Profit, Portability Worries Slows Java Acceptance
End users have legitimate concerns about certain aspects of Java. The top two problems are lack of performance and immature tools, according to a survey of more than 100 developers conducted earlier this year by the Business Research Group of Newton, Mass.
The Java Payback: Saving Your Money for your Business
Let's start out with the bottom line: Java will cut costs and shorten development cycles. That's not just marketing hype from the folks at Sun, and it's not coming from industry analysts or other guru types. The people who actually do the work--IT managers and programmers--have been quantifying the savings from using Java, and the improvements are astonishing.
Justifying Java to the Top
What does it take to sell a technology like Java to the people who count the most--senior management? You can start with a thorough knowledge of Java. Add to that the ability to make a business case without resorting to the technical bells and whistles that have become so prevalent in any discussion of Java. Lastly, fold in timing as a key ingredient: A brief, personal encounter with a senior executive can be more influential than the most elaborately planned business meeting.
Java: Internet Toy or Enterprise Tool?
Java's a whole lot more than just an animation tool for the Web. Sun's renaming it the "Java Enterprise Platform." Better said, it's the Java network-centric computing platform.
Business Uses for Java
Think Client/Server computing and the Internet have changed your life? Java's going to be twice as important - it will totally change the way you write applications and distribute them to clients.
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