Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

The partnership begins with a modest step: Within 30 days, the Google toolbar will become a standard part of the software people get when they download Java from Sun’s Web site. The Java Runtime ...

Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy and Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said that Sun would bundle and distribute the Google toolbar with Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in late October. Sun ...

Previously OpenOffice.org used Sun's Java Media Framework to play back audio and video in documents. It seemed to work well for a while, but as time went on Java became more outdated. So, developers ...

OpenOffice.org extensions are a quick way to add functionality. Writable in a variety of languages, including Java, JavaScript, OpenOffice.org Basic, Python, and C++, they allow developers to ...

Oracle Corp.’s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. is raising questions among users on, well, just about every aspect of the deal. What will happen, for instance to Java, OpenOffice, the ...

Sun Microsystems and Google plan to announce a collaborative effort that some analysts speculate could elevate the profile of the OpenOffice.org and Java software packages. Details won't emerge ...