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Oracle Java is the #1 programming language and development platform. It helps reduce costs, shorten development timeframes, drive innovation, and improve application services. With millions of developers running more than 73 billion Java Virtual Machines worldwide, Java continues to be the development platform of choice for enterprises and developers.

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The world’s most popular modern development platform

The world’s most popular modern development platform, Java SE is the programming language of choice for enterprise applications. Java SE reduces costs, shortens development time, drives innovation, and improves application services. Protect your Java investment with Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription, which now includes Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack (EPP) and Java Management Service.

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The best cloud platform for developing and deploying Java

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) enhances the versatility, power, and stability of Java. As the steward and leading contributor to the Java platform, Oracle continues to drive the evolution of Java in response to the demands of enterprises and to provide unparalleled expertise to support developers.

  • OCI SDK for Java: The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SDK for Java enables you to write code to manage OCI resources.
  • Simplified Java Management Service gives you insights into all your Java deployments, on OCI and on-premises.
  • Expert Java support from the stewards of Java to optimize Java apps whenever it makes sense.
  • Exclusive access to patches and updates, even beyond the end of public updates.
  • Benefits of Java SE on OCI at no additional cost.

The world’s leading platform for developing and running enterprise Java applications

Oracle WebLogic Server offers a robust, mature, and scalable implementation of Oracle Java Enterprise Edition (EE) and Jakarta EE to run enterprise Java applications in the cloud or on-premises.

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Improves security for Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices

Java Card enables secure elements, such as smart cards and other tamper-resistant security chips, to host applications based on Java technology. Store and update multiple applications on a single, resource-constrained device.

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  • Interoperable
  • Secure execution environment
  • Multiapplication, multitenant
  • Extensible and updatable

Java Management Service

Organizations often have numerous distinct versions of the Java platform installed across desktops, servers, and the cloud. Keeping outdated versions of Java in your environments can present significant security risks. Java Management Service (JMS) is a free OCI service that monitors Java deployments in the cloud and on-premises. It offers the following capabilities:

End of support for GraalVM in Java SE Products.

Oracle Java customer success

  • Situation

    “One of our largest customers was facing performance and memory issues after upgrading their system.

  • Issue

    There was huge pressure from the customer at all levels to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

  • Solution

    Once the Java Sustaining Engineering team got involved, collaborating with Oracle Support, they were able to pinpoint what was causing the issue and what changes to make in order to resolve the issue.

  • Outcome

    This solution was provided very quickly, and we received kudos from the end user’s executives as to the speed and efficacy of the solution. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the Java Sustaining Engineering Team and Oracle Customer Support.”

  • Takashi Hashizume, Senior Manager, AI Platform Division, NEC Corporation

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Oracle Java reviews

MIKS Limited Computer Software Company

"Oracle Java SE Subscription's multilingual support team is very experienced and readily available to provide instant and parallel support helping our developers to build their projects more timely and easily with no hassles."

—Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Project Manager






Rothbadi & Co. IT Services

"Instead of wasting time and money, we have been able to reduce overall costs by managing our Java estate with Oracle Java SE Subscription. This gives us a huge cost saving opportunity that significantly reduces our IT OPEX bills."

—Fortune Nwaiwu, Business Analyst






Webvalto

"For our professional customers, where reliability is a top priority, the small fee of Oracle Jave SE subscription is much more valuable than the many free platforms available for the returned value. We use it for many deployments, mostly for high-value solutions, where every small detail matters."

—Balázs Kiss, Software Developer






Corte Suprema de Justicia

"The technical support Oracle provides is highly efficient and of very good quality. Their staff is trained and has the necessary experience to solve or guide in the resolution of problems raised."

—Moris Mendez, Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos






September 16, 2025

The Arrival of Java 25

Sharat Chander | Senior Director, Java Product Management and Developer Relations

Learn about the Java 25 release and ongoing Java innovations that address modern application development.

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Technical documentation and resources

Get the details on the current—and previous—releases of Java SE. Java SE helps you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today's applications require.

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An Analyst's View of Java SE for the Enterprise

Constellation Research's Holger Mueller has a candid conversation with Oracle VP of Global Marketing for Java and GraalVM, Manish Gupta about the history and future of Java on its 25th anniversary. Gupta also explains why Oracle Java SE Subscription offers even more important benefits for modern businesses today.

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