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  • Oracle upgrades Java tools

    Oracle has revamped its development tools with support for the latest Java and Web services standards.

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    The company outlines plans for SQL Server, including a new lower-cost workgroup version aimed at open source and other competitors.

  • Intel programming tools edge forward

    Database giant Oracle has chosen Intel to supply crucial programming tools called compilers for creating software that runs on servers using Intel processors. The move is one of several steps Intel is taking to improve the software's utility.

  • Oracle upgrades Java tools

    Oracle has revamped its development tools with support for the latest Java and Web services standards.

  • Java camp takes cue from Microsoft

    If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival.

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    Competing players are trying to integrate Java development tools, in the face of well-organised competition from Microsoft.

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