Java is the new king of foistware, displacing Adobe and Skype from the top of the heap. And it earned that place with a combination of software update practices that are among the most user-hostile ...

Even though the new Java 6 Update 41 is available for download from Oracle’s website, it is not available from Java.com and must be obtained manually. The updating feature in Java 6 installations will ...

Oracle’s Java Management Service can shine a light on which versions of Java you’re running, what apps are running on them, and which installs are outdated. Oracle is making the discovery capabilities ...