Simplify .NET-Java EE interoperability

Analyst Research Forrester: Choose the best option for .NET-Java/Java EE interoperability Case Studies Jon Taylor resolved his enterprise customer's .NET-Java EE interoperanility issues quickly using Mainsoft Woolworths uses Mainsoft, Visual Studio to integrate 200 business apps onto a Java EE portal Bank implements SOA across .NET and Java using WebSphere software and Mainsoft's Visual Studio-based SDK Solution Sheet Mainsoft, Enterprise Edition   Web Seminar Mainsoft, IBM: Simplify .NET-Java EE interop

Interoperability challenges are pervasive among medium and large-size enterprises that have datacenters built on a variety of systems, technologies, and platforms. Most are looking for cost-effective ways to interoperate between the .NET and Java^™ EE platforms without introducing more complexities to their IT architectures.

Web services, though ideal for integration of business services, are not well-suited for integration at a technical level to the bridge between .NET and Java. These require speed and precisely-specified interfaces. XML Web services can be too slow and loosely defined.

In his research report, "Choosing the Best Option for .NET-Java/Java EE Interoperability," John Rymer, Vice President of Application Development & Infrastructure, Forrester Research, cites Mainsoft (formerly called Visual MainWin^® for J2EE^™ or Mainsoft for Java EE) as the leading .NET-Java/J2EE interoperability option for:

		Hosting .NET applications and components on Java EE servers.
		Projecting .NET skills onto Java EE servers.
		Supporting a single-code base that runs on .NET and Java EE platforms.

Simplify IT infrastructure

Mainsoft, Enterprise Edition, enables IT organizations to simplify mixed .NET/Java EE production environments by deploying .NET server and Web applications directly onto industry leading Java EE servers, such as IBM WebSphere^® Application Server or Tomcat, without having to rewrite their entire .NET code or retrain Visual Studio^® engineers. Mainsoft also enables enterprises to deploy ASP.NET applications as pure JSR 168 portlets on IBM WebSphere Portal, making it faster and easier to realize the benefits of a fully integrated portal environment, with reusable ASP.NET and Java applications and services.

Mainsoft empowers customers with a large Windows server farm to migrate .NET applications to Java EE servers 10x faster than rewriting the applications in Java. Enterprise customers:

		Save hundreds of thousands of dollars in Windows licensing, management and operating costs.
		Eliminate the liabilities of a multi-platform security architecture.
		Simplify disaster recovery planning.
		Boost scalability and performance for distributed enterprise applications.

ASP.NET and server applications deployed on a Java EE application server.

Simplify application development

Mainsoft, Enterprise Edition, preserves enterprises' existing skill sets and development methodologies. C# and Visual Basic developers continue working with business analysts to understand and refine the business requirements, and they continue using the Visual Studio IDE to develop and maintain .NET Web and server applications. The main difference is that the .NET Web and server applications are now running on a pure Java EE architecture.

Mainsoft, Enterprise Edition, introduces the ability to reference and consume Java components such as JSR 168 APIs or Java class libraries directly within Visual Studio, compile the .NET application to Java bytecode, debug both the .NET and Java code within Visual Studio, and deploy the entire application on Java EE servers. With Mainsoft's Portal Edition, enterprises can deploy APS.NET applications directly on WebSphere Portal. Organizations can also federate .NET services such as SharePoint contents and SQL Reporting Services directly from WebSphere Portal.