Many ISVs today are considering web enabling their Oracle Forms-based client server enterprise application suites. Reasons vary from anticipated competitive pressure, increased customer demands or desire to transition to a SaaS-based business model. Goals of the conversion process include: maintaining the business flow; optimizing business logic & functionalities while achieving improvements in performance; scalability; and leveraging the user friendliness and rich GUI features in the web enabled version. Companies can also anticipate easier maintenance in the web-enabled version because resource availability increases in the converted domains.
What Are Your Options for Web Enablement?
PRS Consulting Services’s web enablement solution includes three options :
- Convert to Oracle Forms/Reports 10 g
- Convert to ADF ( Application Development Framework ) using Java conversion tool
- Convert to .Net framework using .NET conversion tool
The feature comparison table below illustrates the different parameters for each of the three web enablement options. If a rich graphic user interface is your highest priority, .Net conversion may be most appropriate. On the other hand, if you want to minimize the customization effort after conversion, going with 10g might be right for you.
| Feature |
Oracle Forms 10 G |
J2EE ADF |
.NET |
| Conversion Tool |
Oracle Forms/Reports 10g conversion tool |
Conversion to ADF (Application Development Framework) using Java conversion tool like Jheadstart, Exodus |
Conversion to .Net framework using .NET conversion tool |
| % Customization required after conversion |
10% |
20 to 25% |
20 to 25% |
| Maintenance |
Maintenance cost is high compared to J2EE /.Net |
Maintenance cost is less |
Maintenance cost is less |
| Performance |
low compared to J2EE & .Net |
High |
High |
| Scalability |
low compared to J2EE & .Net |
High |
High |
| Security |
Security is high |
Security is high |
Security is less compared to 10g & J2EE. Active X control is a key factor here |
| Resource Availability |
low compared to J2EE & .Net |
High |
High |
Click here for further information – including advantages and disadvantages – on each of these three options.
Leverage XML and Web Services While Web Enabling Your Product
PRS Consulting Services also recommends using XML and Web Services wherever possible when web enabling products in order to expand the availability of those services to systems in the end customer’s service landscape. ISV’s are increasingly making their products SOA compliant in response to customer requests and competitive pressure. PRS Consulting Services’s web enablement solutions help you get to the leading edge of this movement.
 XML Mapping:
We have helped many of our largest clients re-engineer their existing products and databases to provide key information in XML. By exposing and mapping your product’s most critical business information in a standard and flexible format, PRS Consulting Services helps you prepare your business for current and future SOA trends in the market.
Web Services:
PRS Consulting Services’s expertise includes working with Web Services such as SOAP to enable your product to easily and rapidly connect systems to generate tangible return with only incremental investment by the end customer. PRS Consulting Services can help you leverage your existing .NET or J2EE-based framework to deliver key data in a Web Services compliant manner, or we can work with you to Web enable your existing non-compliant framework.
PRS Consulting Services’s Web Enablement Solution
To complete the web enablement of your product, PRS Consulting Services offers the following phased solution approach:
Architectural Assessment
During the initial phase of the project, PRS Consulting Services will conduct an in-depth assessment of your product’s architecture and implications for web enablement. You will receive an assessment report which outlines: 1) business objectives; 2) implementation and integration strategy options– High Level Architecture and SOA implementation; and 3) recommended high-level migration roadmap aligned with the overall vision for your product.
Prototype Development
In this phase PRS Consulting Services migrates one module of your product using the selected technology and approach.
Product Migration
After review of the prototype, full scale migration of the product takes place.
Request a meeting to get started on web enabling your product.
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