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.
Adobe has knocked open-source creative tools with executive John Loiacono claiming open-source software is not right for everything or everyone.
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.
John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems' executive vice president for software, is leaving the company to join Adobe Systems as senior vice president of its Creatives Group.
Sun Microsystems announced on Friday that it has moved to a new phase of legal and technical cooperation with longtime foe Microsoft that will involve a payment of US$1.95 billion to Sun.
Today I'm taking a dip into the most interesting patents -- and patently silly ideas -- and what manner of messed-up services may be coming to your handset before too long, including the fertility phone, smellophone and Feng Shui phone.
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop.
Scott McNealy sees glory days ahead for new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Are they cut from the same cloth?
IBM's software chief Steve Mills says a more democratic standards process would benefit everyone -- even Sun.
Constructing a new head office was a natural step in Bendigo Bank's growth. However, the bank's IT team was forced to do some creative thinking in figuring out how to upgrade and move its 20 terabyte storage area network (SAN) to the new data centre at the bank's new headquarters.
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Adobe's latest incarnation of Acrobat is top of the line, highly featured software. Just make sure you need all the bells and whistles before you pay the AU$999 price tag.
With the G5, Apple's Power Mac finally lives up to its Power Mac name.
A fun, little, rugged camera that you can bring almost anywhere without worry, even underwater.
There's more than one way to build a multichip microprocessor, according to Intel.
Why does everyone have to dump on Microsoft? Despite its antitrust troubles, the company has done some very good things for us all.
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