Three years ago, Jini was touted as the sure path to ubiquitous computing. Naturally, a lot of things have stalled during this tumultuous time, but it seems reasonable to expect that Jini is, at least, coming into its own, right?

A well-known columnist writes that C# will be the death of Java and that those responsible will be the people at Sun Microsystems, Java's parents. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?

Microsoft jumps back into the Java world with Microsoft J# .NET. Will it stay or must it go?

An independent analysis of Microsoft's new software authoring tool says that Redmond may have hit a false note in its attempt to lure Java developers to the .NET model.

We look back at a day that has changed our world -- and look ahead to working with our professional friends in the software industry.

The recent revelation that Microsoft will end its practice of pre-loading Java technology into its new operating systems and browsers has left developers scratching their heads. Does this mean the end is near for this network programming platform?

This item from the past may be instructive regarding the recent move by Microsoft to cut Java from Windows XP in response to a recent lawsuit settlement with Sun.

The award-winning iSavvix Java Community is proving that software developers have minds of their own, despite what business analysts think.

Just as the pitchers, batters, and fielders are exactly what baseball is; just so are developers what software is.

The Agile Software Development Manifesto: "We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it."

The recent UML World show in New York City provided an opportunity to take a glance around at the evolving terrain of the Unified Modeling Language.

Day Four: These are a few of our favorite products

Day Three: Scott keeps it simple

Day Two: Mr. Joy's wired on the future

Day One: Sun execs claim hot year, more steam on way

The co-founder and chief of ObjectSpace shares his views on Sun's new network-services technology and on his firm's plans to chart its own distributed-computing course.

One Java developer isn't waiting for the promise of Jini-enabled devices to become a reality, he's forging ahead with Jini as an enterprise solution.

Early adopters of Jini technology are asking it to grant them some serious wishes, but not exactly in the realm of what you might have expected.

It's official: Jini 1.0 is out and ready to grant developers their wishes for "spontaneous" network computing. Read all about it!

Early reaction is in on the big upgrade. Here's what some experts are saying about the pro's and con's of moving to Java 2.

Sun's new participation and licensing model for Java has drawn strong reactions from leaders in the software community worldwide. Find out what they had to say in this exclusive report.

In writing about those such as Grady Booch, it is tempting to follow the advice of the reporter in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance": "When the legend becomes a fact, print the legend."

Booch is an icon in the field of software development. In this exclusive article, we look at his life and work -- in areas ranging from the Unified Modeling Language to Java.

The Sun Microsystems spokesperson says Java is ready for combat in the highly competitive enterprise battlefield.

The new Java Media Framework (JMF) 1.1 lets developers use a number of popular media types in Java apps for running synchronized multimedia on any Java-compliant browser, obsoleting the need for special plug-ins.

ObjectSpace is stirring things up with news that Jini support in its Java development platform is on the way. But the cutting-edge firm has other breakthroughs in place in its software today.

Well-known for its Java Generic Library (JGL), ObjectSpace recently brewed some new buzz with its commitment to support Jini in its Voyager development platform.

John Gage orchestrates one of the most advanced computer research groups in the world. As Sun's chief scientist, Gage represents the company in dialog with governments and institutions at the highest levels. But he has never lost sight of the goal of scientific progress, to improve all of our lives.

John Gage has gone from a leader of the anti-war movement in the Sixties to the leader of a worldwide movement to provide Internet access to schools in the Nineties -- in between, he's found the time to represent the scientific efforts of Sun Microsystems to everyone.

Vision Software's new JADE 4.0 Web application server may be in a class all its own.

The Windows Foundation Classes are an application framework for Windows based on Microsoft Corp.'s J/Direct application programming interface technology. Their architect, Anders Hejlsberg, explains what developers can expect from them.