The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a software package developed by Oracle Corporation. It's designed to provide a runtime environment for applications written in Java programming language.

Oracle released its first full version of Java on Thursday, but developers have reported bugs that can crash virtual machines, corrupt data and cause errors in applications. Java Standard Edition 7 ...

Faced with an onslaught of malware attacks that leverage vulnerabilities and design weaknesses in Java, Oracle Corp. recently tweaked things so that Java now warns users about the security risks of ...

Oracle received a public slap on the wrist from the US Federal Trade Commission over Java SE, the desktop runtime for Java. The FTC announced today that it had reached a settlement with Oracle ...

The echo of 2017 has dissipated, but the Java community will still need time to digest all of Oracle's end of the year announcements -- from embracing OpenJDK to moving forward with six-month release ...

While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control ...