Peter <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> My client wants to develop a web application using Java. I have several
> questions and seeking for MVP advise.
> 1. Does IIS support Sun Micro Java?

> 2. Is it possible for .NET to mix with Java, servlet, JSP etc?

> 3. Can I a ASP.NET call Java servlet?

> 4. Can I mix MS Web Service with Java?

"Peter" wrote:

> Thanks. It seems it is quite a burden to run Java on IIS. The reason to use
> IIS with Java is that Dell offers web server cheaper than Tomcat or Apache or
> Sun Java servers.
>
>
> "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Peter <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > My client wants to develop a web application using Java. I have several
> > > questions and seeking for MVP advise.
> > > 1. Does IIS support Sun Micro Java?
> >
> > Not directly, but there are plugins for most of the major servlet
> > containers to allow them to work under IIS.
> >
> > > 2. Is it possible for .NET to mix with Java, servlet, JSP etc?
> >
> > That depends on exactly what you mean. There are Java <-> .NET bridges,
> > but I don't know exactly how they would operate in a web application
> > environment.
> >
> > > 3. Can I a ASP.NET call Java servlet?
> >
> > You can make a web request to a Java servlet, certainly.
> >
> > > 4. Can I mix MS Web Service with Java?
> >
> > Yes, although I believe you're slightly more restricted than you would
> > be .NET -> .NET - I'm not sure of the details.
> >
> >
> > If your client wants to develop a web application using Java, where
> > does .NET come into it? Is there existing code you want to leverage?
> >
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