Ich musste / habe heute mal wieder gesucht und siehe da:

Oracle Forms kann und darf und wird nicht sterben 🙂 Es ist laut Oracle in folgenden Produkten immer noch die Haupt Komponente: !!

Oracle Forms gibt es seit den 1980 🙂

Oracle Forms continues to be a core component in many Oracle products such as the following:

• • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Oracle Utilities
  • Oracle Retail
  • Oracle Life Sciences
  • Oracle Hospitality
  • Oracle Insurance

New features in 12c include, but are not limited to the following:

• • Integration with BI-Publisher
  • Browser-less client configuration options
  • Form Builder productivity improvements
  • Form Builder module auto-backup
  • New applet parameters for easily customizing runtime behavior
  • New and enhanced object properties
  • Customizable runtime Color Schemes
  • Audio playback
  • New and enhanced security features
  • New and enhanced JVM Controller features to improve performance and diagnosability
  • Performance improvements for record/data handling
  • System Events
  • Improved SSO integration
  • Improved diagnostic features
  • New installation options
  • Support for new Java versions
  • Support for new operating systems

Oracle Forms Roadmap Ahead

Oracle continues its commitment to Oracle Forms.   New releases are being planned and new features and other improvements are currently being reviewed.  New releases are planned to include some of the following:

• • Design-time productivity improvements
  • Application Deployment utilities
  • Performance improvements
  • New and enhanced object properties
  • New runtime UI features
  • New and improved integration with various products and technologies
  • Support for new Java versions
  • Support for new operating systems
  • And many more…

For information about Oracle Reports, refer to the Oracle Reports Statement of Direction, published October 2016 on OTN.

Oracle Reports Releases and Direction Oracle Reports 10g, shipped in 2005 was its last feature bearing release. Since then Oracle Reports saw the 11g R1, 11g R2 releases. Minor enhancements were added to the product during these releases. In the 11g and in 12c R2 release, the emphasis was on product stability and bug fixing. Oracle Reports will be shipped with Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3.0 release and it will be its terminal release.

Alles nachzulesen in SOD Reports und Oracle Support Doc ID 2009262.1

Also können wir noch lange mit Oracle Forms leben und brauchen nicht den Riskanten Weg einer Migration und oder einer neuen Entwicklung zu gehen, auch wenn wir Mobile Teile brauchen