The result is that a J2EE 1.4-based application can be invoked as a Web service, even from applications not written in the Java programming language.

Today, developers are inundated with open source frameworks that help with J2EE programming: Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Tiles, Avalon, WebWorks, Tapestry, or Oracle ADF, to name a few.

Borland makes .Net 'life cycle' play The company readies the first product in a planned suite of tools for designing and building applications that span the .Net and J2EE programming models.

The J2EE Programming Model provides a standard and extensible model for architecting, building and deploying multi-tier, distributed, thin-client apps. J2EE is positioned to be the platform for ...

Updated: A few of the world's renowned programming wizards gathered at the OOPSLA show to debate the relative strengths and weaknesses of Microsoft's .Net and Sun's J2EE.

Only applications that don’t target any vendor-specific extensions, but rather target just the generic J2EE specifications, will pass the Java Verification Program, the company said.

Borland tools bridge .Net, J2EE Borland readies the first product in a planned suite of tools for designing and building applications that span the .Net and J2EE programming models.

Microsoft sells its .Net-focused Visual Studio.Net programming application, while IBM, Oracle, BEA Systems and others sell primarily tools based on the Java language.

The Java Verification Program checks applications to make sure they are compatible with various J2EE-compliant application servers. It also will test the portability of applications from app ...

Only applications that don’t target any vendor-specific extensions, but rather target just the generic J2EE specifications, will pass the Java Verification Program, the company said.

Microsoft sells its .Net-focused Visual Studio.Net programming application, while IBM, Oracle, BEA Systems and others sell primarily tools based on the Java language.