Sun allies complete a second version of Java software for cell phones that they hope will fill gaps left by the first, but many see challenges in moving to the new technology. Stephen Shankland worked ...

At the EclipseCon conference, Mark Reinhold, Java platform chief architect at Oracle, laid out the roadmap for Java 9, which could mean better modularity and new value types. Improved modularity could ...

Sun’s executive vice president of software, Richard Green, reiterated the company’s intentions to open source Java at the JavaOne conference yesterday in San Francisco. Green claims that, although the ...

Allies of Sun Microsystems have completed a second version of Java software for cellphones that they hope will fill some of the gaps left by the first, but many expect challenges moving to the new ...

Over the years, the company has open sourced many Java components, but has stopped short of opening up the core Java specifications. Sun worries that such a move could threaten Java’s “Write Once, Run ...

Sun Microsystems will chant an ease-of-use mantra at its JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco this week as it tries to drive the Java language and platform into the hands of a broader range ...

In announcement today at the annual JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems has announced that the Java Development Kit (JDK) is now ready for liberation. Sun has been working towards releasing all of ...

The database giant will "get Java fixed up" to improve security, Milton Smith, Java security lead at Oracle, said during a conference call with Java User Group leaders last week. The conference call ...

Open-source advocates have urged Sun for years to open-source the Java programming language, but the company has resisted, citing compatibility concerns and fear of losing control. Now the company has ...