Java is an incredibly successful toolset - but what is it really and how did it get to be so popular? To understand what it is and how it got this way you have to start with the problem it was meant ...

Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in the ...

Oracle has dispelled rumors that the upcoming security update for Java 7 and those it will release in the future might not work on Windows XP. “We expect all versions of Java that were supported prior ...

Microsoft Corp. must distribute Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc. in every copy of Windows and Internet Explorer that it ships, a U.S. federal judge ruled today. U.S. District Judge Frederick ...

A federal appeals court gave Microsoft a reprieve yesterday by sweeping aside a lower court injunction that ordered the company to distribute the Java software of its rival Sun Microsystems. Microsoft ...

There is a serious vulnerability in Java that leaves users running any of the current versions of Windows open to simple Web-based attacks that could lead to a complete compromise of the affected ...

It’s official: After months of speculation, Microsoft Corp. last week confirmed that Java is being dropped from its latest operating system release, undermining Sun Microsystems Inc.’s revived effort ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. Earlier this week a new and very serious vulnerability was discovered ...

Reversing last year’s hard-line stance, Microsoft Corp. Tuesday disclosed that an upcoming update to its Windows XP desktop operating system will include the software code necessary to run Java ...