Sun releases Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, intended to make Java programs run faster and take less time to build. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies.

Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, IBM and first-time exhibitor JBoss are among the Java industry heavyweights launching new products and developer resources at the show. This year's unofficial theme ...

Sun has slashed the cost of its Linux-based Java Desktop and Enterprise Systems in the hope of replacing Windows on the corporate desktop Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the ...

Most Linux distributions do not preinstall Java-based deployment and development environments. Installing and configuring them is often left to administrators, and if there are many different versions ...

SAN JOSE, California-- In a move aimed squarely at Microsoft, Sun Microsystems unveiled on Tuesday a suite of software for businesses that want to dump -- or just can't afford -- the Windows operating ...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — While Java may not be the first platform people think of when it comes to desktop computing, it nonetheless has a presence, according to James Gosling, who holds the title of ...