How Does The BEA WebLogic Face This Competition?

Question

Websphere application server 4.0 is claiming that it will be the ultimate application
server and it soon 'll become the no.1 in the market because WebSphere Application
Server, Version 4 Leverage your e-business with the foundation of the most rapidly
growing e-business platform:
Web services: Speed your application development with full Web services - SOAP,
UDDI, WSDL, XML, and J2EE 1.2 (Java 2 Enterprise Edition platform) certification
- including robust integration & transaction technology
Database Support: Leverage your existing assets with unparalleled connectivity
with CORBA and ActiveX interoperability; and expanded database support
Programming Model Extensions: Manage your changing e-business with Web services
and J2EE programming model extensions Internationalization allows for intelligent
adjustments in business logic to accommodate client locales for time zones, currencies,
and languages. Business rules beans enable dynamic updates without coding when
business practices change. Shared work areas let you efficiently share dynamic
customer information from one end of a distributed application to the other. Performance
Enhancements: Move at lightning speed with performance enhancements including
dynamic reload of EJBs, dynamic caching (muti-tier), JNDI caching, and more

Answer 1

Yes, but look at the 3lbs weight differerce! I don't know, but when you look at the PC laptops with 17" they're usually gigantic, fat and ugly. They're not comparable to the mac laptops. I'd buy a thinkpad, but nothing else is of the same quality.