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� About Us� Strategic Direction of Oracle Forms Applications

� Migration OptionsMigrating to 10g and 11g

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� Migrating to 10g and 11g� Migrating to J2EE and ADF� Migrating to APEX� Questions & Answers

� Subsidiary of Unify Corp. (NASDAQ: UNFY)

� Validated Oracle Migration partner

� Oracle Technology Network (OTN)

� Oracle Partner Network

Oracle Modernization Alliance (OMA)

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� Oracle Modernization Alliance (OMA)

� Sun iForce Partner

� Development & Migration

� Global reseller of Exodus™� Hewlett Packard Partner

� Global reseller and implementer of Exodus™

Products we offer:Products we offer:Products we offer:Products we offer:

◦ Exodus™: Automatically migrates Oracle Forms and PL/SQL applications to 100% J2EE architecture and to ADF

◦ Exodus-VE – Visual Editor to maintain the converted Java application

◦ Exodus-APEX – Converts Oracle Forms to APEX

◦ Exodus Analyzer – Analyzes original Oracle Forms application to determine conversion issues

Hundreds of conversion projects over 25 yearsHundreds of conversion projects over 25 yearsHundreds of conversion projects over 25 yearsHundreds of conversion projects over 25 years

Services we offer:Services we offer:Services we offer:Services we offer:

◦ Oracle Forms Upgrades: 3.0, 4.5 , 6/6i, to 10g and 11g

◦ Oracle Database Upgrades and Migration Services

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◦ Oracle Database Upgrades and Migration Services

◦ Oracle Forms Migration Services to J2EE and ADF 11

◦ Oracle Forms Conversion to APEX

◦ MS Access Conversion to APEX

◦ Oracle Reports conversion to BI Publisher

◦ Training, Consulting, Assessments, Quality Assurance

� About CipherSoft� Strategic Direction of Oracle Forms Applications



� Migrating to 10g and 11g� Migrating to J2EE and ADF� Migrating to APEX� Questions & Answers

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� Very active customer base

� Estimate that 40% of EE database customers use Forms

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� 80 of the Fortune 100 companies use Oracle Forms

◦ Banking, Government, Utilities, Finance, Education, Transport

� Oracle E-Business Suite (including R12)

� Long term investment

◦ More measured adoption of technology

“I am using Forms Client/Server today,

what is my path forward?”

“I’ve heard Forms is going away,

is that true?”

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what is my path forward?”

“Is Oracle providing a path to J2EE

for Forms developers?”

“I am going to J2EE,

what should I do with my Forms?”

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� Extensible client and middle-tier Java integration (Java Importer and Pluggable Java Component Interface)

� Development of their own Enterprise applications

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� Development of their own Enterprise applications with technology such as ADF and JDeveloper

� Oracle cites IDC research that the enterprise market is headed in the J2EE direction

� Long Term Commitment to Oracle Forms◦ For existing and new applications◦ Upgrade and Integrate

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◦ Upgrade and Integrate

� Bring Forms productivity to J2EE development◦ Visual, Declarative◦ Leverage your Forms skills




� Migrating to 10g and 11g� Migrating to J2EE� Migrating to APEX� Questions & Answers

�Web-enable Forms

� Rewrite Application

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� Manual Conversion

� Automatic Conversion

� Exodus™◦ The only licensable product to convert Oracle Forms◦ The only conversion product validated by Oracle

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◦ The only conversion product validated by Oracle◦ Endorsed Globally by Oracle◦ Showcased at Oracle Developer Days throughout North America

� Regular interaction with Oracle development team

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� Exodus™ assists clients in migrating their Forms to 10g and 11g Forms or Java

◦ Reduces conversion project time up to 90%

◦ Allows you to use Oracle 10g and 11g technology immediately

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immediately

◦ Allows for migration to Java over time

◦ Allows use of Fusion Middleware 11

� Retains legacy investment made in Oracle applications while moving to new technology

� 90% faster than manual conversion and up to 80% less expensive

� Automation percentage averages 98% with Java swing version, 85% with HTML (ADF) version

