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Java is spreading into one of the last, most demanding frontiers of computing--but getting it there has required some compromises from Sun Microsystems on the basic ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems released its "real-time" version of Java this week, software designed for devices that must be able to respond to high-priority events. Sun's Java Real-Time System runs ...

For several years now, real-time versions of Java from smaller companies such as Aonix, Aicas and Apogee Software have jousted for market share. Now, large companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and ...

Because it was recently approved as an International Standards Organization PAS submitter, the J Consortium can submit its Real-Time Core Extensions specification to ISO for standardization. The ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is working with industry partners to develop a preliminary specification for real-time Java that it hopes to deliver by the end of this month, James Gosling, a Sun fellow and ...

DDC-I’s Scorpion Java development environment aims to simplify the development of hard real-time applications that combine Java, C, EC++, and Ada. Scorpion, a Java development environment, greatly ...

TimeSys has completed the Reference Implementation of the Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ). Accepted under the Java Community Process (JCP), it's downloadable for free from TimeSys' Web site.

The recent progress of the 2.0 Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) has consequences far beyond the traditional real-time programming world. This impact belies the reputation RTSJ has among many ...