When the process subsequently makes a system call that passes this descriptor, the kernel routes the call to the proper device. Obviously, this sort of approach won't work for a driver written in Java ...

BEA Systems has created a version of its Java application server designed for virtualization technology, using an approach that cuts the operating systems out of the picture. At the company's ...

An appeals court rules that Google violated Oracle's copyright when it built a version of Java for the Android operating system, in the latest twist in an 8-year saga.