracle Application Express 4.2

Oracle Application Express 4.2 will focus on enhancement to existing functionality and additional capabilities to support applications running on mobile devices. Application Express 4.2 is planned to incorporate the following:

• Mobile Applications – Enhanced themes and HTML templates to enable developers to declaratively create mobile applications and/or mobile pages.
• Charts - Incorporate HTML 5 charting capabilities.
• Web Services – Provide declarative specification of RESTful Web services mapped to SQL and PL/SQL.
• Application Deployment – Provide enhanced capabilities for packaging and distributing APEX applications to improve protection of intellectual property rights and ease customization.
• Numerous functional and performance improvements.

apex.oracle.com

apex.oracle.com is a no-hassle, hosted version of Oracle Application Express provided to Oracle Technology Network subscribers.  Launched in June 2002, it provides a quick way to evaluate or experiment with Oracle Application Express, simply by signing up for a free workspace.  The service is a tremendous success, with more than 16,000 workspaces currently active.  Note that the apex.oracle.com environment is for demonstration purposes only. Deployment of production applications is prohibited.

THE PRECEDING IS INTENDED TO OUTLINE OUR GENERAL PRODUCT DIRECTION. IT IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY NOT BE INCORPORATED INTO ANY CONTRACT. IT IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO DELIVER ANY MATERIAL, CODE, OR FUNCTIONALITY, AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON IN MAKING PURCHASING DECISIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE, AND TIMING OF ANY FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITY DESCRIBED FOR ORACLE'S PRODUCTS REMAINS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF ORACLE.