JavaOne Conference Announces General Session Speakers From AMD, Intel
Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems
JavaOne Pavilion Showcases Themed Technology “Villages”
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON) April 16, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA), today announced the speakers for
the 2008 JavaOne(SM) conference General Sessions, as well as details on
JavaOne conference Pavilion “villages”,
areas of the exhibit hall focused around particular themes. Full details
on the General Sessions are available at: http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/sessions/general/index.jsp.
Registration details are available at: http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/registration.jsp.
The 2008 JavaOne conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to
hear from industry leaders and other technology experts - those
programming directly in Java(TM) technology and those looking at it from
new perspectives including scripting, RIA, open source and more. Once
again, John Gage, chief researcher and director of the Science Office at
Sun, will return as the host for the 2008 JavaOne conference. For the
latest headline news and announcements, developers are encouraged to
subscribe to the JavaOne conference RSS feed at: http://developers.sun.com/rss/javaone.xml.
More than 125 exhibitors, including the following cosponsors, will be
participating in the 2008 JavaOne conference:
Platinum Cosponsors –
AMD, Intel, Motorola, Oracle
Cosponsors –
BEA, Blackberry, BluAge, IBM, InterSystems, JBoss, Microsoft, NAVTEQ,
Parasoft, SAP, Terracotta
In addition, this year's JavaOne Pavilion will feature more than 50
companies that are first time participants in the Conference, including
nearly 20 startup companies.
2008 JavaOne Conference General Sessions
For those unable to attend the Conference in person, Sun will host live
webcasts of all the 2008 JavaOne conference General Sessions from the
JavaOne website – http://java.sun.com/javaone.
Tues. May 6th - 8:30-10:30am - Rich Green, executive vice president,
Software at Sun
Tues. May 6th - 1:30-3:00pm - Robert Brewin, distinguished engineer and
Software CTO at Sun
Tues. May 6th – 3:20-4:20pm - Jeet Kaul, vice
president of Client Software Group at Sun
Weds. May 7th - 8:30-9:15am – Oracle General
Session - Thomas Kurian, senior vice president of development for Oracle
Middleware platform products, including Oracle Application Server and
development tools
Weds. May 7th – 5:30-6:15pm - AMD General
Session - Leendert vanDoorn, senior AMD fellow
Thurs. May 8th – 8:30-9:15am - Intel General
Session - Douglas W. Fisher, vice president, Software and Solutions
Group and general manager, Systems Software Division at Intel Corporation
Thurs. May 8th - 5:30-6:15pm - Motorola General Session - Christy Wyatt,
vice president, Software Platforms and Ecosystem at Motorola, Inc.
Fri. May 9th - 8:30 am - 10:30 am - James Gosling - vice president and
Sun fellow
JavaOne Pavilion Villages
The JavaOne Pavilion has several special areas that are each focused
around a particular theme, including:
Startup Exhibitor Alley
Host companies that are first-time participants in the Conference.
Attendees can meet with smaller, creative companies introducing their
innovative solutions and services to the global Java technology
community. Participants include: Active Enpoints, Applet Systems,
ClearApp, Control Tier Software, Determyne, Hello2Morrow, JINSPIRED,
Kaizen Technologies, Meetup, Mobile Distillery, Numiton, Protecode,
Related Content Database, Sentilla, Twisted Pair, Vringo, WebTide, ZK.
Mobility and Device Village
Java(TM) Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) is the most ubiquitous mobile
application platform powering eight out of 10 mobile devices. Attendees
can experience the most compelling and successful mobile services
powered by Java ME, interact with industry experts, find out about the
latest in developer tools and resources or just hang out in the Digital
TV Living Room to see how Java ME is powering Blu-ray devices, set-top
boxes, DVRs, and IPTV. In addition, by visiting the Mobility and Device
Village Information Counter and obtaining ME Treasure Hunt cards,
attendees have a chance to win one of the daily prizes.
Community Corner - Sponsored by java.net
This village gives attendees the opportunity to share their thoughts on
Java technology, meet and chat with developers, community leaders,
project owners, Java User Group members and Java Champions. Attendees
interested in a programming challenge can participate in the RoboHACC,
which involves programming and obstacle course solution algorithm for
Systronix TrackBots powered by a Sun(TM) Small Programmable Object
Technology (Sun(TM) SPOT) application. In addition, the Community Corner
will have Mini Talk sessions on java.net projects and communities, every
half hour during Pavilion hours. Schedule on the Mini Talks is available
at: http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javaone/CommunityCorner.
SOA Village
New for 2008, the SOA Village is dedicated to Java technology-based
tools and services for SOA implementations. Information on participating
vendors is available at the SOA Village welcome kiosk, along with
complimentary copies of “Java SOA Connection,”
a custom publication co-sponsored by Sun Microsystems and Extension
Media, featuring SOA case studies, best-practice tutorials and other
educational content from the Java software community.
Java Playground
In this area, attendees can get real life hands-on experience with the
latest Java technology-based products, applications and games. From
mobile and desktop games from java.com, the Java Powered Tommy Jr. Car
and real-time Java control station to a Java Card(TM) 3.0 developer
challenge and the winners of the 2008 Duke's Choice Award. Developers
can also stop by Sun's “virtual”
Java Playground in Second Life, where they can equip their avatar with
all the latest Java logo branded goodies, drive off in a replica of the
Tommy Jr. Car and more.
About the JavaOne Conference
Located at Moscone Center in San Francisco, May 6-9, the annual JavaOne
conference is one of the leading events for Java technology developers.
Established in 1996, the Conference provides technology enthusiasts the
opportunity to learn about the latest innovations in Java technology,
scripting, Open Source, Web 2.0 and more. Developers get hands-on
experience with the technology, can network with their peers, and have
the opportunity to network directly with experts and industry leaders.
For more information about the JavaOne conference, visit http://java.sun.com/javaone.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation,
community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in
more than 100 countries an on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, JavaOne, Java Card and The
Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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