The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss. The Java ecosystem is home to an ...

The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open-source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun Microsystems has initially welcomed. Project Harmony, which was formally proposed Friday, ...

The software company introduces JBuilder X, an overhaul to its Java programming tool intended to simplify Web application and Web services development. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Oracle and Apple on Friday announced the OpenJDK project in a move that will give Java a stable port on the Mac OS X. There are a lot of ways to read between the lines on this Oracle-Apple agreement.