Sun Microsystems announced plans Monday to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download. The new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows Java applications--from ...

Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in the ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Microsoft will include software for running programs based on the Java programming language in an update to its Windows operating ...

(IDG) -- Microsoft Corp. disclosed Wednesday that it won't include the code needed to run Java applications in its Windows XP and future operating systems. The decision is part of a planned phase-out ...

Oracle has dispelled rumors that the upcoming security update for Java 7 and those it will release in the future might not work on Windows XP. “We expect all versions of Java that were supported prior ...

How important is Microsofts ability to bundle technologies into its Windows operating system? Crucial, and its not just Microsoft that thinks so. As Microsoft asked a federal appeals court to ...

Sun Microsystems said yesterday that Microsoft Corp.'s decision to exclude tools for reading Java-enabled programs and Web sites in its forthcoming operating system will have only a minor effect on ...