At its 2004 JavaOne Conference, Sun Microsystems will release the much-heralded, so-called easy-to-use visual Java tool, Sun Java Studio Creator. The company will also issue a beta of NetBeans 4.0 ...

Long-term support release candidate arrives, general availability comes next month Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) ...

Java did this through a runtime engine that ran on top of Windows, called a Java Virtual Machine. Microsoft fought hard against Sun, which later sued the software giant for its competitive tactics.

Sun Microsystems has responded to EEye Digital Security Inc.'s red flag by patching a critical bug in its Java SE software. SAN FRANCISCO (07/13/2007) – Just days after a security researcher ...

When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems in April 2009 for $7.4 billion, Oracle’s Larry Ellison said Java was “the single most important software asset we have ever acquired.” ...

Java's roots trace back to 1991, when Sun engineers James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton set out to create a language for interactive television and embedded devices.

Sun wants a court order forcing Microsoft to carry a Sun-authorized version of Java with the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser. Final arguments are set for today.

Sun Microsystems has followed up an announcement that its Solaris server operating system will have an open-source flavor with a similar promise for its Java technology. Raghavan Srinivas, Java ...