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  • Sun: Where's the Java payoff?

    Sun launches its annual JavaOne conference with a new determination to reverse its fortunes. For all its popularity, Java has made more money for competitors than for the company that invented it.

  • Sun: JavaFX can take on Flash

    This week at Sun's JavaOne conference,the company introduced JavaFX, a rich Internet application environment set to compete with Adobe Systems' AIR and Microsoft's Silverlight.

  • Schwartz: Java FX can take on Flash

    Java FX -- which is geared to make it easier to build flashy Web sites and Java desktop applications -- is ready to take on Adobe Systems' Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight software, according to Sun Microsystem's chief executive.

  • Sun plans Linux software push

    Sun Microsystems plans to expand its Linux software portfolio substantially over the coming year, including a version of its Java server software suite.

  • Sun prepares Linux for Australian enterprise desktops

    Sun Microsystems has stated its intention to prise corporate desktops away from Windows with its newly-arrived Linux desktop solution.

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  • Sun bets on free Java tool

    Sun Microsystems will release a free version of its Java application server, a move designed to encourage more developers to build programs on the software foundation.

  • Gosling: Rebirth of Java on desktops

    Java has come full circle, and James Gosling has watched the 12-year journey. Gosling, who helped invent the Java programming language, talks about how Sun Microsystems plans to return Java to its roots and the role of the newly launched JavaFX Script.

  • Sun's Mad Hatter, Orion debut in Australia

    Sun Microsystems will introduce a flat-fee licensing model with the launch of new enterprise software products, with Telstra expected to be its first customer.

  • Sun goes on the software offensive

    commentary Scott McNealy has taken the bull by the horns and announced two software bundles aimed at Microsoft's desktop market and IBM's middleware customers.

  • Is Java cooling off?

    Sun tries to quell dissension among Java backers while fending off Microsoft. Is Sun really losing control of the Java franchise? Additional reading: Sun: Open-source Java will happen

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