After extensive beta testing, Sun Microsystems has released update 10 of its Java Platform Standard Edition 6, with many significant enhancements.

On 21 October 2008, Sun Microsystems released update 10 of its Java Platform Standard Edition 6, usually abbreviated to Java SE 6u10 or (using the internal version number for this update) release ...

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a development environment for building Java applications and applets that can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JDK includes a variety of development ...

May 9, 2007 Sun Microsystems has taken one of the final steps on the road to keeping its promise to move its Java platform to open source, as announced at this week's JavaOne event. The Santa Clara, ...

The Java JDK is necessary for developing and running Java applications. It includes the most commonly used version of Java SE (Standard Edition) Development Kit.

Developers should download the JDK package (Java Development Kit) and non-developers should get the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) package. You don't need both.