BURLINGAME, Calif. -- The Java computing language has finally proven to be the money-maker that Sun Microsystems always insisted it would be. Everyone, except perhaps Oracle shareholders, should ...

Oracle’s commitment to invest in Java may mean it will go full-force at trying to make money off of Java, a path Sun has not pursued strongly. “I think that they will realize that they want as ...

The seeds for the infringement suit against Google and Android were sown at Sun, but it took Oracle's financial power to bring them to fruition.

Sun Chairman Scott McNealy (left) with Oracle chief Larry Ellison. With the move- valued at $7.4 billion including Sun's debt - Oracle also becomes a full-fledged hardware player. Oracle has been ...

Java is an extremely popular programming language created by another company, Sun Microsoystems, that Oracle bought in for $7.4 billion in 2009.

The highlight for us was what happens to Sun’s Java portfolio, and as it turns out, the results are not far from what we anticipated last spring: Oracle’s products remain the flagship offerings.

When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems four years ago, it quickly and ruthlessly started tearing out the unprofitable stuff.

Oracle’s plans for Java and the proposed Sun Cloud public computing platform became clearer Wednesday, with Oracle executives giving another big thumbs-up to Java but a thumbs-down to Sun Cloud.

Java is an extremely popular programming language created by another company, Sun Microsoystems, that Oracle bought in for $7.4 billion in 2009.