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	June 29, 2005 Java And .NET Have Yet To Kill All Other Platforms Adoption Trends For .NET And Java Remain Stable by Randy Heffner with Kimberly Q. Dowling

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Executive Summary

The overall adoption trends for Java/J2EE and Microsoft .NET are stable. Aggregating data from all sizes of businesses, .NET's use for mission-critical applications is higher than Java's. Most of .NET's comparative strength is in small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) and small enterprises; adoption of .NET and Java is effectively the same for medium-size and large enterprises. Despite the strength of these the .NET and Java platforms, mission-critical application development continues with other platforms, such as IBM mainframes and rapid development tools, among others. Java and .NET continue as the strongest platforms with the broadest ecosystems, making both safe bets for the future of your application platform strategy. Other platforms are not necessarily dead or quickly dying, but IT shops should carefully consider the ongoing health of their ecosystems before launching into major new development projects.

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