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To: QwikSand who wrote (12475)	12/9/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: Bala Vasireddi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Here is an article that describes the role of Server side Java (aka EJB - Enterprise Java Bean spec). It is bit technical, but should address most of your questions. javaworld.com

To: QwikSand who wrote (12475)	12/15/1998 3:51:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Assuming there are good C++ compilers for all servers, I have never figured out Java's value-added in this environment. Is it that the appliance becomes just a display and input device and all computing is done on the server? What's the pitch? Good questions. Java offers better security (e.g. it is much harder for a hacker to find vulnerabilities to hack into another thread), better reliability (e.g. garbage collection, no pointers), portable code that can run (and be sold) on more platforms, better server-side application configurability (this is important for products that need to be highly customizable), better application developer productivity, performance (e.g. in some cases, Java may be able to produce better performing code that C++ because of JIT and dynamically usage-profile-based optimizations).