Java SE Runtime Environment 8.0 Update 25

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.

The main innovations Java SE 8:
Integration support Lisp-like lambda expressions ("closures"), developed in the framework of Lambda. Extensions of the standard libraries for parallel execution of operations on data streams, aimed at simplifying coding for multi-core processors;
Support compact profiles for deployment on hardware with limited resources, applications that do not require all the components of the platform;
New build system based on Autoconf;
Integration Nashorn, lightweight and high-performance engine JavaScript, works on top of a virtual machine Java (JVM);
New API for working with dates and times. New Calendar and Locale API;
Duplicate annotations (Repeating Annotations), allows you to apply the same type of annotation more than once in a single ad or application type.
Type annotations, which the possibility of using annotations wherever types are used, not only in the declaration;
New package with classes java.util.stream, providing Stream API with support for operations in the style of functional programming over the flow of elements;
Increased productivity in a HashMaps of collisions;
Improvement of encryption: Enable default TLS 1.2 on the client side. Strengthening algorithms for encryption with passwords. Support SNI (Server Name Indication) in JSSE Server for access over an encrypted connection to the virtual hosts on a single IP. Support for SHA-224 hashing and block cipher AEAD (Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data). A new class of java.security.cert.PKIXRevocationChecker to configure certificate revocation checking X.509. Support for hardware-accelerated AES encryption processors, Intel;
Numerous improvements in JavaFX, including new controls and DatePicker TreeTableView, class SwingNode for embedding content Swing, the new skin Modena, javafx.print package with an API for printing, class WebView, class ScheduledService, architecture support ARM, a significant expansion of resources for work with 3D-graphics (3D-shaped, camera, lighting, substseny, materials, smoothing);
Inclusion in the Java DB 10.10;
In packages java.lang and java.util added tools for parallel sorting arrays and functions encode / decode Base64.

What's new:
Release Notes

System requirements:
Windows 8 Desktop
Windows 7
Windows Vista SP2
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.