Globalization Support
Globalization Support allows customers to run Oracle products throughout the world simultaneously while presenting
content in the users' native language and locale preferences. Perhaps more importantly, Globalization Support enables
customers to develop their own multilingual applications and software products using the Oracle technology stack.

Technical Information
Oracle9i
  PDF The Power of Globalization Technology
A Technical Overview white paper that highlights the Oracle9i globalization support features and benefits.
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Best Practices for Globalization using the Oracle9i Internet Application Server
The Oracle9i Internet Application Server (Oracle9iAS) is fully internationalized to provide a global platform for users to develop and deploy Internet applications supporting languages of their choice. This paper describes some of the best globalization practices in Building monolingual and multilingual Internet applications and web sites, using Oracle9i Internet Application Server (Oracle9iAS) and the Oracle9i database.

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Migration to Unicode Datatypes for Multilingual Databases and Applications in Oracle9i
This paper introduces the new Oracle9i Unicode datatype features. It then discusses the steps to migrate existing databases to make use of the Unicode datatypes and what the considerations are about functionality and performance. The third part highlights the steps to migrate applications to support Unicode datatypes and work with the database schema changes.

 
Oracle8i
  PDF Oracle8i National Language Support
Features Overview
HTML   Globalization Support FAQ
This FAQ provides answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding globalization support
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Building Multilingual Internet Applications on Oracle8i
A technical white paper outlining how to develop a global Internet application to support multiple languages on the Oracle Internet Platform. It includes highlights of various globalization technology and features of Oracle8i and iAS, as well as recommended approaches to build such applications.

  PDF Building a Multilingual E-commerce Website for the Global Market
A technical white paper illustrating how to build a multilingual Internet application with an example of a Global Online Bookstore using Java, Unicode and Oracle globalization technology.
  PDF Migrating Oracle Internet Applications to Support Unicode
A technical white paper explaining how to migrate an existing single language Internet application on the Oracle8i platform to support multiple languages using Unicode and Oracle8i globalization features.
  PDF Database Character Set Migration
A guide discussing the potential issues of migrating a database from one database character set to another, and how the Character Set Scanner can assist in the process.

HTML   How to write an ODBC Application to Support Unicode
This document describes how to write an ODBC application to support Unicode and provides some example programs.
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