After years of bad press caused by security problems associated with the component, Oracle is eliminating the Java browser plug-in in its JDK 9 release.

Part 2 of this four-part series on Java SE Web services showed how to use the JAX-WS API to develop SOAP-based Web services. JAX-WS also supports RESTful-based Web services, which this article ...

Java has a major competitive advantage that .NET lacks: the ability to safely run on-line demos, via both Java WebStart (JWS) and applets. The fact that this isn’t already being leveraged in an ...

For the few occasions where a person does need Java, such as accessing a business payroll site, they advise using a separate browser that runs Java.

However, Java or ActiveX graphs can be modified interactively during a browser session. For example, you can change the graph type from a bar chart to a pie chart, and then change the colors of the ...

For the few occasions where a person does need Java, such as accessing a business payroll site, they advise using a separate browser that runs Java.

Oracle has announced that it'll soon be killing off the Java browser plugin, news that security-conscious users and IT professionals will no doubt welcome with open arms.