� Exodus™ Releases:

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� Exodus™ Releases:Exodus™ 4.2 – Oracle Forms and PL/SQL conversion (Integrates with

Oracle JDeveloper)

Exodus-ADF™ – Oracle Forms and PL/SQL to ADF Faces

Exodus-OAS™ – Integrates the Exodus™ Product with Oracle’s Application Server

� Allows database connectivity via JDBC

� Provides Java code that is 100% maintainable

� Multi-tier architecture

� Migrates all of the PL/SQL code within the libraries

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� Migrates all of the PL/SQL code within the libraries

� Produces native Java/XML code

� Integrates directly with JDeveloper allowing clients to maintain application immediately

� Does not create wrapper classes

� Client access is flexible providing optional ways to access the converted application

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◦ Any browser using HTML or DHTML

◦ Any browser using Exodus™ plug-in

◦ Java Applet without a browser

◦ ITS or other client side User Interface

� Retaining Business Logic from original Forms application

� Ensuring Java code generated is clean and structured

� Allowing for the same look and feel of the original application

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� Allowing for the same look and feel of the original application - eliminating end user training on the new application

� Enabling applications to have a new look and feel while retaining the business logic

� Retaining investment made in Oracle applications

Migration to Forms 10g is beneficial if:Migration to Forms 10g is beneficial if:Migration to Forms 10g is beneficial if:Migration to Forms 10g is beneficial if:

� Few Java resources; skill set in Forms and PL/SQL

� No ‘look and feel’ changes required

� Existing forms are character mode – may be too big a jump to

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Existing forms are character mode – may be too big a jump to Java for users

� Java plug-ins (downloads) are acceptable to clients using the application

� Maintain high level of Oracle support

� Deploy stable Internet applications

� No client/server runtime

� No character mode runtime (consider hand held devices)

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� Upgrade reports

� Actual programming issues

� WebLogic Server 11g

� Allows Forms to react to external services

� Events fire new Forms trigger◦ When-Event-Raised

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◦ When-Event-Raised

� JavaScript Integration

� Enterprise Manager Grid Control Integration

� Java is your future development environment� High application development costs (Java development is far less expensive)

� The legacy Forms application requires integration with other applications developed in other

The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons ––––––––Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?

with other applications developed in other environments

� Other applications within the organization are utilizing Java technology

� You want to leverage open source technologies� You require provision of choices (such as HTML, DHTML, use of browsers, etc.)

� You have, or are implementing a SOA infrastructure

� Empower new business opportunities� Facilitate running and maintenance of converted application

� Retain legacy investment of application while taking advantage of robust Java development

The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons The Business Reasons ––––––––Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?Why Convert to Java (J2EE)?

taking advantage of robust Java development environment

� Standardize business applications� Achieve platform independence� Quickly and effectively utilize Oracle’s 11g Middleware technology


� Migration OptionsMigration to 10g and 11g


� Migration to 10g and 11g� Migrating to J2EE� Migrating to APEX� Questions & Answers

� Application Express is beneficial if the organization has: ◦ IT Professionals with extensive SQL and PL/SQL ◦ IT Professionals with extensive SQL and PL/SQL knowledge

◦ Limited object orientation programming expertise

◦ Applications based upon tables stored in one Oracle database

◦ Application is not mission critical or large in scale

FeatureFeatureFeatureFeature Oracle FormsOracle FormsOracle FormsOracle Forms Application ExpressApplication ExpressApplication ExpressApplication Express

4GL Declarative Yes Yes

4GL Languages SQL and PL/SQL SQL and PL/SQL

User Interface Java HTML

Page Layout Windows / Canvases Page / RegionsPage Layout Windows / Canvases Page / Regions

Client-side Field Control Form triggers Javascript and AJAX

Web Service Support Yes Yes

Charting BI Beans Flash Charts

Locking Pessimistic, Optimistic, Custom Optimistic, Custom

Database Connections Synchronous Asynchronous

Concurrent User Support Database connectivity maintained by user session

Database connectivity only maintained for the processing of requests

Architecture 3 Tier 2 Tier

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