Java has a major head start, and Microsoft's limited open source strategy could be too little too late ...

The Java creator says it is considering an open-source model for its Java Enterprise System.

The open source and free software communities have embraced Java, and the fruits of that relationship are starting to show.

Oracle is ramping up software audits to catch Java license dodgers – and analysts say to look elsewhere.

Four in five (79%) organizations have either migrated, are migrating, or plan to migrate to open source Java, with nearly as many (73%) Oracle Java users having audited their setup in the past ...

Oracle said this week it plans to transfer management of the Java EE project to an open-source foundation, such as Apache or Eclipse.