"Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source.

The company plans to share a modest chunk of code, an experimental user interface called Project Looking Glass.

The region's first "smart city" is being built at the future Ashburn Metro station on the Silver Line — developers are "baking-in" technology from the ground up.

The latest edition of Navigant Research’s Smart City Tracker includes smart city projects in 221 cities, a quarter of which are deploying smart street lighting ranging from initial pilots to ...

Raleigh Smart City Manager John Holden on how he's using tech to make government work more efficiently, bridging pockets of innovation among neighboring jurisdictions and the upcoming Connected ...

On May 22, Iveda Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVDA) announced it has initiated its smart city rollout in Manila, Philippines, which is the 8th most populated city worldwide. The initial contract is ...

Building a smart city from the ground up is a complex challenge that requires the cooperation of multiple stakeholders — such as governmental institutions, large enterprises, and small ...

Source code for Java already is available and has been for 10 years, he said. The current model for Java is close to an open source model, Gosling said.

In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, an experimental user interface for ...

Sun Microsystems wants to send Java closer to the open-source world, yet keep it safe from harm. It will modify its licenses to make access to the Java source code easier, the Santa Clara, Calif ...