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Oracle executives, with an assist from former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy (who appeared via a prerecorded video), took to the stage Sunday to champion the 20-year-old Java platform's past, present, and future.

Some insiders have recently suggested Oracle is losing interest in Java. But Oracle used the annual JavaOne conference to detail plans for future Java releases of the enterprise and standard versions, as well promote Java for the cloud and Internet of things. 

The planned Java EE 8 edition, due in 2017, will focus on HTML5, cloud enablement, and ease of use, as well as use of the model-view-controller framework and improved  security. This week Oracle is upgrading its Java application server, WebLogic Server, to version 12.2.1 for better multitenancy support, consolidation of Java workloads, and continuous availability.

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