Java is spreading into one of the last, most demanding frontiers of computing--but getting it there has required some compromises from Sun Microsystems on the basic ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems released its "real-time" version of Java this week, software designed for devices that must be able to respond to high-priority events. Sun's Java Real-Time System runs ...

For several years now, real-time versions of Java from smaller companies such as Aonix, Aicas and Apogee Software have jousted for market share. Now, large companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and ...

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Because it was recently approved as an International Standards Organization PAS submitter, the J Consortium can submit its Real-Time Core Extensions specification to ISO for standardization. The ...

Javolution creator Jean-Marie Dautelle discusses different methods to reduce the worst-case execution time of Java applications by leveraging the extra processing power of multicore systems. The ...

DDC-I’s Scorpion Java development environment aims to simplify the development of hard real-time applications that combine Java, C, EC++, and Ada. Scorpion, a Java development environment, greatly ...