Leading Competitors of Java Technologies
The history of Java technology started from the innovations of the company Sun Microsystems which founded the Java technologies. With Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems, the future of Java may seem uncertain or perhaps even fruitful. Either way, it seems that Oracle is now in charge of Java's destiny.
Oracle, however, must remain cautious of a number of rival companies which continue to innovate Java technologies to greater heights. These Java leaders include SpringSource, JBoss, Apache Software Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation. Each of these rivals made significant contributions to the architecture of Java, despite Sun's original establishment of the Java code and system. Nevertheless, for now Oracle will surely remain as the leading competitor of Java. Though Spring Framework, which came about in 2004, has been receiving much attention with an estimate 3 million downloads.