It's a great way to tie together different systems and platforms. And Java has many uses beyond Web development, adds Davis. A lot of corporations are using Java to tie together their various databases and applications. In case you missed the major technology headlines over the past few years, there's a glitch in the future of this promising technology. Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are waging a battle for control of Java.
Predictions are overwhelmingly positive.
I do not believe that Microsoft will emerge victorious in its lawsuit. I also believe that, at some point in the future, Sun will be forced to relinquish total control over Java's continued evolution to an ISO-backed committee consisting of members from multiple technology companies and software development interest groups.