Software from Oracle that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate language) into machine language and executes it. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the runtime engine of the Java Platform, ...

Java virtual machines (JVMs) are built from a variety of pieces. One is the Java language. Java bytecodes are the machine code for a JVM, and Java compilers are needed to translate from Java source to ...

Forgive me for circling repeatedly around this point, but the possibility that the Java Virtual Machine might long outlive the Java language itself is becoming increasingly intriguing to me. More ...

Interview: Java’s next era is shaped by cloud costs, AI-driven load and the need for deterministic performance. Gil Tene ...

Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle ...

Bali, Indonesia--BEA Systems has come up with its own microkernel operating system by stretching Java down to the Hypervisor level. The system promises to radically increase performance and to give ...

As computer hardware gets cheaper and faster, administrators managing Java based servers are frequently encountering serious problems when managing their runtime environments. While our servers are ...

Enterprise Java platform Azul Systems Inc. today announced the acquisition of Payara Services Ltd., a global enterprise-grade ...

Some Internet appliance and embedded device developers have concluded that current implementations of the Java specifications are either functionally incomplete for their use, too slow, too unreliable ...

A highly critical vulnerability in Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java plug-in has been discovered by a Finnish security consultant. The vulnerability could potentially allow a Web page to turn off Javas ...

The Java ecosystem is growing and evolving—thankfully. And that means better business applications for real-world scenarios, and more opportunities for Java programmers to get involved in everything ...

Due to economic slowdowns, network carriers are waiting for demand to recover before they replace or expand aging network infrastructure equipment. When the market rebounds, expect rapid jockeying for ...