The plan to meld HotSpot with JRockit is evolving, and a single JVM based on both technologies is expected within two years
Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.
Sun's Containers and Logical Domains are given new life under Oracle VM Manager
Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said Oracle chief architect Edward Screven.
Oracle details its Sun road map, aimed at returning the hardware company to profitability
Oracle will pare back Sun Microsystems' server lines and move to a build-to-order model to cut costs and get the hardware company back to profitability, Oracle executives said on Wednesday.
Oracle may control Java more tightly than Sun did
Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems'? Vendors of Java products seem split about the question.
There are no conditions attached, but Oracle has pledged to protect MySQL for five years
The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial and drawn out examination of the deal.The deal still awaits approval in other jurisdictions, including Russia and China, but approval in the European Union is a big step forward for a deal hailed by some as transformational for the entire software industry, and by others as the killer of one of the most successful open source programs in the world, the MySQL database.
MySQL separatists address Russia and China as EU assent on the deal grows likely
With the European Commission seen as virtually certain to approve Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in just a week, those campaigning to prevent the deal encompassing Sun's MySQL database unit have shifted their efforts to regulators in Russia and China.
The server is 23 percent faster than its predecessor
Sun and Fujitsu upgraded their Sparc Enterprise M3000 server, equipping it with newer hardware to deliver faster performance, the companies said on Tuesday.
Glassfish v3 application server, Netbeans 6.8 IDE, and Java EE 6 SDK among the products announced by Sun
Sun Microsystems officials introduced on Thursday Sun's upgrades to three Java-based technologies, including the company's latest implementation of enterprise Java. But they were silent on the elephant in the room: How the company's efforts might be impacted by the planned acquisition of Sun by Oracle.
The company, which has been silent while waiting to be acquired by Oracle, will discuss Java EE 6 and other software on Thursday
Sun Microsystems, which has been pretty much silent in recent months while awaiting its merger with Oracle, will open up on Thursday about the latest developments in its Java technologies.
Some users say they'll be less likely to use the open-source database if Oracle buys its owner, Sun Microsystems
Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on Friday.
Further delays in the deal could cost thousands of jobs, John Kerry says
Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked European antitrust regulators to speed up their investigation into Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, due to Sun's "deteriorating financial condition."
Oracle asks for more time to allow it to make its case for the deal
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.
The Commission's statement of objections focuses on its concerns about Oracle owning the open-source MySQL database
The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would harm competition in the database market.
The Commission's statement of objections focuses on its concerns about Oracle owning the open-source MySQL database
The European Commission has issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Sun said in a regulatory filing Monday.
Sun releases critical update to Java Runtime Environment
Sun Microsystems and Research In Motion have issued critical bug fixes for security issues with their products.
