Sun Microsystems hopes to sell a version of Java to phone companies that will bring network access to the world's computers, executives said at the JavaOne trade show in the US this week.
Sun Microsystems' Java is now officially an open-source project mostly.
The Eclipse framework and 20 of its applications will be updated at the end of this week when Europa replaces Callisto.
Sun Microsystems will begin releasing significant open-source Java components this year and also will extend the collaborative strategy to the gadget version of the software technology.
Sun Microsystems has settled a patent suit brought by Eastman Kodak relating to Java software, agreeing to license Kodak's patents for US$92 million.
Sun Microsystems' Java Card technology, which is used to identify millions of mobile phone users, is expected to come to PCs as well, a Sun executive said.
The Apache Software Foundation launches a project to develop Web application software based on Sun's Java.
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One of the first security bulletins to rate Microsoft's new, tougher Critical criteria is MS02-069, includes notice of a COM Object Access Vulnerability that may let attackers run untrusted Java applets.
Microsoft and its allies have quietly expanded an effort to gain acceptance for C#, the software giant's competitor to Java and a foundation for its next-generation Internet services.
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