InfoWorld

Oracle, Java, and open source

The first big open-source-related stink has emerged in the wake of the Oracle-Sun merger … and it involves MySQL, and the possible forking thereof by the original developers. The Java community has ...
Forbes

What's Driving Users Away From Oracle Java?

The Java landscape—including key players and users—is experiencing a significant shift. Oracle Java has been the most popular way to run enterprise Java applications and workloads for years. However, ...
InfoWorld

Oracle: Java subscribers can renew under old terms

Existing Oracle Java SE licensees may continue with their per-processor or per-user plans, and do not have to move to the new per-employee subscription, Oracle says. Current Oracle Java SE licensees ...
SD Times

Oracle makes significant change to its Java license

Oracle in January announced a change to its Java license that bases pricing on the number of employees in an organization, rather than on instances in use like they have in the past. “The new Java SE ...
TheServerSide

Oracle adds GraalVM Enterprise to Java SE subscription

Oracle is adding its GraalVM compiler technology at no additional cost to the Java SE subscription to help developers build microservices and do cloud-native development on the Java platform. GraalVM ...
Computer Weekly

As Java turns 30, developers switch to OpenJDK

The latest State of Java report from Azul Systems shows that the 30-year-old programming language has moved with the times and is being used for advanced applications like adding artificial ...
CRN

Azul Systems Sees Channel Opportunities In Shifting Java Space

Spurred by changes In Oracle’s Java licensing, Azul says businesses are turning to the company’s OpenJDK platform as an alternative, spurring demand through the vendor’s VAR, systems integrator and ...
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Oracle Uses JavaOne to Position Java for AI-Era Development

For a language that turned 30 last year, Java has a stubborn habit of refusing the obituary. At JavaOne 2026, Oracle’s message was not that Java needs reinvention so much as repositioning. The ...
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Java 25: Oracle’s Big-Tent Release—and a Clearer Roadmap for What’s Next

Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...
VentureBeat

Google confirms next Android version will use Oracle's open-source OpenJDK for Java APIs

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...
Computer Weekly

APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands

A large majority of technology professionals in Southeast Asia are moving their companies away from Oracle’s Java software, driven by rising licensing costs and the need to free up budget for ...