Purpose
This document describes Oracle Corporation's
statement of direction to support Oracle Forms applications
on multiple thin client platforms.
Broadened Certification Efforts
In general, the strategy for supporting Java
UIs with Oracle Forms has been to provide Enterprise-level,
24x7 support to all Oracle customers, and out of this JInitiator
has resulted as the primary solution for the Windows platform.
In parallel, the Oracle Forms team, in conjunction with the
Oracle Product Lines and Oracle Support, is promoting as many
platforms as possible. For a platform to even be considered
for certification, it must (at a minimum) be based
on the JavaSoft 1.3 reference
implementation. Our long-term direction is to partner with
Sun, such that we share the Enterprise-level, 24x7 support
for all Oracle customers, which will result in the certification
of the JavaSoft standard Plug-in/JDK on Windows, as well as
shorter certification paths to platforms like Solaris, Linux,
and Macintosh.
Certification Model
The new certification model is based on two
levels:
- Level 1, JVM certified with Oracle Application e-Business
suite
- Level 2, JVM certified with custom applications
With this change it will be easier to understand
the way Oracle Corporation’s certifications work.
Level 1: Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite
The JVM has been tested in depth with Oracle
Applications e-Business Suite. All Oracle Forms applications
(either Oracle Applications or custom applications) deployed
using the JVM are also deployable, unchanged,
to wherever the JVM is ported.
Level 2: Certified with custom applications
This level means that the JVM has been tested
with custom applications. Oracle Forms applications can be
deployed without significant changes to all platforms where
the JVM is ported. In the case of any platform limitations,
some customers may need to slightly re-architect their applications
to work around bugs related to the JVM. But the implementation
is robust enough to support Web deployment of Oracle Forms
applications.
Oracle9iAS Release 2: Forms Services (Oracle9i Forms):
Matrix of the current status of certified browsers/client
platforms
The following matrix will give you an overview of the certified
client platforms and browsers. When a
client platform is certified with a specific patch release it
is implicitly certified with all subsequent patch releases.
Information in this matrix
is always undergoing changes and you should always cross check
this information with http://metalink.oracle.com
|
Browsers
|
Client Platform
|
Level
|
Forms Patch set
|
| Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.2.x(3) |
Mac OS X (1.3 JDK)
|
1 |
Patch 2
|
| Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.5(3) |
Oracle JInitiator 1.3.1.x (4)(Win32(1), based
on JDK 1.3.x)
|
1 |
Production release
|
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (Microsoft VM
5.0(2))
|
2 |
Patch set 1
|
|
JavaSoft 1.4.1 Java Plug-in,
Win32(1)
|
2 |
Patch set 3
|
| Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6.0(3) |
Oracle JInitiator 1.3.1.x(4) (Win32(1),
based on JDK 1.3.x) |
1 |
Production release |
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Microsoft VM
5.0(2))
|
2 |
Patch set 2
|
|
JavaSoft 1.4.1 Java Plug-in,
Win32(1)
|
2 |
Patch set 3
|
Netscape Navigator 7.0x
|
| Oracle JInitiator(4) (Win32(1),
based on JDK 1.3.x) |
1 |
Patch set 1 |
| Netscape 7.0
native JVM (1.4.1 Plug-in), Win32(1) |
|
|
|
JavaSoft 1.4.1x Java Plug-in,
Win32(1)
|
2 |
Patch set 3
|
| Netscape
Navigator 4.7x |
Oracle JInitiator 1.3.1.x(4) (Win32(1),
based on JDK 1.3.x) |
1 |
Production release |
|
JavaSoft 1.4.1 Java Plug-in,
Win32(1)
|
2 |
Patch set 3
|
|
|
Notes:
- Win32 refers to Win98/2000/NT 4.0 and XP. Please see Metalink
note Note:166748.1
- When using the signed CAB file shipped with Forms
Services. No browser-specific
configuration is necessary.
- See Microsoft Statement of
Direction.
- Certification indicates minimum patch and Jinit verison-
Oracle recommeds, if possible, you should run the latest
versions.
Additional Reading
Refer to the Metalink Web site - http://metalink.oracle.com
- for information regarding which release of Oracle JInitiator
is certified with which version of Oracle Forms. All information
regarding client certification for Oracle Applications is
also available on Metalink. The following papers on related
topics can be downloaded from Oracle Technology Network ().
- Oracle JInitiator, Technical FAQ
- Oracle JInitiator, Whitepaper
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