Re: Ejb

EJB : Enterprise Java Beans > Is the technology worth a look? Definately. > What do you have to put in place to use such a technology ( what type of > server: iplanet's, apache,etc..) j2ee comes with a tomcat server, but it can be integrated into apache, but I didn't do this yet. > What db can you use? Direct support for cloudscape, oracle, MS "Sql" server, and other Jdbc compitible. > Is it quicker than a php/mysql solution ( with a big db behind)? No, probably not. > Is it secured? Yeah, security is built in. > how much is it if you want to use such a technology? You can get the entire j2ee kit for free at java.sun.com, it contains both Cloudscape (ORDBMS), and Deploytool, and the J2 Enterprise server. > Is the development quicker? Depends on whether or not you have Java developers at your hands. The real advantage is the modelling abilities of Java, which are not just good but excellent! Regards, Soeren Staun-Pedersen - staun@netwarriors.org ------ "The internet is full, beat it" - Me.