Oracle Forms and Reports

Oracle Forms and Reports continue to be widely used among organizations all over the world for critical applications. Many of these applications have matured to dependable incarnations as a result of long years of use, maintenance and the business knowledge they contain. Naturally owners of such applications get worried when they hear about Oracle Forms and Reports becoming obsolete leaving the scene for technologies like J2EE. It might be helpful however to look at Oracle's stand on the whole issue. The Statement of Direction for Oracle Forms, Reports and Designer an often overlooked document is a good place to start. One section in the document (quoted below) stands out for its unambiguity.

"Oracle Application Server will continue to include Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports components in the future releases and will ensure that the upgrade from one release to another is as smooth as possible, for all components of the application server. Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports will continue to be enhanced and will introduce new features in the future versions of the application server. Oracle’s development teams are already working on features for Forms/Reports 11g and beyond. This aligned with the commitment outlined above means that Oracle is already committing development resources that will take Forms and Reports through to, at least, 2013."

Considering the tremendous investment, organizations have made in their Forms applications, and Oracle's public commitment to support Forms, it is worthwhile to still consider Forms as a viable alternative while deciding on alternatives for enhancements or new applications.

Telecommand Software and Services has key expertise in the area of Oracle Forms and Reports. Some of our consultants have over two decades of experience working with Oracle products. We recognize Oracle Forms & Reports as a highly productive and scalable solution even in this Web 2.0 era.

Among the services we offer are:

• Training and mentoring
• Web deploying forms and reports
• Troubleshooting
• Optimization
• Maintenance and enhancements

• Resources for Oracle Forms Developers and Managers
• Resources for Oracle Reports Developers