LONDON — A U.K. startup has designed a Java byte code processor around the ARCtangent-A4 32-bit RISC core and claims it achieves better Java performance than ARM's Jazelle at the same clock frequency.

A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser ...

Java Web Start can make deploying Java apps a breeze, but it may prevent those apps from accessing needed resources. Find out how to use Java Network Launching Protocol and application signing to ...

LONDON — Esmertec AG, a supplier of Java-based software for mobile handsets and embedded devices, said Tuesday (July 5) that it has decided to postpone a planned initial public offering of shares. The ...

Open-source Java platform provider Azul has announced that its Zulu downstream distribution of OpenJDK now supports Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) functionality. Azul leads the CRaC Project, ...

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java?