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Oracle revises plan to shut down Project Kenai
02/09/2010 - In a revision of what the company had said previously, Oracle now will enable projects hosted on the soon-to-be-shut Project
Kenai site to be moved to the java.net site.
Paul Krill,
InfoWorld
Oracle upgrades Eclipse free plug-in package
02/05/2010 - Oracle on Thursday upgraded Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g, which is a set of free plug-ins for Eclipse IDE users
to build Java EE and Web services applications for the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.
Paul Krill,
InfoWorld
Rails 3.0 beta features merger with Merb framework
02/09/2010 - Ruby on Rails 3.0, an upgrade to the popular Web development framework that features a merger with the Merb framework, has
just gone into a beta release, according to a blog post on the Ruby on Rails Web site this week.
Paul Krill,
InfoWorld
Oracle's big bear hug for Java bodes really well
02/02/2010 - It's been almost 10 months since I first pondered the possibility of an Oracle/Sun merger. Now, with the European Commission's
last objection lifted, that merger is finally a reality. Senior Oracle execs outlined their plans for Sun in a media event
Wednesday, and while most of the attention was on Oracle's forthcoming line of integrated hardware/software solutions based
on Sun technologies, there was encouraging news for Java developers, too.
Neil McCallister,
InfoWorld
Oracle unplugs Sun's virtual world
02/02/2010 - Oracle is dropping support for Sun Microsystems' Project Wonderland, a Java-based platform for developing 3-D virtual worlds,
according to a Jan. 30 post on the project's official blog.
Chris Kanaracus,
IDG News Service
Red Hat execs comment on Oracle's Java opportunity
01/27/2010 - While many will be following Apple's every move on Wednesday, those of us in the Java community will tune in that morning
to Oracle's plans for Sun products, including Java. Ahead of Oracle's road map presentation, Red Hat's CEO Jim Whitehurst
kicked off his third year at Red Hat with a State of the Union address. In his post, Jim discussed Red Hat's efforts within
the Java community:
Savio Rodrigues,
InfoWorld
Android apps for developers and IT pros
01/27/2010 - Programmers, tech support jockeys, system admins, and just about everyone else in the IT world -- they're just like the rest
of us. They can prattle on about whether the Google Nexus One is a wonderful new phone or just a knockoff of the great iPhone.
There are dozens of little enhancements, like a 5-megapixel camera with a real lens, that suggest Google and HTC collaborated
to build something wonderful. There are also dozens of quirks that might lead a discerning UI expert to the conclusion that
Apple did it first and continues to build a better device.
Peter Wayner,
InfoWorld
Sun's Scott McNealy: 'Thanks for a great 28 years'
01/27/2010 - Sun founder Scott McNealy yesterday holstered the snark and poured his heart out in a farewell letter to company employees
and stakeholders.
Paul McNamara,
Network World
AccuRev offers agile ALM suite
01/27/2010 - AccuRev on Tuesday introduced a suite of tools offering application lifecycle management for development teams using agile
methodologies, featuring software from AccuRev, Rally Software, and Urbancode.
Paul Krill,
InfoWorld
Report: Oracle plans to hire more employees than it cuts from Sun
01/27/2010 - With Oracle's anticipated purchase of Sun drawing near, company CEO Larry Ellison disclosed plans to hire 2,000 engineering
and sales employees - more workers than it's expected to cut from Sun's workforce, according a The Wall Street Journal report
posted Tuesday.
Ted Samson,
InfoWorld
Java's future uncertain under Oracle's grip
01/22/2010 - Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems' control? Vendors of Java
products seem split about the question.
Joab Jackson,
IDG News Service
Oracle to provide Sun road map next week
01/21/2010 - Oracle will provide more details about its plans for Sun Microsystems at an event next Wednesday. Meanwhile, European regulators
today signed off on the deal after much back and forth between the two sides.
James Niccolai
,
IDG News Service