Find out about the inner workings of aglets, IBM Japan's Java-based autonomous software agent technology

Exploiting Microsoft's enterprise application strategy, .NET, should prove a dream for IT managers. The pre-beta version is inherently scalable and easy to build and deploy, saving valuable time and resources. By Tom Yager, InfoWorld Test Center.

By Jeff Hanson. Design an event-driven and service-oriented platform with Mule.

JavaWorld article by Michael L. Perry, ITworld.com.

Java's success, and Sun's control of it, prompted Microsoft to respond with C# initiative. In many ways C# blends power of C++ and Java's built-in protections. Java fans should learn C# pros, cons, and how it may affect Java future. [JavaWorld] 1, 600...

Compares C# to Java, describes features and design trade-offs, places C# in context of broader Microsoft .Net strategy. Text, tables, code samples, links. By Mark Johnson. First article of 2-part series. [JavaWorld]

A collection of JavaWorld articles on databases.

Jacek Kruszelnicki discusses the issues encountered with persistence, presents traits for an ideal persistence layer, and reviews available JDO solutions.

This article presents two major JDO specifications: the Sun Microsystems JDO and the open source Castor JDO. Jacek Kruszelnicki discusses their relative pros and cons, and their similarities and differences.

JavaWorld article to help developers get started with Java Web Start.