Windows Vista + IE7 Certified with E-Business Suite

[Nov 20, 2007 Update: The original version of this article stated that JRE "1.5.0_12or later" is certified with Vista. The words, "or later" have just been removed from this article. While it's our intention to allow the unrestricted use of future JRE releases with Vista, this is still something that we're evaluating with our current pending certifications of JRE 1.5.0_13 and 1.5.0_14. Once we've completed those certifications, we'll revisit our certification and support statements and post an update here.]

Good things happen for our Oracle OpenWorld conference. This year is no exception. Microsoft Windows Vista desktops running Internet Explorer 7 are now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and 12.

Certified Configurations

Release 11i -- 11.5.10.CU2

• Applications 11.5.10 plus Maintenance Pack 11.5.10 CU2 or later
• Oracle Developer 6i Patchset 18 (6.0.8.27.x) or later (Metalink Note125767.1)
• Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H Rollup 4(RUP 4) (patch 4676589) or later
• Microsoft Vista desktop clients running Internet Explorer 7
• Sun Java plug-in (JRE) 1.5.0_12

Release 11i -- 11.5.9.CU2

• Applications 11.5.9 plus Maintenance Pack 11.5.9 CU2 or later
• Oracle Developer 6i patchset 18 (6.0.8.27.x) or later (Metalink Note125767.1)
• Oracle Applications Technology 11i.ATG_PF.H Rollup 4(RUP 4) (patch 4676589) or later
• Microsoft Vista desktop clients running Internet Explorer 7
• Sun Java plug-in (JRE) 1.5.0_12

Release 12

• Oracle Applications Release 12 withR12.ATG_PF.A.DELTA.3(patch 6077669) or later
• Microsoft Vista desktop clients running Internet Explorer 7
• Sun Java plug-in (JRE) 1.5.0_12.

Oracle JInitiator Not Certified for Vista Desktops

Oracle JInitiator 1.3 will not be certified for Vista desktops. Jinitiator 1.3 is based on JDK 1.3. JDK 1.3 is not compatible with Vista. No new updates to JInitiator are planned for Vista.

Compatibility and Coexistence with Other Desktop Clients

A mix of the latest certified Windows and Mac OS X desktop combinations is supported. The actual mix depends on the specific Applications release that you're running; check the Notes in the Reference section for your release.

For example, the currently supported desktops for Release 11i include:

• Win2K / WinXP + IE6 / Firefox 2.x
• WinXP + IE7 / Firefox 2.x
• Mac OS X v10.3.9 + Safari 1.3 and higher
• Mac OS X v10.4.7 + Safari 2.0 and higher
• Vista desktop clients running the native JRE plug-in on IE 7