At the EclipseCon conference, Mark Reinhold, Java platform chief architect at Oracle, laid out the roadmap for Java 9, which could mean better modularity and new value types. Improved modularity could ...

Sun allies complete a second version of Java software for cell phones that they hope will fill gaps left by the first, but many see challenges in moving to the new technology. Stephen Shankland worked ...

The database giant will "get Java fixed up" to improve security, Milton Smith, Java security lead at Oracle, said during a conference call with Java User Group leaders last week. The conference call ...

Over the years, the company has open sourced many Java components, but has stopped short of opening up the core Java specifications. Sun worries that such a move could threaten Java’s “Write Once, Run ...

Open-source advocates have urged Sun for years to open-source the Java programming language, but the company has resisted, citing compatibility concerns and fear of losing control. Now the company has ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. has made its Java programming language a little more open-source friendly, releasing a major enterprise update at its annual developer conference Tuesday, and cautiously ...