Porting of Java Reference Implementation Marks a Major Milestone, Enabling Native Execution of Enterprise, Cloud, and Big Data Applications on Prodigy ISA OpenJDK is the free, open-source reference ...

Storm is a big data framework that is similar to Hadoop but fine-tuned to handle unbounded data streams. In this installment of Open source Java projects, learn how Storm builds on the lessons and ...

On Thursday at the show, a panel of Java industry experts including Gosling will debate the myriad issues surrounding whether Java should adopt a new, open-source community model rather than remain ...

More than a 1,000 Docker Hardened Images (DHI) are now freely available and open source for software builders, under the Apache 2.0 license. Docker is a popular platform that enables developers to ...

It's not uncommon nowadays for useful apps and services to require a subscription or a one-time purchase. But there are plenty of free open-source programs. This free availability is one of the ...

After a seemingly endless series of pre-announcements and forward-looking briefings, Sun Microsystems has finally begun the process of making Java open source. Better still, it's doing it for real: ...

Did you know that many of the tools you use every day have free, open-source alternatives that are just as good as—or even better than—their expensive commercial counterparts? Open-source software is ...

Overview:  Open-source big data tools help businesses handle large amounts of information faster and more efficiently.Popular ...

One of the more welcome pieces of news for attendees at last week’s JavaOne conference was changes Sun Microsystems Inc. announced to allow open-source implementations of its Java specifications.