Java programming for Apple’s iOS devices is not only possible but it’s getting easier all the time. Steve Hannah surveys the recent evolution of the Java iOS landscape, then introduces five open ...

There can be no doubt that open source has been a tremendous boon to Java. The JCP (Java Community Process), by which the Java language and platform moves ahead, seems to inch forward at a glacial ...

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 ...

Q. After years of resisting, why is Sun making Java open source now? A. Sun made its core software product, the Solaris operating system, open source and thinks that's working. Customers still buy ...

Open-source tools are taking center stage this week at the annual JavaOne conference as users seek more flexible options for building Java applications that have built-in user communities to support ...

At its JavaOne developer conference next week, Sun Microsystems Inc. will unveil plans to release new graphics and networking software to the open source community. The software will include graphics ...

Red Hat, which expects to release a beta by October, is teaming up with several industry groups to help complete the project. The company joined the ObjectWeb consortium to contribute to the ...

Four in five have migrated, are migrating, or will migrate from Oracle Java, report finds 66% agree they could save 40% by switching to open source 96% agree they have concerns with licensing or ...