The European Commission today cleared Oracle's $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems, paving the way for the two companies to close the deal.
A new version of the MyEclipse Java IDE aimed specifically at developers using the Spring Framework is being developed jointly by Genuitec and Skyway Software.
SpringSource wants the Eclipse community to take over ongoing development of its dm Server.
AT&T has joined the board of directors of Java Verified, an IT industry group that promotes testing standards for Java ME applications.
JetBrains releases IntelliJ IDEA 9.0, the latest version of the first Java IDE with integrated code refactoring.
Open source middleware provider WSO2 is billing its new Gadget Server as "a radical departure from traditional portals."
Red Hat Software has released the first major update to its Eclipse-based developer toolset.
Reports that IBM is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems drew mixed views as to what Big Blue would gain.
SpringSource released updates to the dynamic programming language and the open source Web app framework last week.
Pulsar aims to create a standard mobile application development tools platform based on the open source Eclipse framework.
Open source Web framework Lift now available under Apache 2.0 license.
Everypoint is courting mobile developers looking to build rich client applications on low-cost Java-based phone sets.
Look for a third-party market of component tools that allow developers to build business applications based on Adobe's Flex rich client programming platform to emerge this year.
Apple is touting improved JavaScript performance and built-in developer tools in browser beta.
Embarcadero Technologies has taken the integration of its CodeGear assets to the next level with what it is coining "on-demand multiplatform software development."
Release combines the GlassFish app server with a number of open source projects, including the GlassFish Web Stack, GlassFish Web Space Server and GlassFish ESB.
Sun Microsystems released a follow-up to its recently released JavaFX platform with its anticipated mobile edition.
On Monday WSO2 unveiled a new service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework built on the OSGi specification.
PHP Development Tools (PDT) version 2.0 is a "major upgrade" according to project leads.
Sonatype's Nexus professional offers a "superset" of features for commercial users.