Java stories - Page 2

Today we are joined by Georges Saab, who is the VP of development for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, and chair of the OpenJDK Governing Board.

At some point in your life, it is likely that you would have heard of, utilised, or even worked with Java software in your day to day life.

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 18, the latest version of the company's programming language and development platform.

Log4J software bug, aka Log4Shell, sparks concern as it affects various platforms. Norton Labs offers advice on protecting systems and applications.

The widely-used java logging library, log4j, has been actively exploited, according to an update from CERT NZ and Catalyst.

SmartBear expands API design by adding IntelliJ IDEA support, providing API developers with a familiar tool to improve productivity.

Red Hat has brought its JBoss enterprise application platform to Microsoft Azure, helping to ease the transition to the cloud for traditional Java applications.

Software architecture, Java and machine learning are amongst the top programming skills ranked by software engineers as important to their role in 2021.

Oracle has released Java Card 3.1, an open application platform for IoT device security, providing flexible ways to meet hardware and security requirements.

The application server has received full certification for Oracle Cloud, marking a continuation of SAP application support on Oracle infrastructure.

Urgent call for updates: Apache Struts hit by critical vulnerability, CVE-2017-9805, risking remote code execution.

Raritan announces new features for its Dominion SX II products, including Java-free access and control of remote devices.

What do we have in store for the software community in 2017? Burke Holland shared with us his expert predictions.

Qualcomm ups the ante in data centres with its first 10nm server chip, promising power efficiency and performance.

Digital business increases demand for mainframes, according to a BMC survey of over 1200 executives and tech professionals.

The tech world is booming - as a result, coding skills are in high demand, with related jobs paying significantly more than the average position.

Azul Systems partners with Chelmer to offer New Zealand financial services customers access to its Java Virtual Machine.

ControlNow offers a solution that provides web protection, antivirus and patch management. These defences make a business harder to attack.

Failing to update Java software is the number one cause of privacy and security breaches online in New Zealand.

Twitter blogged yesterday that an attack took place over 'just a few moments' before it was noticed by Twitter staff and shut it down.

The recently discovered vulnerability has been finally patched by Oracle, but exploitation continues on computers that have not been updated.

Oracle releases critical Java update to tackle security vulnerabilities after US-CERT warning, boosting default security settings to 'high'.

Oracle working on fixing security issues with Java following recent problems - US-CERT warns of vulnerability.

Security firm expected to comment on the Java software security scare as researchers claim they knew about vulnerabilities since April.