Java SE Runtime Environment 7.0 Update 72

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) - Runtime Environment created by Sun Microsystems that allows to run and use applications written in the programming language Java. Consists of a virtual machine - Java Virtual Machine and Java-library classes. Is written in the Java language a lot of programs and games, especially those for whom mobility is important. Some Web pages are also using Java. One of the advantages of Java is its cross-platform, that is, an application written in this language can be used on different operating systems where you installed Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Key features:
automatic memory management;
advanced exception handling;
a rich set of filtering I / O;
a set of standard collections such as array, list, stack, and so on. n .;
availability of simple tools for building network applications (including using the protocol RMI);
the existence of classes that perform HTTP-requests and process responses;
built into the language tools for creating multi-threaded applications;
unified access to databases:
at the level of individual SQL-queries - based on JDBC, SQLJ;
at the level of the concept of objects to be capable of storing in a database - based on Java Data Objects (Eng.) and Java Persistence API (English.)
template support (since version 1.5);
parallel execution of programs.

What's new:
Release Notes

System requirements:
Windows 8 Desktop
Windows 7
Windows Vista SP2
Windows XP SP3 (32-bit); Windows XP SP2 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
A Pentium 2 266 MHz or faster processor with at least 128 MB of physical RAM is recommended *. You will also need a minimum of 124 MB of free disk space.