.NET

Microsoft has expended a lot of effort into developing productivity tools for the Web, particularly with the .NET strategy. However, there are many other tools for creating Web solutions, eg. PHP, ColdFusion etc... The .NET strategy is extremely comprehensive, and yet there is always the continuing us versus Microsoft argument. Discuss the merits of adopting such an approach as a business strategy, and do you think it's wise given the enormous productivity gains offered by the .NET solutions? Compare any other productivity based solutions you may have come across in your readings. Must provide all references.

PHP vs. VBScript

After having used PHP and now VBScript (and ASP, though only for a short while this week), comment on what you believe might be the relative merits of using either the open source or the proprietary product in a commercial project. Although we have discussed this somewhat in a previous week, what about from the vulnerability aspect in terms of viruses. In many of the recent virus attacks, and indeed email attacks, weaknesses or loopholes in VB-scripting have been exploited. Does this mean the proprietary product is inherently weaker or less suited for use in a secure environment? MUST PROVIDE ALL REFERENCES

Javascript and HTML problem

Enhance the Web page the following elements: o Ensure required fields First name, Last name are not blank. o Verify in a comparison with the current date that the credit card expiration date is valid o Request the user's name upon first use (via an alert box for example). o Welcome the user by name each time he or she visits the site. Ensure javascript is a separate file. Do not change css sheet. Deliverable: Revised home.html (must be HTML 4.0 compliant) New javascript: validate.js Thanks

PHP flaw - News archive

A number of popular content management and blogging systems based on the PHP scripting language are vulnerable to a flaw in PHP's handling of XML commands.

Improving a company through WEB resounces

In what way could a non WEB based company improve their company through the use of WEB resources like FTP, News Server; what type of business advantages could this bring?