New Book Explores Platform Interoperability
C.W. Post Professor connects .NET and J2EE technologies

Some technology experts have compared it to the cola wars, but Dwight Peltzer says that the battle between Microsoft's .NET technology and Sun Microsystems's Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is all about learning to work together. The professor of computer science and management engineering at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y. details the steps to platform compatibility in his newest book, .NET & J2EE Interoperability, published in November 2003 by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. He will sign copies at Barnes & Noble in Carle Place, N.Y. at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27.

"If you use J2EE it is impossible to access .NET technology and vice versa except through web services or employing third party vendor interoperability solutions such as JNetDirect or JNBridgePro.

J2EE and .NET are two separate camps," says Peltzer, who also works as a software developer and lectures nationally on Microsoft and J2EE. "I researched this issue and found a number of solutions that make it possible for either side to access both technologies in an innovative, revolutionary manner. This represents a major breakthrough for software developers in both camps."

In his book, Peltzer explains both J2EE and .NET, and examines the technical issues that may arise during their integration. He provides practical solutions, advice and best practices. In researching the two major technologies, Peltzer discovered that third-party vendors JNetDirect and JNBridgePro provide a Java/.NET interoperability tool in between Microsoft’s .NET and J2EE. This solution - and others like it -creates a "proxy" so that the two technologies can talk to each other. This provides true integration and interoperability between the two platforms-basically enabling corporate software applications to access either technology and leverage its functionality as though it were native to its own operating system.

At this time, .NET and J2EE permit their own software applications to run only on their own operating system. Prior to the development of integrated software solutions such as JNBridgePro, corporations typically chose one above the other, depending on the business model they needed to implement. Now they can leverage the advantages of both technologies by using third-party business solutions that offer interoperability and integration between .NET and J2EE.

With virtually all business functions migrating to the Web, companies are interacting with partners, vendors and clients that may be using either solution. It is vital that corporations be able to accommodate both .NET and J2EE. In the past, that meant training IT staff on a second platform. Now the interoperability that is becoming the norm enables corporations to stay competitive.

"If you order a book from Amazon.com, they have partners who handle such supply chain functions as credit card processing and order processing," says Peltzer, who lives in East Norwich, NY. "You have to synthesize and reintegrate your supply chain so that it works seamlessly. JNetDirect is one software business solution that facilitates integration between .NET and J2EE."

Peltzer's book is the first to explore .NET and J2EE interoperability. As an expert on the subject, he has secured several speaking engagements, and will serve as a guest expert and author for various web sites and publications.

For more information, contact Professor Peltzer at Dwight.Peltzer@liu.edu or Rita Langdon at 516-299-2334 or Langdon@liu.edu. For media review copies of the book, please contact Bettina Faltermeier at 212-904-3604 or bettina_faltermeier@mcgraw-hill.com.