Oracle Introduces Free Version of Oracle Application Development Framework New Oracle ADF Essentials Brings ADF Benefits to the Broader Developer Community Redwood Shores, Calif. – September 24, 2012 News Facts Oracle today released Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Essentials . Oracle ADF Essentials enables the global developer community to leverage the core capabilities of Oracle Application Development Framework free of cost. Oracle ADF Essentials is standards-based and deploys on GlassFish Server Open Source Edition , giving developers the ability to adopt and extend Oracle ADF functionality to new environments. To simplify the developer experience and deliver rich functionality, Oracle JDeveloper provides visual and declarative development capabilities for Oracle ADF Essentials. Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse is intended to support Oracle ADF Essentials in a future release. for more information...