Corey Klaasmeyer defines grid computing and contrasts it with cluster computing. This article also leads the reader through a simple Globus Toolkit 4 grid service implementation.

Apple supports old version Because the transition to Java 1.4.1 represents an architectural change to the underlying Java implementation on Mac OS X, some technologies built on Java 1.3.1 will not ...

Connecting the 'DevOps, Agile and Java cloud native applications' dots A concise definition of both DevOps and cloud native computing is elusive, but Cisco's Ken Owens presents a unified theory that ...

On top of that, on average, Java loses to C++ by about 15%, especially when apps can be compiled for mass-scale computing (use profile-guided compilation, etc).

The new release purportedly provides improved behavior for applets in Safari and increased stability for desktop Java applications. It also includes all the improvements from Java 1.4.2 Update 1.

Akka, formerly known as Lightbend, has released Akka 3, an update to the JVM-based distributed computing platform that adds a Java SDK as well as serverless and “bring your own cloud ...

NEW YORK--Wall Street on Java Technology conference speakers acknowledged the maturity of the Java development environment last week, but users and vendors demonstrated that they are still pushing the ...

Nearly a year after it announced a partnership with IBM to push Java computing to the edge of the Internet, Akamai is unveiling a new service that will enable customers to run WebSphere-based ...