Gary Krakow tests Sun Microsystems' new operating system based on Java and Linux called the Java Desktop System.

BEA gets virtualization religion, builds edition of Java virtual machine that runs on VMware's hypervisor.

JavaOS: A Sun-built Java operating system, intended for networked computers with relatively little local hardware and software. JDBC: Java DataBase Connectivity, a Java equivalent of Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft does not have to incorporate Sun Microsystems Inc ‘s Java programming language in the Windows operating system, a federal appeals court ruled, overturning an earlier decision.

JNode (Java New Operating System Design Effort) is an open source Java operating system available for personal use. Version 2.0 supports J2SE 5, with the exception of annotations.

BEA Systems has created a version of its Java application server designed for virtualization technology, using an approach that cuts the operating systems out of the picture. At the company's ...