J2EE 1.4 is now official, Sun announced this week. The Java Community Process executive committee approved Java Specification Request 151 — which features J2EE 1.4 — by a 16-0 vote earlier this month.

The Java Verification Program checks applications to make sure they are compatible with various J2EE-compliant application servers. It also will test the portability of applications from app server to ...

The Apache Software Foundation’s Geronimo application server has passed the compatibility tests for Sun Microsystems’ J2EE 1.4 specification and appears set to become the next open-source application ...

A closely watched feud over Java standards moves closer to resolution, but questions over the value of that standard still linger. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

In a warming of relations between the two companies, open source software vendor JBoss Group has signed up as a member of the Java Community Process (JCP), the group that defines Sun’s Java standards.

In the "what sand was my head in" department, by way of Bob Sutor's blog comes a reminder that the Apache Software Foundation's Geronimo J2EE server project has cleared the biggest hurdle towards ...

In an attempt to prevent the Java application market from fracturing, Sun Microsystems Inc. Monday announced a Java Verification Program for testing enterprise applications to ensure their ...