May 22, 2006—Among the biggest news stories at this week’s JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems’ long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming language ...

It’s no surprise that Sun Microsystems put the source code for the next big version of Java up on the Internet last week. OK, maybe it’s a little surprise. For most of a year, Sun has resisted a ...

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 ...

Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

BOSTON--Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive ...

Oracle's relentless licensing changes are pushing organisations into the open-saucy arms of openjdk, according to a new survey. A Dimensional Research survey of 500 IT asset managers shows that 73 per ...

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 ...

Bob Brewin, software chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems Inc., said the company will discuss the state of its Java open-source efforts and host the first CommunityOne day for open-source and ...

Motorola plans to establish an open source community for the Java Micro Edition (Java ME) software stack for the mobile industry. The company plans to use the open source Apache License Version 2.0.