Apache Log4j Vulnerability with Oracle Forms and APEX

Dec 16, 2021 | APEX, Forms, WebLogic

In recent days, a notification was sent out to the public stating that a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) had been discovered in Apache log4j versions up to 2.14.1 and even 2.15.0. What is happening is that the JNDI features used in any of the configurations or...

Why it is Important to Maintain Your PITSS.CON Environment

Jan 29, 2021 | PITSS.CON

PITSS.CON is a powerful tool which has helped many customers upgrade their Oracle Forms applications from older releases such as 6i to 11g and 12c as well as modernize Oracle Forms applications to other technologies such as APEX, ADF, etc. As time goes by, updates are...

Things to Know Before Upgrading Your Oracle Database

Jan 8, 2021 | Database, Forms, PITSS.CON

(Updated November 29, 2023) There are currently several different releases of Oracle Database available from long term releases to innovation releases (temporary releases which contain new enhancements and features which will be present in the next long term release)....

Oracle APEX Prerequisites

Aug 13, 2020 | APEX

All modern releases of Oracle Database have Oracle Application Express (APEX) already installed. However, none of them have the latest version of APEX installed. Before considering a setup of APEX in an Oracle Database environment, certain prerequisites will need to...

Advantages of Moving from Oracle Forms to APEX

Aug 5, 2020 | APEX, Forms

Built on PL/SQL, Oracle Forms has been used by many companies and organizations over the years for performing day-to-day operations. Oracle Forms has transitioned from a client/server platform to a web-based platform deployed in Oracle WebLogic Server. With only...