Oracle Forms 10 g is a powerful development environment that integrates with Oracle database seamlessly. It is one of the most mature Oracle development tools and, as such, has a rich feature set, large installed base of Oracle Forms developers, and an extensive amount of material available regarding Oracle Forms programming techniques on sources such as Oracle Technology Network (http://otn.oracle.com) and Oracle MetaLink (http:// metalink .oracle.com) to assist the Oracle developer in overcoming virtually any development challenge. Starting with Oracle Forms 9 i and continuing with Oracle Forms 10 g , Oracle has made the commitment to web-based deployment, streamlining the process for deploying Oracle Forms to the Web via Oracle Application Server 10 g . The process and details for deploying Oracle Forms on the Web are covered in Chapter 6.