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 ...

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 ...

Oracle has quietly ended all support for Java on Windows XP. As a result, the quarterly security updates scheduled for July 15 will not include any fixes for Windows XP. In an FAQ on the Java site the ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. is stripping Java support from its forthcoming Windows XP operating system, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. The software giant positions its action as a response to a legal ...

(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 ...

Microsoft Corp. is dropping the Java programming technology from its upcoming Windows operating system, a move the software giant said Wednesday is fallout from its bitter legal battle with Java ...

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 ...