Starting in April, Oracle will treat JAR files signed with the MD5 hashing algorithm as if they were unsigned, which means modern releases of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) will block those JAR ...

The Oracle JRE provides Java runtimes from Oracle project. No versions of the JRE are available be default due to licensing restrictions. Instead you will need to create a repository with the Oracle ...

java_bins: [ 'javah', 'javap', 'jmap', 'extcheck', 'pack200', 'jrunscript', 'jinfo', 'jcontrol', 'jmc', 'keytool', 'schemagen', 'jjs', 'jvisualvm', 'policytool ...

When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems four years ago, it quickly and ruthlessly started tearing out the unprofitable stuff. Sun was a company run by engineers, a Xerox-PARC-like outfit where a cool idea ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Java landscape—including key players and users—is experiencing a significant shift.

As it switches to a paid support model for Java, Oracle may leave a considerable amount of money on the table for competitors to swoop in and grab. Although many customers will continue to choose to ...