With the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), Sun Microsystems delivers a partitioning scheme that embedded Java developers need. Whereas the Java 1-based PersonalJava specification was monolithic, the J2ME ...

Sun officially announced yesterday plans to release the source code of its Java Micro Edition (J2ME) implementation before the end of the year. Designed for deployment on embedded devices like PDAs ...

According to James Gosling, often called the father of Java, the Java Micro Edition (ME) will gradually supplanted by the Java Standard Edition (SE). He said, "We’re trying to converge everything to ...

Today at the JavaOne conference, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam announced that the company is making a strategic shift and will begin to deploy Java Platform Micro Edition-based services in its ...

Oracle's debut of Java Standard Edition 7 in July was a significant event on several fronts. The release was the first major update to the development platform in nearly five years. It also marked the ...

Sun Microsystems intends to commence open-sourcing Java by the end of this year and complete the process in 2007, according to the company's executive vice president of software, Rich Green. Last ...

"Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Last night, Oracle filed suit against Google over its Android operating system, alleging that Google was infringing on seven Java patents with Android and its Dalvik virtual machine. Oracle acquired ...

Implementing microservices in Java has become a top priority at Oracle, which is rebooting Java Enterprise Edition for microservices and cloud deployments. Meanwhile, another microservices effort for ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...