Oracle earlier this week announced its decision to scrap its Java browser plug-in. The plug-in, which has been a frequent target of hackers, won’t be included in the next version of the kit for Java ...

Six years have passed since I wrote “Plug into Java with Java Plug-in” for JavaWorld. My earlier article defined Java Plug-in, showed how to install version 1.2 for Netscape Communicator 4.5 and ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

Applets may no longer be in vogue, but opinions vary whether Oracle's Java Web Start is a viable alternative Oracle’s plan to dump its Java browser plug-in came as no surprise to two ISVs in the Java ...

To the uninitiated, it may have seemed like another damning headline from Oracle, intimating another nail in the coffin of the Java programming language. To the informed enthusiasts who have defended ...

Mozilla on Friday announced it has added Java 7 Update 9, Java 7 Update 10, Java 6 Update 37, and Java 6 Update 38 to its Firefox add-on block list, following yesterday’s news of a new vulnerability.

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...

Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Java Web ...