Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Note that Apple does have a Java plug-in reference in its CoreDeploy.bundle package, but in the latest update to Java 6 this plug-in is used to redirect users to download Java 7, so linking to it ...

People can get the download at the Java.com site or at Sun's download site. Searches on Yahoo, Google and other sites for the plug-in are redirected to Sun's sites.

News that Oracle plans to deprecate the Java browser plug-in in JDK 9 came as no surprise, as a growing number of browser vendors have either stopped supporting the plug-in or announced plans to do so ...

Mozilla has blacklisted unpatched versions of the Java plug-in from Firefox on Windows in order to protect its users from attacks that exploit known vulnerabilities in those versions. Mozilla can ...

Apple has released a fix for a critical Java vulnerability, while also taking further steps to distance itself from the technology, which has become a major security risk in Web browsers.

Sun disclosed a serious security flaw in its Java virtual machine software last month. The rare problem, which affects Sun's plug-in for running Java on a variety of Web browsers and operating ...