Embedded systems are computer systems embedded into complete devices, whose dedicated functions reside within a larger mechanical or electrical system. Typically used in both industrial and consumer ...

Oracle announced Tuesday two new products aimed at Java developers working in the mobile-and-embedded space. The new Java ME Embedded 3.2 is a client runtime optimized for microcontrollers; the new ...

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Oracle will introduce on Tuesday a version of embedded Java intended to boost the platform’s prominence in the realm of networked devices. The company also will roll out a middleware stack geared for ...

Michael Mathews of Montavista explains how the combination of anembedded Linux OS and Java technologies can provide a option forflexible project development. Today we are witnessing the dawning of a ...

You probably hold with the conventional view that the Java language cannot be used for embedded programming. According to this view, implementations of the Java language are (1) too slow, (2) too big, ...

Key to a software approach is flexibility. A variety of alternatives are available for different processors, operating systems (OSs), and development environments. Java applications can be easily ...

In an attempt to capitalize on the huge opportunity in the embedded systems market, and the dominance of the Java programming platform, Oracle has unwrapped a new set of offerings facilitating the ...

A California-based software company is offering a certified and supported open source development platform which it says will allow Java to become a standard platform for internet of things designs.

This article discusses how to use GCJ, part of the GCC compiler suite, in an embedded Linux project. Like all tools, GCJ has benefits, namely the ability to code in a high-level language like Java, ...

Using Java with its “Java virtual machine,” or JVM, technology that allows the same code to run on multiple hardware devices and operating systems sounded good to Kai Werther, director of diagnostic ...