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  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

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  Google says it had Sun's full support in building Android

  Google built Android using parts of Java that didn't require a license and it had the full support of Sun Microsystems in doing so, a lawyer for Google said in court Tuesday.

  By James Niccolai | 18 April, 2012 03:03

  Tags: Android, Civil lawsuits, Google, intellectual property, Java, larry ellison, legal, oracle, Robert Van Nest

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  Open source code libraries seen as rife with vulnerabilities

  A study of how 31 popular open-source code libraries were downloaded over the past 12 months found that more than a third of the 1,261 versions of these libraries had a known vulnerability and about a quarter of the downloads were tainted.

  By Ellen Messmer | 27 March, 2012 04:45

  Tags: Apache Xerces, google web toolkit, Java, Microsoft, openbsd, open source security, security, software

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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: Java, Mac OS X, oracle

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  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: api, application programming interfaces, copyright, Google, Java, oracle, software

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  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

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  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

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

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  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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  Micro Focus extends Cobol to Java and the cloud

  Micro Focus on Thursday announced it is extending its Cobol platform to Java and the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud platform, with the launch of Micro Focus Visual Cobol R3.

  By Paul Krill | 21 January, 2011 02:23

  Tags: application development, cloud computing, Developer World, internet, Java, JVM (Java Virtual Machine), Languages and standards, micro focus, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows Azure, software

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  Amazon's Beanstalk aims to make Web Services easier to use

  Amazon on Wednesday planned to introduce an offering that combines its Web services into one tool that is aimed at making it easier for customers to use and fine-tune the services.

  By Nancy Gohring | 20 January, 2011 04:05

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, Computing services, Java, services, web services

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  University gives Java parallelism a boost

  Java developers are getting more assistance in writing parallel programs for multi-core systems with another technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  By Paul Krill | 18 December, 2010 10:24

  Tags: application development, Developer World, Development tools, Java, software

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  CloudBees launches Java cloud

  CloudBees plans to unveil on Tuesday a Java cloud application platform featuring its own Dev@cloud application development infrastructure and the Java platform-as-a-service gained through acquiring Stax Networks.

  By Paul Krill | 15 December, 2010 01:04

  Tags: cloud computing, Developer World, development platforms, internet, Java

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  Oracle asks Apache to reconsider Java committee departure

  Oracle has asked the Apache Software Foundation to reconsider its decision to quit the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, and is also acknowledging the ASF's importance to Java's future.

  By Chris Kanaracus and Joab Jackson | 13 December, 2010 04:03

  Tags: Apache Software Foundation, application development, applications, business issues, Java, Languages and standards, open source, oracle, software

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  Apache resigns from Java community

  Protesting what it perceives as Oracle's undue control of Java, the Apache Software Foundation has resigned its seat from the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, the organization announced Wednesday.

  By Joab Jackson | 10 December, 2010 06:01

  Tags: Apache Software Foundation, application development, Development tools, Java, Languages and standards, open source, oracle, software