Users of Microsoft’s Java Virtual Machine have an extra three years to drop the software and migrate to Microsoft’s .Net or a competing Java product following the company’s broad deal with Sun early ...

Just because Microsoft ended up paying Sun Microsystems $20m (£13m) to settle their 4-year-old suit over the Java programming language doesn't mean Microsoft was the real loser in the spat. In fact, a ...

Microsoft announced the 2.0 release of the Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA), a tool designed to provide Java developers with a smooth transition to Web services and Web- and Windows-based ...

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A federal appeals court dealt a legal setback to Sun Microsystems on Thursday, tossing out most of a preliminary injunction requiring Microsoft to carry its rival's ...

July 4 — DigiSlice has released AppComposer, a free visual development environment for assembling Java applications. Formerly sold as Application Composer by WebGain, AppComposer has been rewritten to ...

Inca X introduces IDE and runtime for Jini 2.0 June 27 — The Inca X IDE and Runtime environment for Jini 2.0 allows Jini service developers to write, compile, test, and deploy services within the Inca ...