Up front I do need to say that the support of this user group has been more than outstanding. I was a sole person looking for help and I received more than I could have expected, and for that thanks to all. Eventually I have lost the war; my CTO has decided on a new technology on his lonesome and has hinted that any effort expended moving forward won't result in any reconsideration of his decision (so much for standards and not putting all your eggs in one basket) Again, I've learned much from all those who have replied to my request and hope that others have learnt a little sumthin' along the way.
Much Thanks, Eduardo -----Original Message----- From: epyonne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:26 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Why should i use Tomcat vs .NET? Simple decision. If your company is a pure "Microsoft shop", i.e. you use Windows desktops, Windows servers, and SQL Server databases, then it is a no-brainer, go with .NET. On the other hand, if your company has a mixed environment like ours, i.e. Windows and Linux OSs, UNIX Servers, Windows Servers, Oracle databases.... so on and so on. You may not want to use .NET. Microsoft claims that .NET can port to UNIX, but there is still a long way to go IMHO. J2EE will be a better choice for such diverse environment. By the way, Tomcat is merely a web/servlet container and .NET is an enterpirse architecture. You are comparing apple to orange. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eduardo Vazquez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:48 AM Subject: Why should i use Tomcat vs .NET? I work for a small company which is seriously considering the .NET route moving into the future. My mission if I chose to accept is to sway popular opinion towards Tomcat (Jakarta) for reasons I've yet to summarize because I can't confidently regurgitate any (I'm new to Linux/Tomcat for the most part). Is there anyone who has made this argument yet? Are there anyone have a url with the comparison done already or a list of reasons why .NET isn't optimal versus the other options or on the flip side of that; why tomcat rocks? Any help would be appreciated; I'm not looking forward to becoming even more reliant on one company. Thanks in advance, Eduardo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]