1. 13 May 2004 AB/CO TC: Linux Consoles - DM impact LINUX Consoles Impact for Data Management R. Billen On behalf of AB-CO-DM

2. R. Billen 13 May 2004AB/CO TC: Linux Consoles - DM impactslide 2/4 Impact on Logging System  Choice of Browser The Logging GUI is web deployed The Logging GUI is web deployed Developments have been targeted towards MS IE Developments have been targeted towards MS IE Charting deployment with ILOG JViews DHTML Charting deployment with ILOG JViews DHTML Current ILOG DHTML classes only work for MS IE (due to different standards)Current ILOG DHTML classes only work for MS IE (due to different standards) Deployment decision challengedDeployment decision challenged Will ILOG upgrade its DHTML classes? Will ILOG upgrade its DHTML classes? Should we develop compatibility for another browser? Should we develop compatibility for another browser? Should we change deployment towards applets? Should we change deployment towards applets? Data Loaders – Java Server Pages Data Loaders – Java Server Pages No impact from OS or browserNo impact from OS or browser

3. R. Billen 13 May 2004AB/CO TC: Linux Consoles - DM impactslide 3/4 Impact on Oracle Forms  Choice of Browser All Oracle Forms must be migrated to the web All Oracle Forms must be migrated to the web  Forms C/S apps desupported as from 01.01.2005 Oracle Forms 6i-9i certified on MS IE and Netscape on Win32 platform Oracle Forms 6i-9i certified on MS IE and Netscape on Win32 platform  Recommended use of Oracle JInitiator (with certified JRE) as opposed to SUN Java plug-in DM is migrating all applications towards Forms 6i DM is migrating all applications towards Forms 6i  Migrated Forms work under MS IE We can make Forms to work on Linux for a given combination of Mozilla and JRE (but not certified… yet) We can make Forms to work on Linux for a given combination of Mozilla and JRE (but not certified… yet)  Successful test with Mozilla 1.5  JRE 1.4.1  The browser should be defined as soon as possible

4. R. Billen 13 May 2004AB/CO TC: Linux Consoles - DM impactslide 4/4 Impact on embedded SQL apps  PS Legacy Software – Pro*C C/C++ Applications reading Config DB via DBRT Applications reading Config DB via DBRT  PS oriented, GM access Applications read/write reference/archive settings Applications read/write reference/archive settings  Communication via RPC (inefficient, complex) Until eradication: maintenance required (tricky) Until eradication: maintenance required (tricky)  PS Java programs accessing Config DB via JDBC Implementation through Java Directory Service Implementation through Java Directory Service Currently called via data-driven C++ Console Manager Currently called via data-driven C++ Console Manager  Java Console Manager to be discussed  Risk of non-eradication due to Linux environment