For database, I think I'd prefer Postgres - everything I've heard about MySql makes me think it's to databases what MS Access is. Whereas Postgres seems to be more on par with Oracle/MS SQL Server.
I read in an article something that said exactly what you mentioned here. He indicated that Postgre focuses on standards compliancy and parallel itself to Oracle. I believe it was originally developed out of a leading enterprise-level SQL database in the mid-90's. But the interview said that MySQL is very similar to Access and is quite popular for web-based applications. The J2EE platform is an unknown to me. I have limited experience in Java/JSP, but am aware of some of the packages. Would Tomcat or JBoss be the better choice? (small server, low volume) - also I'd hope that my experiences here would be of use at work where we deal with large and small companies.... Oh, and what about the development tool? I'll be sticking with my Win2K workstation for now and will likely use JBuilder - does it behave well with Tomcat/JBoss? Did you check at Sun Micrososytems (www.sun.com) for this kind of stuff? I believe they have an open osource J2EE platform, but I could be wrong. Cameron
