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  • IBM steps into open-source Java project

    IBM has begun participating in open-source Java project Harmony and intends to contribute code to the initiative, according to a Big Blue executive.

  • Is Java cooling off?

    When Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy took the stage at the fifth JavaOne conference in 2000, he could barely contain himself as he described Java's runaway success.

  • Sun readies Java app servers

    Sun Microsystems plans to begin beta testing the high-end versions of its Java application server next month and release them by the end of the year.

  • BEA readies 'Diablo' server

    BEA Systems said it will release a test version of its latest WebLogic Server software later this month, and the company also detailed product delivery plans for next year.

  • IBM to make Java database open source

    Raising its stakes in open-source software, IBM plans to create an open-source project around Cloudscape, a specialised Java database, CNET News.com has learned.

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  • Sun reluctant to make Java open source

    Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive said.

  • Sun prepares Java server update

    Sun Microsystems will deliver a full-featured version of its Java server product line in the second half of next year, a Sun executive said on Thursday.

  • Eclipse Java tools will swallow Tiger

    Software consortium Eclipse will launch a new set of tools next year, which will incorporate the latest Java specification code-named Tiger.

  • IBM accelerates Lotus consolidation

    IBM has quietly consolidated management of its Lotus software division within Big Blue's portal organisation.

  • Java does the business

    After the initial hype following its introduction, has the computing world lost its addiction to Java? Not on your life.

Reviews (1)

  • Netscape 6 sets a new standard

    Netscape 6 is a total rewrite--in fact, its predecessor, Communicator 4.7, has more in common with Microsofts' Internet Explorer than it does with Netscape 6.

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