While Sun's beefed up J2EE specification addresses application integration, users and analysts say a lack of Web services support poses a problem. Despite slow progress selling vehicles online in the U.S., General Motors last week launched a joint venture with three Japanese automakers to sell cars over the Web in Japan. When crafting wireless applications, it's not just about development challenges.
Some problems are out of developers' hands.
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