I'm currently working for Galileo Genomics inc, they just hire a new IT director that want to change all Visual FoxPro developepement to JAVA (J2EE).

Did anybody ever do a business case on what would be the best programming tools to work with databases (SQL and ORACLE back-end)? Why would somebody promote JAVA over FoxPro when the entire compagny is running Microsoft product (Back Office suite, Office suite and Visual Studio).

Galileo is not a Web oriented company and need to produce result fast. I really don't understand why JAVA could improve
-Performance
-Developement speed
-Connectivity with Database
-Cost

The only arguments I can find against VFP is Scalability of Microsoft Back Office and availability of Visual FoxPro resource.

Need any feedback on this topic...

Thanks