Everyone, except perhaps Oracle shareholders, should be happy. When Sun engineers developed Java in the mid 1990s, it was a solid if not astounding advance in the art and science of computer ...

Proponents say Java is the 'here to stay' language, prized for its enterprise-grade stability and ongoing innovation through ...

Millions of computer users who run the most recent versions of Oracle's Java software should disable the product owing to security flaws, says the cybersecurity section of the Department of ...

Java's origins trace back to the early 1990s, when a team at Sun Microsystems led by James Gosling set out to develop a ...

In 2013, savvy computer users circulated an online petition requesting that Oracle stop including the Ask.com toolbar with Java updates. Thousands of people signed. Until recently, the Ask.com ...

"Just use the keyboard,” advises the computer owner ... chief architect of Oracle's Java Platform Group, explained how Java has evolved over the years by tackling pain points that Java ...

While Oracle states that the new Java SE Universal Subscription will ... to surveil migrants with eVisa data Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out ...

Edward Screven led technology and architecture decisions since Sun merger One of Oracle's longest-serving senior team members ...

Oracle has released two out-of-band security updates for the latest zero day vulnerabilities in Java. The patches come within days of reports that one of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2013-0422 ...

Oracle, the owner of Java, then sued Google for copyright infringement ... accessible to people without formal training in computer programming. With a bit of practice, non-programmers can write ...

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Google over Oracle in a major copyright battle, ruling that Google’s copying of a portion of the Java SE computer program is protected as “fair use.” The ruling ...

Oracle’s Java Management Service can shine a light ... Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld.