Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 included support for Web services. This post begins a four-part series on Web services in Java SE by explaining what Web services are and overviewing Java SE’s support for ...

Oracle today announced the release of several new Java software packages, including the new Java SE 7 Update 6 that brings full support for Java SE 7 to OS X for the first time. The release follows ...

While Oracle CEO Larry Ellison focuses his attention on the America’s Cup sailing race, Oracle is rushing to keep up in another race, the one to get its Java SE (Standard Edition) in the cloud. While ...

A lot of Windows users, when trying to open Java-based applications such as Minecraft, are seeing the following error message. A problem caused the program to stop ...

Along with the enhancements to the platform, which include support for multicore microprocessors and Java Virtual Machine support for non-Java languages, Java SE 7 is significant in that it's the ...

Oracle recently announced the new version numbering scheme for Java Standard Edition (SE). The new release numbering scheme has been devised for upcoming Java SE releases. “With the recent increase of ...

Apple has released a new edition of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 -- 5.0R4 -- which allows applications and applets developed for the J2SE 5.0 platform to run on Mac OS X v 10.4.5 ...

Turning over the platform to an open source foundation could broaden the Java community, but don’t look for it to happen soon Now that Oracle wants to turn over leadership of enterprise Java’s (Java ...

According to James Gosling, often called the father of Java, the Java Micro Edition (ME) will gradually supplanted by the Java Standard Edition (SE). He said, "We’re trying to converge everything to ...

The FTC just issued a press release that took Oracle to task for what it says is the company's role in leaving up to 850 million PCs susceptible to hacker attacks. The FTC says the software giant ...