At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Sun announced an ambitious plan for Mustang, the next release of Java Standard Edition, which is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2006.

According to James Gosling, often called the father of Java, the Java Micro Edition (ME) will gradually supplanted by the Java Standard Edition (SE). He said, "We’re trying to converge everything to ...

Sun Microsystems intends to commence open-sourcing Java by the end of this year and complete the process in 2007, according to the company's executive vice president of software, Rich Green. Last ...

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Java software developer Rick Ross isn't afraid to take on Sun Microsystems or Microsoft--and he has become something of a media darling in the process. Ross, 42, is one of the most visible members of ...

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