Open source Java development environment NetBeans has achieved top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation. NetBeans is the integrated development environment (IDE) associated first ...

Oracle, which acquired the NetBeans IDE as part of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year, said the new NetBeans IDE 7.0 release demonstrates its continuing commitment to the NetBeans community ...

Company to offer free edition of its IntelliJ IDEA technology alongside commercial version JetBrains, which has provided its IntelliJ Idea Java IDE as a commercial product, now is offering a preview ...

Sonatype is launching on Wednesday a suite of tools geared for Java developers who use the open source Apache Maven software build management system. Leveraging the Eclipse IDE, the Sonatype ...

The announcements come as Sun gears up for a major Sun ONE software launch--including a new version of its Sun ONE Application Server and an integrated software platform--on June 19 in San Francisco.

Oracle, Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems and others will add a boost of caffeine to their Java menus this week. Software makers are courting the Java faithful at the JavaOne trade show with new products ...

On the heels of settling its Java lawsuit with Sun Microsystems, Microsoft on Thursday announced a new set of software development tools and services that will allow Java programmers to support ...