The latest release, Oracle 8i, is sold as an Internet database and gives developers tools to build Web applications Web. Oracle Applications is a guide to using Oracle 8i for content management, application development, and application integration. There is also a picture of InternetLite technology that allows you to deliver Oracle databases to handhelds like the Palm organizers. The real meat of this book begins with two chapters that cover building Web applications in WebDb Application Server and Oracle. When you've worked your way through this, you should be ready to start working with Oracle 8i and the Web - and you should be ready to start an Oracle database connecting to the Internet.