Java 8 release date slips again, now planned for 2014

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 20, 2013 7:39 AM EDT
The Register; By Neil McAllister
Mail this story
Print this story

Oracle has redoubled its efforts to address the recent spate of vulnerabilities related to Java running in web browsers, but the renewed focus on security has had an unfortunate side effect – namely, that Java 8 will no longer ship by its planned September 2013 release date. According to Mark Reinhold, chief architect for Oracle's Java platform group, the database giant's recent efforts to patch highly publicized security holes in the Java plug-in have sapped the resources of the ongoing Java 8 development effort.

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: News Story; Groups: Oracle

« Return to the newswire homepage

This topic does not have any threads posted yet!

You cannot post until you login.