Re: Where is Oracle going/positioning itself ...?

EndUser wrote:
> the web is a phenom that undercuts all the GUI development tools.
> Oracle is large enough to see and react to it, though it has spent
> millions building its GUI tools. notice, tho, that Oracle makes
> a web product that bridges between HTML and PL/SQL and
> the server, it does not make a GUI builder tool in HTML.
> Java is a curiosity that adds flavor and punch to HTML. it isnit
> relevant to the discussion.

re relevance of Java, suppose you're using web browser as your front end to Oracle data. using java applets, it is very easy (without doing _any_ java programming in some cases) to add charting capabilities, etc. see, for example:

   http://gserver.grads.vt.edu/cgi-bin/wowtgd/hr.showDeptj? so, not only can a WWW front end sometimes replace Oracle Forms and Reports, but also Oracle Graph. java does more than add flavor and punch..it enables one to extend the client app (ie the browser) to meet specific needs.

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