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Android copied Java code

January 24, 2011

In the words of an expert on intellectual property code of the Android operating system in 43 cases coincides with the Java language. Florian Mueller, the author of this discovery, at its Android survey found 6 files that are nearly identical to the Java files and are found in versions Froyo and Gingerbread. In addition, Mueller points to 37 files in the Android code that include notices that say the code is proprietary to Sun. Mueller argues that though the files are not in the current Android code tree, they were used in the two versions that currently make up more than half of the Android phones in use.

Java app for Facebook

January 20, 2011

Company Facebook provides a new approach to their social network with new applications in Java intended for conventional less powerful phones. The new Java application should be compatible with more than 2,500 models of mobile phones and so comfortable to enjoy Facebook. During the first 90 days data used by the application will be without fee in some mobile operators. But sadly this option will not be available from any mobile operator in Slovakia.

New version of JBoss

January 4, 2011

It was recently released a new version of open source JBoss Application Server, which is now one of the first production-ready application servers able to fully support Java Enterprise Edition 6. Java EE 6 is the latest version of Java Platform, designed to build enterprise applications using the Java programming language and related tools. In an online survey, 26 percent of 1,000 developers indicated that they used JBoss. It ranks second place of the most popular application servers. With 33 percent Tomcat is at the first place.

Why is Java important?

December 27, 2010

The Java programming language was developed by Sun Microsystems as an object oriented programming language. Originally was developed for use on the Internet, but its popularity is growing and especially on server side of the Internet. Also, thanks to the Java platforms is growing trend of BlackBerry devices and in telecommunications because applications for these smartphones are developed using Java. Java is a very secure, robust and dynamic language, and applications developed in Java are designed for any operating system.

New Java Tutorial

November 30, 2010

Last six months Yakov Fain worked on the project, which will result in a new guide to programming in Java. Wiley Publishing is going to publish a book entitled "Java Programming 24-Hour Trainer". The book should be a kind of trainer who will be with you 24 hours a day. It is written in a slightly different style than the traditional book, contains a series of short chapters with a minimum amount of theory but with instructional DVD and not miss the screencasts, which are for each lesson except the last one.

JVM Monitor 3.6.0

November 24, 2010

JVM Monitor 3.6.0 (alpha) is a Java profiler integrated with Eclipse and it is designed for monitoring CPU, threads and memory usage of Java apps. The advantage is that it runs without preparing any launch configuration beforehand. It can automatically locate running JVMs on a local host, and can monitor Java apps on a remote host through a hostname and port number. JVM Monitor is licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1.0.

Jt7.0 has been released

November 11, 2010

Jt is a design pattern framework for the rapid implementation of Java and Android applications. It implements many well-known patterns including Data Access Objects (DAO) and GoF design patterns. The main Jt functionality is able to run on smartphones under Android. The framework itself is conceived and implemented based on design patterns (from the ground up). The framework facilitates and accelerates the implementation of applications based on design patterns. In order to provide additional productivity benefits, the framework is integrated with open source IDEs.

Java merges JRockit and HotSpot

November 9, 2010

The Java Company has progressed in its plans to merge its two Java virtual machines (JVMs), to thereby provide a single microkernel for open source GlassFish project and commercial WebLogic application servers. According to Oracle vice president of development, initial releases from the merged JVM project will begin appearing in 2011. He also said that the plan of company is to converge all the JVMs into one VM, which should roughly take about three years. The intention is to use the best of each JVM as part of their convergence efforts.

Installing the Java Runtime Environment

October 18, 2010

The Java Runtime Environment, software from Oracle, is written in the Java programming language. The program can be a either a desktop application or an program embedded on a web page using the Java web browser plug-in. The Java Runtime Environment is provided to consumer Java website for free and also it is also very easy and fast to install. Oracle has introduced the 9 easy steps to install their program.

Collaboration between Oracle and IBM

October 14, 2010

The companies Oracle and IBM decided to collaborate in the OpenJDK project in developing the open source Java environment. The aim of cooperation is to enable developers and customers to build on existing Java investments, to centre on the OpenJDK, the Java Language, the Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Hasan Rizvi, senior vice president of Oracle, said that this relationship builds on the success of the OpenJDK as the primary development platform for Java Standard Edition.

