Comparison of Web services technologies from a developer's perspective

Two main technologies that stand out for the implementation of enterprise applications and Web services are Sun Microsystems' Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Microsoft's .NET framework. These two are competing to become the platform of choice for enterprise application and Web services developers. Each platform provides specific development tools and APIs to assist developers. The purpose of this research is to provide an unbiased comparison of the two platforms based on their features and services offered from the viewpoint of developers in the context of building an enterprise or Web application from design right through to deployment.