IBM has begun participating in open-source Java project Harmony and intends to contribute code to the initiative, according to a Big Blue executive.
Open-source Java software company JBoss Group said on Monday that it will participate in the Sun Microsystems-controlled process that dictates the technical direction of Java software.
Software consortium Eclipse will launch a new set of tools next year, which will incorporate the latest Java specification code-named Tiger.
Sun Microsystems and open-source software maker JBoss Group have resolved a long-standing dispute over a key Java standard.
IBM and open-source Java software company JBoss Group are in discussions to spearhead a Java standardisation effort aimed at cooling off the growing popularity of Microsoft's C# language.
Software consortium Eclipse will launch a new set of tools next year, which will incorporate the latest Java specification code-named Tiger.
Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.
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