Oracle

Oracle | October 08, 2014

Looking to revive interest in Java as a platform for building applications that stretch from the enterprise to emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Oracle has enhanced the embedded versions of Java while revealing that work has begun on a JDK 9 Project in the OpenJDK community.JDK 9 is a prototype of Java SE. New features being developed include Process API Updates to improve the control and management of operating system processes as well as Improve Contended Locking and Segmented Co...

Oracle | October 01, 2014

Oracle is renewing its push to promote Java as a platform for developers to build applications for small devices and the Internet of things, though Oracle’s Chief Java Architect Mark Reinhold said this week that Java does not yet scale well onto smaller devices.Specifically, the company is promoting parity between Java ME (Micro Edition) 8 and SE (Standard Edition) 8. Developers leveraging these platforms can apply their skills from very small devices up to servers, he said. “This is...

Channellife | January 14, 2020

Avnet is launching a new IoT-specific partner programme designed to provide developers with a place to build complete IoT solutions. Using Avnet's IoTConnect platform, powered by Microsoft's Azure IoT Suite, developers can connect devices that address both the software and hardware needs of IoT solutions. Avnet will be adding a comprehensive marketplace in the coming months, which will allow a developer to write IoT applications to its platform and offer the...

Tech Radar | January 13, 2020

The risks of cybersecurity are more complex than ever. Due to the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), by 2020 every person will generate 1.7 megabytes of information per second. As new technologies evolve, cyber criminals adapt and discover new hacking methods to apprehend sensitive data. AI and IoT have the potential to revolutionise society, but what happens when these new technologies are weaponized by cyber criminals? Unless hardware-based endpoint security...