J2EE or .NET ˆ an Objective Comparison

by David Keene (Oracle Corporation)

Wednesday 22 May 2002, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Microsoft and the open standards community? The conflict is an old one. As in any long running battle, the ideology and history of former conflicts can cloud the vision and approach of both sides on this great divide. Today the battle manifests itself in its most significant form ever. NET or J2EE? Vendors and protagonists from both sides of the field pitch their marketing spin and throw uncertainty and doubt in every direction. In this session I will try to take a completely objective and comparative view of the two specific technology stacks and to clearly present and demonstrate the issues and considerations of the two competing platforms. The session will be of real interest to anyone who wants to understand the real differentiators between J2EE and .NET. Whilst the session certainly leverages my skills and knowledge with the Oracle technology stack, this is not an Oracle technology focused session. Rather I will attempt the impossible and try to remain both objective and to guide your understanding to enable you to build the clarity and vision you need to comprehend how these two key technologies will shape the technology world in the coming years. Bio: David Keene is Senior Principal Product Manager within Oracle Server Technologies, Oracle 9i Application Server, EMEA. David heads up the EMEA team of the engineering product management organisation for Oracle 9iAS and leads the rollout of the new technologies into both the Oracle EMEA organisation and key strategic customers and partners. David has some 18 years in the IT industry from a start as a programmer through to his position today with some of the major consulting and financial organisations within the UK, including Barclays, American Express, Royal Sun Alliance, Lloyds of London, Sema & Cap Gemini.

Note: This has been rescheduled (the speaker was unable to make it due to air traffic problems resulting from a computer failure...)