Questions on Forms 6i

Hi All,
My company needs to install Oracle forms. I am a DBA, so I have no experience with forms. I was hoping someone could answer come questions for me.
We are running Oracle 8i, so from what it looks like, I'm looking at Forms 6i?
I downloaded some Client Install instructions for Forms. They seem pretty straight forward.
However, since we will want to be sharing these forms and have everyone in the comany use them, I assume I need to install some server component. I have no clue where to look. I was told that I need to install iAS? I have no clue on what that is.
So, I'm looking for someone to help me out with what I'll need so the developers can work on their stuff, and then the users can use the forms, etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Arthur

We are running Oracle 8i, so from what it looks like, I'm looking at Forms 6i?Forms 10g runs fine against Oracle 8i (I just checked out several of my forms). Forms 9 and 10 are web-based only, while Forms 6i can be run either in client/server mode, or web mode. Although I prefer the client/server mode, Oracle has terminated support for it, so you should be installing 10g.
When you use web forms, the client install is not necessary, since web forms run via a browser session. The only thing the client needs is a browser plugin, Jinitiator, which when setup correctly, will download and self-install the first time the user accesses web forms. And it is web forms that requires that you install iAS.

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