Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the availability of the first beta version of a new tool that will migrate Java code into C#, Microsoft's proprietary Java-like programming language.

When Sun introduced Java in 1995, Microsoft saw the potential in the language and its ecosystem, and attempted to implement that strategy. It introduced its own implementation of the JVM with IE3 ...

Java inventor James Gosling says he isn't losing much sleep over Microsoft these days, despite the software giant's effort to stem Java's popularity with its own Java-like language.

The Java Language Conversion Assistant version 2 is part of Microsoft's ongoing effort to entice companies to drop Java-based software in favor of Microsoft's .Net-branded tools.

Jim Cullinan, Microsoft's lead product manager for Windows, said Microsoft will ship its own JVM, written in 1997 and based on version 1.1.4 of Java. Sun wants Microsoft to ship the more modern ...