"Is it time to consider replacing Java? Java pundit and former Editor-in-Chief of TheServerSide.com, Joseph Ottinger, steps into the fray by proposing some options, alternatives, and more to the point, a reality check."
http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=61039
Update:
Oracle and IBM Collaborate to Accelerate Java Innovation Through OpenJDK
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/176988
Update:
Oracle and IBM Collaborate to Accelerate Java Innovation Through OpenJDK
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/176988