Jini was still being marketed as a networking technology for consumer appliances such as DVD players and televisions when start-up Orbitz Inc. made the rather bold decision to build its business on ...

Jini is one of Java’s most exciting applications. With dynamic download of behavior, a universal code-execution platform, and simple construction of distributed systems, it promises to bring us to an ...

Java’s creators have often highlighted the JVM’s three biggest benefits: automatic garbage collection, built-in security, and the ability to load classes from any network location. Automatic garbage ...