Java developers, with their proficiency in one of the most widely used programming languages, have a wide array of tools at their disposal to tackle the challenges of Big Data.

The Java tools market is shrinking in terms of dollars “because there’s so many free good free options out there for most of the kinds of simple Java development that people need,” he said.

Ten software vendors, including Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc. and Oracle Corp. on Tuesday announced the Java Tools Community (JTP), an organization devoted to improving interoperability ...

RoboVM is a brand new Java-to-iOS tool that has much potential. Currently at release 0.0.1, it isn’t quite ready for production as it is still missing many Cocoa bindings, and many features aren ...

Versata’s tools provided a way for developers at Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Meridian Health Care Management Inc. to build Java applications without the complexities of Java itself.

The Java tools market leader releases JBuilder 8, which is designed to offer better support for Web services and to make code management and debugging easier. Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He ...

Oracle delivers simplified Java tools The company releases JDeveloper 10g with a "framework" to simplify services-oriented Java development, in an effort to take market share from IBM and BEA Systems.

Executives from IBM and Sun Microsystems defend their positions with respect to a common tools framework for Java. Here in Part 2, Sun's Simon Phipps has his say.

In a major revision of its modular Java tool suite, Enerjy Software in the new Edition 7 have included enhancements that simplify and speed up Java coding, debugging, profiling and migration to the ...