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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 21, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 29
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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
Microsoft Releases Java Language
Conversion Assistant 2.0
Microsoft Corp. announced the 2.0 release of the Java Language Conversion
Assistant (JLCA). The JLCA is a tool that provides Java language developers
with a smooth transition to building Web services, and Web- and Windows-
based applications on the Microsoft .NET Framework. Built on the world-
leading ArtinSoft migration technology, the JLCA automates the process of
migrating language syntax and library calls from existing Java language source
code into Visual C# .NET to bring about the conversion.
"Our customers are seeing productivity and performance increases because
they
are able to leverage existing investments in their Web applications written in
the Java language by migrating them to ASP.NET," said John Montgomery,
director of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft.
With version 2.0 of the JLCA, developers can now convert JavaServer Pages
(JSP) and servlet applications to ASP.NET and experience the power of the .NET
Framework. Offering developers such a tool is essential because there is so
much demand for high-quality Web applications.
When Random House Inc. and Infusion Development Corp. wanted to simplify
the
maintenance and reduce the licensing costs of the Web site associated with the
CodeNotes book series, they ported the site from JSP to ASP.NET with the help
of the JLCA 2.0.
"We migrated our site from JSP to ASP.NET for many reasons including the
ease
of modification, better low-cost scalability and the ability to leverage
ASP.NET features for future enhancements to the site," said Rob McGovern,
senior project manager at Infusion Development. "Because of the integration
with the Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE, our developers are much more
productive and are able to use the rich features available with the
development environment."
To support the release of JLCA 2.0, Microsoft has also published a JSP to
ASP.NET Migration Guide, which provides a comprehensive set of resources to
aid in a migration to ASP.NET. The centerpiece of the guide is a complete,
step-by-step code conversion of the www.codenotes.com/ Web
site. The
guide supports the documented migration with videos, white papers, sample code
and additional resources.
The JLCA is the quickest low-cost method of converting Java language
applications to the .NET Framework; because it runs within the Visual Studio
.NET integrated development environment (IDE), the JLCA facilitates
application development as well, increasing developer productivity. And, by
converting business logic, the JLCA can decrease the time to market of
applications, which enables customers to use existing investments. With the
JLCA, customers can start experiencing the power of the .NET Framework and the
component-oriented programming features of Visual C# .NET immediately.
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