Oracle released its first full version of Java on Thursday, but developers have reported bugs that can crash virtual machines, corrupt data and cause errors in applications. Java Standard Edition 7 ...

Oracle, which acquired the NetBeans IDE as part of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year, said the new NetBeans IDE 7.0 release demonstrates its continuing commitment to the NetBeans community ...

The prize in Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is Java, but the big question is whether Larry Ellison and the gang can monetize the popular platform and bolster its standing against up and ...

With an upgrade to the embedded version of Java announced Tuesday, Oracle wants to extend the platform to a new generation of connected devices, aka the Internet of things. Oracle also hopes that Java ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source. The company once considered open source software to be an anathema, but now it’s common for Microsoft to pull software ...

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 18, the latest version of what is claimed to be the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 18 is the latest release under ...

Now that Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari stopped or will soon stop supporting NPAPI web plug-ins*, Oracle thought it best to accept the Java plug-in's fate and let it go. The company has announced ...

An appeals court should rule, as a matter of law, that Google’s commercial use of Java in a market where Oracle already competed was not fair use, the software company said in a filing. “This Court ...

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