Sun Microsystems has launched new software tools to bolster its Web services strategy. Sun executives said Friday that the company has released a starter kit, which features a tutorial and ...

Java-micro also features standardized Json logging and metrics reporting, client-side load-balancing, an interface for a service to support health checks, and built-in database migrations.

Java microservices are not simply SOA systems with a different name. Delivered in a Docker container using DevOps practices, Java microservices have many advantages over traditional SOA apps.

Java's Microservices Toolkit Gets a Quiet but Crucial Upgrade The MicroProfile Working Group, the open forum that optimizes Enterprise Java for a microservice architecture, just released their latest ...

Lightbend (formerly known as Typesafe) today unveiled a new framework for Java developers creating microservices-based applications.

Sun Microsystems delays a much-anticipated Java specification by three months to comply with Web services guidelines.