Citing security and market forces as primary factors, Oracle said it will drop support for the Java browser plug-in in JDK 9.

Now Oracle is doing the same, somewhat. Of course, it isn't dropping the ball on Java entirely but it is announcing the inevitable and probably demise of the Java web browser plugin.

The technology company Oracle is retiring its Java browser plug-in. The software is widely used to write programs that run in web browsers. But Oracle said modern browsers were increasingly ...

Oracle earlier this week announced its decision to scrap its Java browser plug-in. The plug-in, which has been a frequent target of hackers, won't be included in the next version of the kit for ...

Security experts are lukewarm on Oracle’s security plans for the Java browser plug-in, largely because they don’t address code innate to the platform’s security sandbox which has been ...

Oracle on Wednesday announced specific plans to kill the Java browser plugin and has advised users to start migrating to other technologies.

The technology company Oracle is retiring its Java browser plug-in.

Next year, the Java browser plug-in, which is frequently the target of Web-based exploits, will be retired by Oracle.

Oracle has announced that that it is finally killing off its Java browser plugin, the company has said that the technology will be removed from the Oracle Java Development Kit in the near future.

Oracle has finally decided and announced the elmination of its Java browser plugin officially. The company will remove it completely in JDK 9 release.

Now that Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari stopped or will soon stop supporting NPAPI web plug-ins*, Oracle thought it best to accept the Java plug-in's fate and let it go. The company has ...