Oracle's 'reshape' deal with Microsoft just a certification deal
Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, and Java now certified for Windows Azure and Hyper-V
Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, and Java now certified for Windows Azure and Hyper-V
The new version of standard Java was due this September, but the need for more work on security issues and Project Lambda have pushed the release date back to the first quarter of 2014
Experts say the language should crib app isolation, locality, and automated parallelism from more modern sources
Indexes of programming languages say one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story about JavaScript's popularity
In an interview, the company's CEO and senior director of products discuss the mobile possibilities of their offering and defend Java's security
The February patch was offered today -- ahead of schedule -- and contains fixes for 50 vulnerabilities
Users and Oracle both need to do their part against a malware industrial complex that can quickly attack any security hole
Project leader Tim Fox left VMware for Red Hat and was told to hand over administrative rights associated with the technology; the companies are discussing a solution to the impasse
Although slipping slightly in usage from a year ago, Java has still held steady as the most popular programming language in Tiobe Software's monthly index on which languages are holding the most traction with developers.
Oracle's open source plans for the JavaFX rich Internet application platform call for transparency and replacing any closed code with open code, an Oracle official said recently on a Java OpenJDK mailing list.
Despite the recent release of a major upgrade to the platform, Java is losing popularity based on the latest monthly assessment of programming languages by Tiobe Software.
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Oracle on Tuesday showed JavaFX rich client software running on both an Apple iPad and a Google Android-based Samsung Galaxy tablet, along with introducing a separate project using HTML5 to bring Java to Apple's iOS platform, called Project Avatar.
Oracle kicked off the JavaOne conference yesterday by shedding light on upcoming editions of Java and unveiling JavaFX 2.0, a new release of Oracle's platform for building rich client applications. The Java upgrades -- Java 8 and Java 9 -- promise improved support for multicore processing and big data, while JavaFX 2.0 tightens the focus on enterprise Java developers and data-driven business applications.
Enterprise Java may not be as trendy these days as social networking, HTML5, or mobile computing, but it remains a mainstay in IT and will receive plenty of attention at this week's annual signature conference devoted to the now-16-year-old Java platform.