Myth 1: All Java runtimes are created equal. Oracle's share of JDK usage has been declining, with many companies moving off Oracle Java to an open-source distribution like OpenJDK.

With the departure of Java co-creator James Gosling, after Oracle's acquisition of Sun and Java reportedly slipping in popularity, there is real concern from industry watchers that the programming ...

As of Monday, Sun’s ticker on the Nasdaq stock exchange will be JAVA, as the vendor turns its back on the SUNW ticker, which has served the company since it went public in 1986. Sun announced ...

While Java EE is not nearly as strategic to the company as Java SE, it still indirectly contributes to the more than 70 percent of Oracle revenue that comes from software and support license sales.

Regardless, we will restore the COMPANY field in the jdk6 releases. Note that the jdk7 releases will eventually be changing to Oracle, including the java.vendor and java.vm.vendor properties.

The company believes its 4GL-based platform, which is compatible with Informix 4GL and currently available as Four J’s Business Development Suite, is a superior alternative to Java and .Net.