According to James Gosling, often called the father of Java, the Java Micro Edition (ME) will gradually supplanted by the Java Standard Edition (SE). He said, "We’re trying to converge everything to ...

Sun Microsystems wants to send Java closer to the open-source world, yet keep it safe from harm. It will modify its licenses to make access to the Java source code easier, the Santa Clara, ...

DigiSoft.tv Inc. announced today that they have signed a global Binary Value Added Partner agreement with Sun Microsystems for the distribution of a Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) based ...

Motorola has cranked up the importance of open source software for future mobile phone design by inviting the growing community of Java Micro Edition developers to establish a complete Java ME ...

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Motorola plans to establish an open source community for the Java Micro Edition (Java ME) software stack for the mobile industry. The company plans to use the open source Apache License Version 2.0.

Sun Microsystems intends to commence open-sourcing Java by the end of this year and complete the process in 2007, according to the company's executive vice president of software, Rich Green. Last ...

In an attempt to capitalize on the huge opportunity in the embedded systems market, and the dominance of the Java programming platform, Oracle has unwrapped a new set of offerings facilitating the ...

Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple’s iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device. The JVM is ...