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    Even as the battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems for developer mindshare goes into full swing, the line between competing development platforms is already starting to blur.

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    Are Web services really the next 'big thing' to hit Australian businesses, or just another take on services Internet-users have had access to for years? Also, what is the 'next level' that developers are trying to achieve?

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    As the corporate sector creeps ever closer to levels of integration which promise to drive data entry pools into extinction, will Web applications become the foundation for the brave new rollout of Web services in Australia?

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