According to CNET editor Wylie Wong, Microsoft has released a new programming tool aimed at attracting Java developers to its .Net software strategy . . .

“At its Tech Ed 2002 Europe developer conference Monday, Microsoft released the final version of Visual J#.Net, a tool that lets programmers use the Java language to build software that works only with Microsoft's .Net technology. The tool doesn't allow programmers to build standalone Java software . . .”

“Microsoft executives predict that 12 percent to 15 percent of all Java developers will use Visual J#.Net within a year . . .”

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