GITEX AI Europe 2026 has closed its doors, and we are back from Berlin with a full notebook of conversations, new international contacts, and a clear confirmation of something we see every day: legacy Oracle Forms systems are a global challenge, and the pressure to modernize them is growing.
Part of the Polish National Pavilion
ReForms21 exhibited as part of the Polish National Pavilion, which brought together startups and technology companies under one roof – a strong picture of Poland’s tech ecosystem on the international stage.
Our participation was made possible by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) and the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs, with MK Business Link coordinating the national presence from months of preparation to on-site support for every exhibitor. That kind of backing lets a company focus on what it came to Berlin to do: talk to the world.
Why GITEX AI is the right room for Oracle Forms modernization
For us, GITEX AI Europe is not just visibility. It is the right room to be in, because the conversations happening there are exactly the ones we solve for.
Oracle Forms support ends in 2029. The talent pool of Forms specialists keeps shrinking. And the applications still running on Forms are often the most business-critical systems a company has – core billing, logistics, treasury, ERP.
That combination – critical systems, a hard deadline, and fewer people able to maintain them – is what brought visitors to our stand over both days. IT leaders from across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East described the same dilemma: the system works, but the clock is ticking, and a full rewrite is too slow, too expensive, and too risky.
Our answer is different. We automate the migration of legacy Oracle Forms applications to open technologies – Java and React – end to end, with no system downtime. We do not interpret the business logic; we transfer it 1:1. Modernizing mission-critical applications without a rewrite is the problem we solve.
What we are taking home from Berlin
Two intensive days produced dozens of meetings with technology companies, database specialists, and integration partners from around the world – from PostgreSQL services and distributed database vendors to IT service providers exploring modernization offerings for their own clients.
Three observations stand out:
1. The 2029 deadline is now on the agenda. A year ago, end of support was a footnote in modernization discussions. In Berlin, it was frequently the opening question.
2. Automation is the differentiator. Companies that have attempted manual or AI-assisted rewrites of Forms applications know how those projects end. Full automation with preserved business logic changes the risk profile of the entire initiative.
3. The PostgreSQL question comes up more often. Many organizations pair application modernization with a database strategy discussion. Our migration path to PostgreSQL, available since 2022, was a recurring topic at the stand.
Thank you, Berlin
An event of this scale, run this smoothly, is what gives European technology companies a real stage. Representing Poland alongside dozens of strong tech companies was a privilege – and we left Berlin with more than we arrived with.
If we did not get the chance to meet in person: we help organizations migrate Oracle Forms and Reports applications to Java/React automatically, preserving 100% of business logic and UI, with zero downtime of operations.
Curious what that would look like for your system? Book a demo or request a Proof of Concept at solutions@reforms21.com.
