Oracle released a security update this week that addresses 17 critical Java vulnerabilities affecting the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Java, or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), is owned and maintained by Oracle. According to the Java website: Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java ...

Good news: Oracle says the next major version of its Java software will no longer plug directly into the user’s Web browser. This long overdue step should cut down dramatically on the number of ...

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My ZDNet colleague Ed Bott has exposed some icky practices at Oracle regarding their monetization of the end-user JRE install. Here's a better Java option for you to check out and some ...

Java Plug-in technology, included as part of the Java Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE), establishes a connection between popular browsers and the Java platform.

If you upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion, however, the JRE remains on the system and can be targeted by Java-based exploits.

What does Java Runtime Environment actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Oracle released Java 10 last week. But if you took the time to install the Java 10 JDK and poked around a bit, you'd find out that the Java 10 product was dragging around an 18.3 version label on its ...

The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.