The Java programming language is deployed on a variety of computing platforms that application development businesses can leverage for sales. Java runs on desktop and laptop computers as well as ...

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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 ...

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced the beta release of the still incubating version of Apache NetBeans 9.0. This release comprises all the modules in the Apache NetBeans Git repository, ...

Apache NetBeans Community approved the first release candidate of NetBeans 9.0 at the end of May, and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has provided a near-complete list of features for this ...

The crux of the NetBeans 5.5 update is compliance with Java EE 5, which was released in May. The integrated development environment (IDE) for Java application development now offers a host of tools ...

NetBeans, the open source IDE championed by Sun Microsystems, is being fitted with additional capabilities this week for development teams and scripting languages. Similar to other projects, though, ...

NetBeans enables developers to create applications in different programming languages. To keep up with changing technology, NetBeans frequently updates versions of their product. However, NetBeans ...

Major players in software are making plays in data management and software development. BEA Systems is looking to spread its wings in data visualization, and Microsoft and Sun are reinforcing their ...

Eclipse isn't the only open-source development tool for Java. Before Eclipse, it was NetBeans. Now, NetBeans 4 takes on the latest Java 5.0 features. It also incoporates improvements in a number of ...

Oracle will join the board of the Eclipse consortium, an IBM-sponsored project to develop an open-source tool for developing Java applications. IBM set up Eclipse in November with a $40 million ...

Two weeks ago, the chief executives at Oracle and Sun Microsystems united on stage to tout their partnership, but already the two companies aren't seeing eye to eye on one issue. The companies differ ...