(July 2, 2002) -Microsoft Corp. has launched Microsoft Visual J#^TM .NET, a development tool for Java-language developers building applications and services on the Microsoft .NET Framework. The launch of Visual J# .NET signals the completion and availability of all the Microsoft programming languages within Visual Studio® .NET, including Visual C++® .NET, Visual C#^TM .NET, and Visual Basic® .NET.

Visual J# .NET provides an easy transition for Java-language developers into the world of XML Web services and dramatically improves the interoperability of Java-language programs with existing software written in a variety of other programming languages. Visual J# .NET enables Microsoft Visual J++® customers and other Java-language programmers to take advantage of existing skills and code to fully exploit the .NET Platform.

"Today, Java-language developers can increase their productivity while building and deploying agile, interoperable XML Web services," said Tom Button, vice president of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft. "With Visual J# .NET, we're helping our customers solve the complex problem of integration."

The ease of integration, interoperability and migration of existing skills and investments that Visual J# .NET enables is a big draw for customers wanting to develop applications and XML Web services with the Java language on the .NET Framework.

Key Features of Visual J# .NET

Visual J++ 6.0 upgrade tools. Visual J# .NET includes tools to automatically upgrade and convert existing Visual J++ 6.0 projects and solutions to the new Visual Studio .NET format. These tools help ensure that a developer using Visual J++ 6.0 can easily move to Visual J# .NET and produce .NET applications and components.

With Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework, developers can create and deploy XML Web services on the .NET Platform easily. With support for more than 20 programming languages, these products allow developers to extend their existing skills to embrace the new world of XML Web services.

Microsoft Visual J# .NET is available for existing Visual Studio .NET customers from either the Microsoft Web site at www.msdn.microsoft.com/vjsharp/ or from the MSDN® download area at www.msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp for MSDN subscription customers.

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