Silence of the Java independence initiative

September 24, 2010

While Java founder James Gosling has campaigned for Oracle to place Java under the jurisdiction of an independent foundation, Oracle is declining to comment at all on the notion. During a press question-and-answer session at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, executive vice president of product development at Oracle, Thomas Kurian, refused to answer the question on the Gosling's efforts. Gosling has sought to hold Oracle's feet to the fire on an effort the company supported in 2007 to have the Java Community Process become an independent, vendor-neutral standards organization.

The world’s first integrated middleware machine

September 20, 2010

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is an integrated hardware and software system engineered, tested, and tuned by Oracle to run Java and non-Java applications. Building on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud combines 64-bit x86 processors, an InfiniBand-based I/O fabric and solid-state storage with the Oracle WebLogic Server, other enterprise Java Oracle middleware products and a choice of Oracle Solaris or Oracle Linux operating system software. The software has been tuned to exploit the I/O fabric in the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud machine in order to deliver performance results 10x better than a standard application server configuration.

Mark Hurd is in talks with Oracle

September 6, 2010

According to a report in the wall Street Journal, Mark Hurd may work for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Last month, Hurd resigned unexpectedly from Hewlett-Packard and now he is in talks with Oracle. It's not clear what position he might take and this move could make a sense for Oracle.

JavaOne conference without Google

August 30, 2010

Google announces that the company won't be able to present at upcoming JavaOne conference. The conference is being held in San Francisco the week of September 19. Oracle, a sponsor of JavaOne conferece, is suing Google for patents and copyrights infringement related to Java and open source has made it impossible to freely share out thoughts about the future of Java and open source generally. It is really painful for Google, because they’ve participated in every JavaOne since 2004.

The ServerSide Java Symposium (TSSJS) 2011 is waiting for new submissions

August 25, 2010

The Symposium is a gathering place for thought leaders and innovators to examine the next generation of Java technologies. TSSJS, a conference by developers for developers, has opened its call for submissions, seeking presenters and presentations for TSSJT 2011 Vegas, March 16th-18th, 2011. Successful case study proposals will be technical presentations that address today's challenges with pragmatic, proven solutions - projects that are unique, innovative and architecturally-focused will be given preference.

Java and AS/400

August 23, 2010

Whether the information comes from the web, a database, an integrated file system, or any other entity, Java can enable this information to their users regardless of its source. Using Java and your AS/400 opens a new world of flexibility and manageability. Some of the many advantages Java + AS/400 offer: create Java applets, provide secure connections to AS/400 server, create dynamic HTML AS/400 Toolbox for Java HTML classes.

Eclipse 4.0 Early Adopters SDK Released

August 3, 2010

Last week, the Eclipse Foundation released Eclipse 4.0 Early Adopter SDK. This shouldn't be confused with the production-ready Eclipse Helios release (aka Eclipse 3.6). Rather, Eclipse 4.0 is a sneak preview of what Eclipse will look like in the future

Oracle Fixes Eclipse's Java Problem

July 30, 2010

Oracle reacted swiftly to the issues involving the rebranding of the Java 6u21 update. Since then, Oracle have re-spun the Java install, and for Windows machines, the released build is now 1.6.0_21-b07; since the problem only affected Windows, the Solaris and Linux versions remain at 1.6.0_21-b06. Oracle should be commended for reacting to, and solving, the problem so quickly.

Apache FOP 1.0 released

July 29, 2010

On Wednesday, the Apache Foundation announced the release of Apache FOP 1.0, a project that has been a decade in the making. Apache FOP, or Formatting Objects Processor, started off its life in the XML project at Apache before moving (together with Batik, a Java-based SVG renderer) to the XMLGraphics project back in 2004.

NetBeans 6.9 Release Supports JavaFX

July 28, 2010

Oracle has released version 6.9 of its popular open-source Neteans IDE. This is also the first release of the IDE to be released under Oracle's stewardship. The new release has a couple guiding themes providing an umbrella for a raft of new features, as well as many improvements.

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