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Cisco: Java Attacks on the Rise As Spam Declines
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 20, 2011
Annual security report from Cisco shows the first ever decline in spam volume, but don’t get too optimistic -- other types of attacks are growing.
Tags: Java, Oracle, security, spam, Cisco
OpenOffice.org: Where From Here?
By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published October 19, 2010
If OpenOffice.org is to become competitive, it needs to change its approach to developers and use a more commercial strategy.
Tags: Java, open source, Office, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice
Shuttleworth: Oracle's Java Lawsuit 'An Extremely Unsophisticated Move'
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 16, 2010
Founder of Ubuntu Linux sees little constructive outcome from Oracle's Java legal actions against Google and Android.
Tags: Java, Linux, Oracle, Ubuntu, Shuttleworth
Oracle Sues Google Over Java in Android
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 13, 2010
Tech titans are set to clash over Java patents and Google's Android operating system.
Tags: Java, Oracle, Google, Android
Metasploit 3.4 Takes Aim at Java Apps
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 19, 2010
New release of open source vulnerability testing framework adds brute force muscle and Java attacks to its security arsenal.
Tags: Java, open source, open source software, Metasploit, Rapid7
SAP's Co-CEO's Talk Strategy, Oracle and On-Demand
By David Needle | Article Published March 16, 2010
The first broad release of Business ByDesign is set for July and SAP's co-CEOs say they are confident the enterprise software company is on the right track.
Tags: Java, Oracle, SaaS, SAP, SaaS Contract
Oracle Begins Selecting Its Sun "Survivors"
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 02, 2010
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was adamant that there would be no wholesale slaughter of products or staffing cuts, yet the reality is that not everything can survive or receive full Oracle investment.
Tags: Java, Oracle, Sun, Oracle Enterprise Manger, productivity tools
MuleSoft Updates Tcat Tomcat Java Server
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 16, 2009
Enhancements to the commercially supported Tomcat server continues the acceleration of the market for lightweight Java middleware.
Tags: Java, open source, Spring, Tomcat
Red Hat Challenges Oracle on Java Openness
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 25, 2009
Oracle, having snapped up Sun, will be a major player in the Java world. Red Hat has an opinion it wants to share.
Tags: Java, Linux, Oracle, middleware, Red Hat
Java May Benefit from IBM-Sun
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 30, 2009
With talk of IBM acquiring Sun Microsystems, the Java community could undergo its most significant change in a decade -- perhaps for the better.
Tags: Java, open source, IBM, iPhone, Sun Microsystems
Big Blue Would Be Nuts To Pay That Much For Sun
By Chris Nerney | Article Published March 18, 2009
Big Blue Would Be Nuts To Pay That Much For Sun
Tags: Java, Microsoft, IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP, servers, Cisco Systems
The TIOBE List Director vs. the 'Anti-Java' Professor
By James Maguire | Article Published August 06, 2008
The man who maintains a list of the most popular programming languages responds to the professor who deplores Java’s place at the top.
Tags: Java, programming, software, IT, outsourcing
The 'Anti-Java' Professor and the Jobless Programmers
By James Maguire | Article Published July 29, 2008
Actually, this top computer science professor isn’t exactly ‘anti-Java’ – but he deplores its effect on CS studies. And he sees dark clouds ahead if something doesn’t change.
Tags: Java, programming, software, development, IT
Who Killed the Software Engineer? (Hint: It Happened in College)
By James Maguire | Article Published January 21, 2008
A prominent professor says that university computer science programs deserve a failing grade. Today’s U.S. grads are not prepared to compete in the global high tech market.
Tags: Java, IT education, coding language, programming language, college software courses