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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: oracle, Mac OS X, Java
Oracle wants copyright claims to remain in Google suit

Oracle said that no court has ever found that APIs for software like Java are ineligible for copyright protection, in its objection to Google's request that the court make a summary judgment on Oracle's copyright allegations.

By Nancy Gohring | 23 August, 2011 10:55

Tags: software, oracle, Java, Google, copyright, application programming interfaces, api
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: Saasu, Ninefold, jclouds, Java, Devops, cloud storage, cloud computing
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: oracle, open source, Java, JasperSoft, business intelligence, Brian Gentile
Oracle rolls out more critical patches for troublesome Java

Oracle has unloaded a hefty package of patches aimed at fixing critical vulnerabilities in Java SE and Java for Business, and Oracle as well as third-party security experts are urging IT admins to deploy the security update immediately.

By Ted Samson | 18 February, 2011 11:21

Tags: software, Security Central, security, Patch management, oracle, open source, Java

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Java's future uncertain under Oracle grip

Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems'? Vendors of Java products seem split about the question.

By Joab Jackson | 22 January, 2010 11:29

Tags: Sun Mircosystems, oracle, Java
King of the dynamic IDEs

Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging skills are blended with broad-based coding support for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, not to mention Tcl, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, and many more. With powerful HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML support, Komodo is a great Web 2.0 companion as well.

By James R. Borck | 27 February, 2009 08:48

Tags: Java, ruby on rails, software development, sun

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