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Statement of Direction Last Updated: February 29, 2008
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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 now included in Oracle Database 11g as a standard database component. 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.
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Oracle Application Express 4.0
Oracle Application Express 4.0 will focus on declarative support for Web 2.0 features in Application Express, as well as the extensibility of the Application Express framework. Application Express 4.0 will incorporate the following:
- Extensible item framework, enabling developers to "plug in" their own custom item types
- Declarative support for AJAX validations
- Declarative support for cascading select lists and other similar item types
- Improved tabular forms, including support for validations, integration with collections, and additional item types
- New item/region types, including DHTML calendar and AJAX tree
- Improved error message handling
- Numerous functional and performance improvements
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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 for anyone interested in evaluating or experimenting with Oracle Application Express, simply by signing up for a free workspace. The service is a tremendous success, with more than 13,000 workspaces currently active. We will continue to provide this free service without any guarantees. Note that the apex.oracle.com environment is not intended for the deployment of production applications.
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.
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