WebAssembly JVM promises to run ‘very large’ unmodified Java applications in modern browsers without plugins or a Java installation.

That said, what it recommends as a replacement is still a Java-based technology for launching full applications from a browser link. Flash and Java are the two biggest holdouts in ridding the Web ...

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 ...

A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE ...

Oracle is taking the final step to rid the web of its terrible Java browser plugin. While the plugin started off life back in the ‘90s as an innocent way to bring app-like features to browsers ...

While Apache continues to rule the web server roost, a host of lighter and zippier web and application servers may now be a better choice to host your high-performance web-based apps. They focus ...

However, it has the drawback of not being practical in some environments, especially business ones where Java-based Web applications are necessary for important operations.

E*Trade provides a very impressive, Java-based application for monitoring stocks' prices and linking back to their Web-based trading application. The JNLP file is delivered through the browser, and ...

Next year, the Java browser plug-in, which is frequently the target of Web-based exploits, will be retired by Oracle.

Oracle has announced that that it is finally killing off its Java browser plugin, the company has said that the technology will be removed from the Oracle Java Development Kit in the near future.