Sun Microsystems this week released a new version of its Java software development tool with support for Web services. Sun previously released test versions of the tool and Web services technology.

Java is still awesome, just not so much as a browser plugin. edit: Think about C. Allowing people to run scripted C code downloaded from a web site is probably the least safe thing one could dream up.

Bit9 released a report last week underscoring the ongoing security risk to the enterprise posed by outdated versions of Java still up and running on company machines -- versions of the platform with ...

Security researchers have confirmed that the latest version of Oracle’s Java software framework is vulnerable to Web hacks that allow attackers to install malware on end users’ computers. “We have ...