Software from Oracle that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate language) into machine language and executes it. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the runtime engine of the Java Platform, ...

Wikipedia: A Java virtual machine is a program which executes certain other programs, namely those containing Java bytecode instructions….. JVM's are most often implemented to run on an existing ...

Java virtual machines (JVMs) are built from a variety of pieces. One is the Java language. Java bytecodes are the machine code for a JVM, and Java compilers are needed to translate from Java source to ...

Forgive me for circling repeatedly around this point, but the possibility that the Java Virtual Machine might long outlive the Java language itself is becoming increasingly intriguing to me. More ...

Users of handheld devices and personal digital assistants (PDA) that run PalmSource Inc.’s Palm OS will have access to a variety of Java-based applications through PalmSource’s partnership with ...

Move over, Java. There’s more to the Java Virtual Machine than just the Java language these days — and the field of languages for JVM is growing. Conceived as a mechanism to provide Java application ...

Java runtime maker Azul Systems recently made its flagship Zing Java Virtual Machine (JVM) available to open source developers for free for use in development, qualification and testing. The Zing JVM ...

Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle ...

In an early sign of teamwork between the software giant and Sun, Microsoft will extend support for its JVM to 2007. But distribution has been halted, along with all enhancements and bug fixes. Martin ...

A highly critical vulnerability in Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java plug-in has been discovered by a Finnish security consultant. The vulnerability could potentially allow a Web page to turn off Javas ...