Nokia admits security flaws in Series 40 OS
Aug. 21, 2008
Nokia confirmed Thursday its widely used Series 40 operating system has security vulnerabilities that could allow stealth installation and activation of applications.
Researcher reveals critical Java bugs in Nokia phones
Aug. 11, 2008
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in Sun's Java technology for mobile devices could be used by hackers to surreptitiously make calls, record conversations and access information on Nokia Series 40 cell phones, a Polish ...
New image attack could target Facebook accounts; Apple patches DNS
Aug. 01, 2008
A new hybrid image/Java file could be used to hijack Facebook and other accounts, researchers say; Apple has finally issued an update for its DNS implementation that fixes a major bug
Ex-inmates apply open source to rehabilitation
Jul. 29, 2008
Almost 70% of released inmates end up returning to prison. A new project uses gaming and cooperative development techniques to train ex-inmates for personal and family life.
Scaling database-dependent Java apps
Jul. 24, 2008
Terracotta CEO Amit Pandey talks with Network World's Jason Meserve about his company's system for scaling Java applications that use a database backend, which helps limit network traffic and database licenses.
AppleScript vs. Alameda County
Jun. 19, 2008
You think your county has problems? Try California's Alameda County, where court rulings are available in an unruly Java applet or as a long series of TIFF images.
Thinking beyond IMS
May. 06, 2008
For a half decade, the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) has been either the savior of mobile service stability and progress or the last bastion of walled-gardenism, so to speak. The emotionalism of the discussion has ...
SpringSource launches Java application server
Apr. 30, 2008
SpringSource, maker of the Spring Framework for Java development, will announce a new application server on Wednesday that it claims will "liberate" Java users from "antiquated legacy Java technologies."
Sony Ericsson combines Java and Flash
Apr. 30, 2008
Sony Ericsson is hoping to promote "wow" mobile-phone applications by enabling developers to combine the best of Java and Flash in the same applications.
Red Hat to support Sun’s OpenJDK Community
Nov. 05, 2007
Red Hat has signed a licensing agreement with Sun to develop Java software applications compatible with Red Hat's RHEL operating system. As a member of the Sun OpenJDK Community, Red Hat will share code it develops with ...
Mainsoft supports Microsoft technology for Java, Linux
Apr. 08, 2008
Mainsoft on Tuesday is launching a product that supports Microsoft's ASP.Net AJAX technology on Java-supported platforms such as Linux.
Eclipse grows beyond Java tools
Apr. 08, 2008
Eclipse Foundation executive director Mike Milinkovich talks about open source application development.
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Hackers tuck attack code into UK government site
Apr. 04, 2008
A Welsh government Web site has been hacked to serve up malicious JavaScript, a sign that the spate of attacks first spotted last month are continuing, analysts from security vendor Sophos warned Friday.
Ingres in two bundling deals
Mar. 28, 2008
Ingres is looking to make life easier for developers with a couple of announcements. It has teamed up with enterprise content management company Alfresco to produce an integrated software bundle allowing users to have a ...
10 things IT needs to know about Ajax
Mar. 28, 2008
The introduction of any new Web technology will have an effect on the network infrastructure that could range from inconsequential to earth shattering. Ajax is one of the more disruptive new Web technologies traveling ...
Red Hat buys Amentra to bolster JBoss enterprise plan
Mar. 13, 2008
Red Hat has purchased Amentra, an IT consulting firm with open source expertise, to sell its JBoss Java infrastructure to enterprises as the basis for service-oriented architectures.
Microsoft, Sun open interoperability lab
Mar. 10, 2008
Microsoft and Sun, which became a Windows OEM last year, opened an interoperability center Monday that will provide a test bed for customers who want to run Microsoft applications on Sun x64 servers.
FindBugs analyzes Java code
Feb. 26, 2008
FindBugs is a nice static analyzer that can identify a variety of bugs and potential bugs in Java code. Version 1.3.2 was released earlier this month and can be downloaded and installed locally or it can be launched via ...
Eclipse gets seat on Java board
Nov. 15, 2007
In a first for the open-source tooling organization, the Eclipse Foundation has won a seat on a Java Community Process (JCP) executive committee.
Multicore processing for client-side Java applications
Sep. 25, 2007
Is it acceptable that Java collection-sorting routines typically perform no faster on newer multicore machines than on single-core ones? No it's not! Kirill Grouchnikov shows you how to leverage the JDK 6 concurrency ...
Sun upgrades GlassFish, slashes Java support price
Sep. 18, 2007
Sun Monday updated the open source Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 for the GlassFish Web applications development community and cut the cost of the commercial version of GlassFish, Sun Java Application ...
After criticism, Sun fixes Java flaw
Jul. 13, 2007
Just days after a security researcher blasted its Java patching system, Sun has issued a critical update to the consumer version of its Java software.
Using open source to integrate Java into .NET apps
Mar. 01, 2007
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How to pick a Java application server
Sep. 13, 1999
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