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BURLINGAME, Calif. -- The Java computing language has finally proven to be the money-maker that Sun Microsystems always insisted it would be. Everyone, except perhaps Oracle shareholders, should be ...

While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control ...

Oracle received a public slap on the wrist from the US Federal Trade Commission over Java SE, the desktop runtime for Java. The FTC announced today that it had reached a settlement with Oracle ...

The prize in Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is Java, but the big question is whether Larry Ellison and the gang can monetize the popular platform and bolster its standing against up and ...

The Apache Software Foundation has quit its seat on a key Java standards governing board and in a statement roundly criticized Oracle for refusing to provide a technology compatibility kit for ...

A new survey reveals that nearly 80% of ITAM and SAM professionals are moving away from Oracle Java, citing cost hikes, audit risks, and licensing confusion as key drivers. Nearly 8 in 10 ...

Java Enterprise Edition is on the shelf for the time being. Oracle has reportedly cut funding for and stopped development on Java EE, according to Ars Technica. Java EE is the server-side Java ...