Oracle, IBM Collaborate To Accelerate Java Innovation Through OpenJDK

The two companies will make OpenJDK the primary location for Open Source Java SE development. The collaboration will center on the OpenJDK project, the open source implementation of the Java Standard Edition specification, the Java Language, the Java Development Kit, and Java SE Runtime Environment. Oracle and IBM will support the recently announced OpenJDK development roadmap, which accelerates the availability of Java SE across the open source community. “IBM Oracle and other members of the Java community working collaboratively in OpenJDK will accelerate the innovation in the Java platform,” said Rod Smith, Vice President, Emerging Technologies, IBM. “Oracle and IBM’s collaboration also signals to enterprise customers that they can continue to rely on the Java community to deliver more open, flexible and innovative new technologies to help grow their business.”