App vendor SAP joins IBM and Apple in backing the Oracle-led initiative to produce an open source Java implementation.

November 6, 2001 -- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications vendor SAP on Tuesday endorsed the Java programming language in a big way, making it an equal partner with the company's legacy ...

While arguing about programming languages with someone they asserted that Java in Windows (or x86 Linux) will always suffer a significant performance penalty compared to a SPARC architecture ...