51 vulnerabilities have been patched in the latest Java security update, the first of a new quarterly cycle. Until now, Java’s official patch release schedule has been three times a year – although the emergence of dangerous zero-day exploits have forced Oracle to issue two out-of-cycle...

Running the rule over the open source integration framework Tutorial: Integrating with Apache Camel Since its creation by the Apache community in 2007, the open source integration framework Apache Camel has become a developer favourite. It is recognised as a key technology to design...

Exploring the future of the JVM at JavaOne When Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle three years ago, to say that the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) ecosystem was overgrown was to put it mildly. As Java Platform Group JVM architect, Mikael Vidstedt found himself faced with the...

Spring creator Rod Johnson joins Hazelcast board  Rod Johnson, creator of the Spring Framework, is to join Hazelcast, the company behind the in-memory data grid technology of the same name. The move is part of an investment round, which saw Johnson and Bain Capital Ventures together...

 It may not be Halloween for another month or so, but a grim blog post from security expert Christopher Budd will send a shiver down the spine of users with desktop Java still installed. As we reported last week, Java’s security issues have become even more complex this year, with a new raft of super-skilled hackers capable of targeting its...

    Well, it’s near one deadline Developers now able to get their hands on Java 8 preview Oracle has now released the preview test build of Java SE 8, intended for broad testing by developers – although the much delayed general-release development kit will be percolating...

The little Big Data project that could  Apache Cassandra v2.0 unleashed The Apache Software Foundation announced the launch of a second version of open source, big data distributed database  Apache Cassandra this week. Used by mega sites like Netflix, CERN, Reddit,...

The top ten coolest features in NetBeans IDE 7.4 NetBeans IDE 7.4 is all about letting you work with JDK 8 previews, enabling you to integrate...

Fixing Java Production Problems with Application Performance Management Tracking down issues in a production system can be a nightmare, but application performance management systems such as New Relic – which combine isolated log files and network and database monitoring – can...

JBoss unveil new nonblocking web server Undertow Chris Mayer July 09, 2013 Two months on from a radical name change to WildFly, the application server formerly known as JBoss AS has a new “high performance” and “nonblocking” server standing alongside...

SpringSource release asynchronous framework ‘Reactor’    SpringSource have released a “foundational framework” for asynchronous JVM applications called Reactor. Available on GitHub, it’s designed for event and data-driven applications that require very high throughput...

Java EE 7 with JAX-RS 2.0 brings several useful features, which further simplify development and lead to the creation of even more-sophisticated, but lean, Java SE/EE RESTful applications. Adam Bien introduces us to one of the key features of Java EE 7. Reprinted with...

Oracle Java EE Expert Arun Gupta provides glimpses into Java EE 7. Reprinted with permission from the Oracle Technology Network, Oracle Corporation. At the annual IOUC (International Oracle User Community) Summit, held January 14–16, 2013, at Oracle headquarters in Redwood...