The 30th anniversary of Java, being celebrated this year, offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on the remarkable changes ...

Sun Microsystems Inc., the world's third-largest maker of server computers, said Thursday that it would change its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Stock Market to JAVA from SUNW, effective Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems' Java is now officially an open-source project--mostly. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based server and software company officially released the software at its OpenJDK ...

Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software. Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. opened a new front in the burgeoning legal war on Microsoft Corp. on Friday by filing a private antitrust lawsuit accusing the top software maker of illegally constraining ...

A flaw in Sun Microsystems' Java software has highlighted the difficulty the company faces as flocks of tech novices start to turn to it for support. Sun disclosed a serious security flaw in its ...

Java powered sounds like a recipe for caffeine and jitters. But Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley icon with a lot to worry about lately, thinks the phrase has an upbeat, encouraging sound ...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Sun Microsystems added 2 cents to $5.29 in early action on Monday after the company said it's releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software ...