Authors:
Hamid Jahankhani
and
Mohammed Youssef
Affiliation:
University of East London, School of Computing and Technology, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Microsoft.NET, Web Services, J2EE, E-business solutions, Syspro, ERP, SME.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
B2B, B2C and C2C
;
B2C/B2B Considerations
;
Business and Social Applications
;
Communication and Software Technologies and Architectures
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
e-Procurement and Web-Based Supply Chain Management
;
Internet and Collaborative Computing
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
When considering the implementation of any new Web-based application these days, the main two options available to developers are to either base the application on Sun Microsystems’ J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) platform, or on Microsoft’s .NET platform. Although other platforms do exist, the IT industry has identified these two as the main choices. .NET initiative is a broad new vision for embracing the Internet and the Web in the development, engineering and use of software. One key aspect of the .NET s strategy is its independence from a specific language or platform. This paper is about the strategic decision making that any Small and Medium size Enterprises (SME) should make to adopt a technology platform for a new project. This paper refers to an on ongoing development to provide an integrated business information and e-commerce system for a manufacturing company. The company uses Syspro ERP system. Consumers of ERP systems are demanding solutions that can be easily integrat
ed with Web applications in order to provide such services as e-commerce to customers and browser-based access to remote workers. The aim of this paper is to compare the two technologies and discuss the main reasons why it is believed that .NET would be more appropriate than J2EE as a technology platform for the e-commerce solution.
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