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Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 00:01

Tags: mobile applications, mobile, search engines, internet, browsers, applications, software, Yahoo

What's at stake in Oracle v. Google?

The stakes in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android are high for developers, with the recent finding by a jury that Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights by, among other things, implementing Java's application programming interfaces (APIs] for Android.

By Rohan Pearce | 11 May, 2012 16:16

Tags: patents, oracle, lawsuits, Google Android, Google, copyright

Oracle v. Google and the dangerous implications of treating APIs as copyrightable

There has been no lack of ink spilled on the legal battle between Oracle and Google surrounding Google’s use of Java APIs in its Android OS.

By Julie Samuels | 10 May, 2012 10:23

Tags: oracle, Java, Google Android, Google, copyright

Java roadmap: Oracle's two-year plan

The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown.

By Paul Krill | 31 January, 2012 14:57

Tags: Java, Mac OS X, oracle

Oracle reveals open source JavaFX plans

Oracle's open source plans for the JavaFX rich Internet application platform call for transparency and replacing any closed code with open code, an Oracle official said recently on a Java OpenJDK mailing list.

By Paul Krill | 04 November, 2011 06:49

Tags: application development, Java Programming, oracle, software

OpenFlow vs. programmable ASICs

Can you program a network of multivendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing flows?

By Jim Duffy | 02 November, 2011 21:34

Tags: application development, OpenFlow, programming, software

Java 7: What's in it for developers

Although the release late last month of Java SE 7 did not come off without a hitch -- serious bugs turned up in the release candidate and had to be fixed in the Update 1 release -- the platform nonetheless offers developers a variety of enticing capabilities that range from programming improvements to boosts for sound applications and multicore systems.

By Paul Krill | 24 August, 2011 20:15

Tags: application development, Java Programming, oracle, software

Kotlin project adds another language option to JVM

Just when it seemed like developers already had a plethora of language options on the Java Virtual Machine, JetBrains with Project Kotlin is readying a general-purpose statically typed language for the JVM that is geared to performance-critical applications.

By Paul Krill | 22 August, 2011 20:07

Tags: application development, Java Programming, JetBrains, JVM (Java Virtual Machine), software, twitter

The A-Z of programming languages: From Pizza to Scala

Techworld Australia recently caught up with Martin Odersky to talk about the creation of Scala; the programming language created in a Web 1.0 world but ended up being used to run Twitter.

By Lisa Banks | 18 August, 2011 11:00

Tags: a-z of programming languages, Martin Odersky, pizza, programming languages, scala

Home-grown Cloud storage service launched

Sydney-based Cloud computing provider Ninefold has launched a storage service it claims is the first local equivalent of Amazon Web Services’ S3 offering and announced its inclusion into the jclouds multi-cloud library.

By Rodney Gedda | 28 June, 2011 10:08

Tags: cloud computing, cloud storage, Devops, Java, jclouds, Ninefold, Saasu

Java standards process to get an upgrade

The much-criticized JCP (Java Community Process), which maps out procedures for amending officially sanctioned Java technologies, is set for a facelift that includes greater transparency and the possible loss of voting privileges for JCP members who disregard their responsibilities.

By Paul Krill | 14 June, 2011 08:02

Tags: application development, Java Programming, software

Spring Framework founder: Java needs cloud accommodations

To maintain its prominence, Java must evolve to meet the needs of cloud computing, the author of the popular Spring Framework for Java said on Tuesday.

By Paul Krill | 22 June, 2011 09:54

Tags: application development, cloud computing, internet, Java Programming, software, twitter, VMware

Java SE 7 gets thumbs-up from standards committee

The next edition of Java has been approved by a Java Community Process executive committee, but not without some acrimony.

By Paul Krill | 09 June, 2011 08:10

Tags: application development, Credit Suisse, Fujitsu, Google, IBM, Java Programming, oracle, Red Hat, software, twitter, VMware

New NetBeans offers Java 7

Developers will be able to test-drive the next generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle's NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment), released Wednesday.

By Joab Jackson | 20 April, 2011 22:01

Tags: application development, Development tools, Languages and standards, oracle, software

VMware launches open source PaaS project

VMware has launched Cloud Foundry, an open source platform-as-a-service project aimed at stimulating development of Cloud apps.

By Rodney Gedda | 13 April, 2011 10:34

Tags: cloud computing, Cloud Foundry, open source, paas, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), VMware

Google releases open source Bitcoin client

A Google engineer has released an open source Java client for the Bitcoin peer-to-peer currency system, simply called BitcoinJ.

By Rodney Gedda | 21 March, 2011 14:42

Tags: Bitcoin, e-commerce, Economics, Gavin Andresen, Google, money, open source

JavaFX rich client environment due to hit public beta this spring

JavaFX 2.0, an upgrade to the Java-based rich client application environment started by Sun Microsystems, is due to move to a public beta phase this spring with general availability planned for later in the year, Oracle said on Friday.

By Paul Krill | 19 March, 2011 08:05

Tags: application development, javafx, Java Programming, oracle, software

Oracle's Java direction a 'worry' says Jaspersoft CEO

Jaspersoft CEO and former Java development evangelist Brian Gentile has expressed concern over Oracle's stewardship of the programming language since it acquired Sun Microsystems saying it's a worry how the software giant is treating open source projects.

By Rodney Gedda | 08 March, 2011 15:44

Tags: Brian Gentile, business intelligence, JasperSoft, Java, open source, oracle

Westpac urges PCI compliance in wake of Lush breach

Online retailers should use a PCI-compliance payment gateway for credit card transactions, or become compliant themselves, to avoid Lush-style data breaches, says the man at Westpac tasked with securing as many as 20 million credit card accounts.

By Rodney Gedda | 17 February, 2011 12:03

Tags: data breaches, encryption, F5 Networks, pci, PCI compliance, Qvalent, security, ssl, westpac

NetBeans 7.0 IDE due this spring

Version 7. 0 of the NetBeans open source IDE is due in April, featuring capabilities for Java SE 7, as well as faster deployment to the WebLogic Server application server, according to the NetBeans Oracle-sponsored website.

By Paul Krill | 24 January, 2011 23:09

Tags: application development, Developer World, Eclipse Foundation, Java, open source, Open source initiatives, oracle, software

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