SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems touted the server-based version of its Java software at a press conference here Tuesday, just two weeks before Microsoft is set to release rival technology. Five months ...

The boom in application servers in recent years raises the question of whether an entire new tier of computing infrastructure has been created. Application servers separate systems functions from ...

Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat. Analysts say it's difficult to measure the extent to which open-source ...