Java runtime maker Azul Systems released a new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) today specifically architected and optimized for the Linux operating system and x86-based servers.
The votes are in, and it looks like the Apache Harmony project is out -- or rather, sent to the "Attic," where Apache projects go when they reach the end of life.
Twitter and Azul Systems are among the new Executive Committee (EC) members.
According to a forecast released by Gartner last week, App stores and marketplaces will be among the top 10 strategic technologies for enterprises next year.
Amazon and Microsoft have teamed up to give developers a way to test Microsoft's upcoming version of its SQL Server in the Amazon cloud.
Neo Technology brought the Neo4j open-source NoSQL graph database to the Spring framework this week with the launch of Spring Data Neo4j 2.0.
Hivetext Technologies announced this week that its Java-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Jelastic will be supporting the Nginx Web server.
Cloud-based hosting service AppFog has added Java to the growing list of languages it supports, the company announced this week.
Researchers at Acros Security have found and disclosed a Google Chrome flaw it its built-in sandbox protection that could lead to a remote code execution attack.
A beta version of Sencha's mobile cloud service, aimed at developers building shared applications, has been released.
On Tuesday Google released the software developer kit for its newest version of the Android OS, code-named "Ice Cream Sandwich."
Zend Technologies announced Tuesday phpcloud.com, a new platform and partner ecosystem for development and delivery of PHP-based Web applications.
Rackspace has announced the birth of an independent foundation that will assume ownership and governance for the open source cloud platform, OpenStack.
In an agreement announced today, Oracle will be acquiring Endeca Technologies Inc., a provider of software called MDEX Engine that allows users to gather and analyze unstructured data.
Attacks against smartphone applications and browsers will continue to rise as the adoption of tablets and smartphones increase.
Google officially launched its new programming language, Dart, last week during the opening keynote presentation at the GoTo conference in Denmark.
Internet, e-mail and messaging services went down for North American Research in Motion (RIM) smartphone device customers today.
Google on Thursday announced a free preview of Google Cloud SQL, which adds a MySQL database Web service to Google's cloud-based App Engine development stack.
Google's Chrome continues to gain momentum in the browser market, claiming an all-time-high 16.20 percent of desktop users for the month of September, according to market share tracker NetMarketShare.
Oracle's new Public Cloud is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) designed to run the company's Fusion Applications, which are now generally available.