Sun leaves mobile-specific Java behind

One area where Sun Microsystems` Java caught on was in mobile phones, but a leader of the project is working to eventually replace the mobile-specific version of the software, says News.com.

Java Standard Edition (SE), geared for desktop computers, will gradually supplant Java Micro Edition, as technology improvements let more computing power be packed into smaller devices, said James Gosling, the Sun VP often called the father of Java.

"We`re trying to converge everything to the Java SE specification. Cellphones and TV set-top boxes are growing up," Gosling said at a Java media event. "That convergence is going to take years."

SuSE Linux has patched a number of flaws in Sun Microsystems` Java software that could allow a hacker to take control of a user`s system, reports VNU Net.

The vulnerabilities could allow a remote user to bypass system security, gain system access, expose sensitive information and manipulate data.

Security monitoring Web site Secunia rated the vulnerability as `highly critical` in an advisory.

Sentilla has introduced a software suite adapted for Java applications to run on low-power microprocessors, says PC World.

The Sentilla Software Suite lets users develop and deploy Java-based software on tiny, low-power microprocessors embedded on devices. Users can wirelessly manage those applications using the platform, said Joe Polastre, CTO and co-founder of Sentilla.

The platform allows millions of Java developers to create applications for microprocessors present in objects that communicate with each other, Polastre said.