Multimedia Sessions and Presentation PDF Files Now Available
The JavaOne Online program provides you access to both the multimedia sessions of the 2006 JavaOne conference or individual pdf files of the technical session presentations. Click here to access the bulk download for these session pdfs by topic. We do not make presentation pdfs available for any of the General Sessions or the Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions.

Duke Images Available Now for Your Use
Images of the Java technology mascot, Duke, are now available to use in a variety of locations - blogs, email signatures, websites, etc. Click here to get more information.

JavaOne Conference – Photo Week in Review
Click here to see the highlights of the Conference in photos.

Jonathan Schwartz Welcome Letter: The Power of Java Technology is YOU!
Every year I'm amazed at how fast Java technology continues to evolve and expand into areas that, quite frankly, we would never have imagined. Just consider this--Today there are more than 3.25 billion Java technology-powered devices around the world. More...

Compatibility and Community Matters!
This morning, the first General Session opened to a live band playing below one of the huge screens. More...

Demos Dazzle at the Java Platform Roadmaps Session
If you've attended past JavaOne conferences, you know that one of the highlights is the Java Platform "Roadmaps" session, where Sun's top technical folks outline the key directions for the next releases of the Java platform. More...

JavaOne Conference Mobility General Session with Alan Brenner
The presentation ran flawlessly, with a pace that kept the audience engaged. More...

Java University
This year the JavaOne conference opens with the Java University program, and it is more exciting than ever. More...

NetBeans Software Day 2006 -- Empowering Developers Worldwide
The NetBeans IDE is attracting more and more users, with twice as many attendees at the 2005 NetBeans Software Day in San Francisco as last year. More...

Celebrating Innovation: Duke's Choice Awards
The fourth Duke's Choice Awards have been announced. These awards spotlight some of the most clever, practical, and inspirational Java technology applications on the planet. More...

A Robotic Dune Buggy Named Tommy
Paul Perrone, founder and CEO of Perrone Robotics, and creator of Tommy, presented "A Robotic Dune Buggy Named Tommy" (TS-3966) on May 16. More...

An Introduction to AJAX
Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer, founders of Ajaxian.com, spoke to an enthusiastic crowd on Tuesday afternoon during their session "An Introduction to AJAX" (TS-4489). More...

Composable Web Services Using Interoperable Technologies From Sun's "Project Tango" (TS-4661)
On April 2, 2004, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft established a new relationship based on cooperative competition. The companies signed a collaborative 10-year intellectual-property licensing and technology agreement embarking on a variety of projects designed to improve interoperability between implementations and technologies. More...

Exploring the Power of Java
The seventh annual Alumni Fireside Chat, held from 5:30 to 7:00 PM on a breezy San Francisco Monday, May 15, 2006, at the JavaOne Conference, offered a playful, candid, and at times vigorous exchange of ideas. More...

Daily Prompt: Welcome! And Read This Now!
As always, on behalf of Sun, welcome--or welcome back--to this year's JavaOne Conference. It's great to have you here in the heart of Silicon Valley. More...

Session Evaluations - Win Prizes!
Here's your chance to win a $75 gift certificate redeemable at the Retail Store at the JavaOne conference or a $75 gift certificate to the Java Wear and Books online catalog store. Be sure to turn in your session evaluation forms daily for entry into the drawing. We announce five winners each day of the Conference. The more you turn in the greater your odds at winning. Click here to download the Session Survey Drawing Rules.

Oracle General Session Details "The Next Application Platform"--Mission Possible!
Oracle Corporation is the world's largest enterprise software company. Having rapidly expanded from its initial offerings in the database realm to application and middleware solutions, the company has a uniquely broad perspective in the IT industry. More...

BEA General Session Updates "Blended Strategy" and Profiles Future Trends in Enterprise Development
BEA Systems, Inc., is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, offering standards-based platforms and tools to accelerate the secure flow of information and services. More...

Eight Ways to Be More Productive Developing Swing Applications
The room was full for this session on speeding up Java Foundation Classes/Swing (JFC/Swing) production. More...

Day 2: It's Not a Question of Whether, but a Question of How
I'm not a morning person. I'll admit that to you right now. I'll also admit that I nearly overslept and missed the beginning of the Tuesday General Session. Being on Central time (two hours ahead of San Francisco time), I'm still not too sure how that happened, but it did. More...

IBM General Session Encourages Developers to Establish Healthy Projects the Eclipse Way
IBM is the world's largest information technology company. But no matter what the company size or project scope, every successful software development effort has common characteristics, practices, and structural underpinnings. More...

Motorola General Session Explores Java Technology and Mobile: The Next Big Thing
As wireless broadband, personalized entertainment, and peer-to-peer communication continue to merge, mobile devices are experiencing an explosive period of growth and evolution -- and appear to be the next likely landing spot for such technologies. More...

Twelve Reasons to Use Sun Java Studio Creator 2 IDE
Sun Java Studio Creator 2, based on the popular NetBeans development environment, provides plenty of reasons to start using it today. It's freely available at Sun's Developer site. If you went to the JavaOne session on Tuesday you already know the reasons, but if not, I'll share them here with you. More...

Creating Professional Swing UIs Using the NetBeans GUI Builder
Scott Violet, Tomas Pavek, and Jan Stola discussed the motivations behind the latest graphical user interface builder available in NetBeans. The NetBeans GUI Builder, (code named Matisse), is available in NetBeans version 5 and later. More...

Driving the Value of Compatibility
Thanks to the support of the Java community, the value of Java compatibility continues to climb. As a community, we have become a $100 billion Java marketplace. More...

Twelve Reasons to Use NetBeans, Plus...
In session TS-1387, "Twelve Reasons to Use NetBeans Software: Episode 2", on May 17, Sun's Tim Boudreau, NetBeans Evangelist, Inyoung Cho, Java Technology Evangelist, and Charles Ditzel, Technologist, focused on helping attendees understand the new benefits and features that the NetBeans IDE offers developers, along with providing a sense of where NetBeans is headed in the future." More...

BluePrints for Using the Simplified Java EE 5 Platform Programming Model
A growing number of articles, white papers, and other content describe the new usability features in the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 such as annotations and dependency injection, but they give little guidance on when and where to use these features. More...

The 2006 JavaOne Conference Slot Car Racing Programming Challenge
The 2006 JavaOne Conference Slot Car Racing Programming Challenge, designed by Sun Distinguished Engineer and Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) (JSR-01) lead, Greg Bollella, is bringing real-time programming to attendees in a fun and exciting demo. More...

Unscripted Chat with 'The Father of Java'
ABC News, David Louie; May 17, 2006
The piece spotlights Sun VP and Founder of Java, James Gosling. He states, here "(The JavaOne conference) is more about new technologies that should be inspirational for people to think about two, three generations out." More...

Incoming T-Shirt! Duck!
James Gosling's JavaOne conference tradition is always good for laughs: the T-shirt Toss. More...

Day 3: We're Over Halfway Through!
Wow, is it Thursday already? I keep forgetting that time flies when you do nothing but sleep, eat, and attend sessions. More...

It's a Wrap
There is nothing quite like a JavaOne conference. When you put 15,000 Java fanatics under one roof, stuff is going to happen, and this week was no exception, thanks to you. More...

Sun General Session: The Best in Java Innovations
John Gage, always an expert communicator, hosted the final JavaOne general session on Friday morning. This session's primary purpose was to highlight the best in Java innovations. After briefly alerting attendees about repeat sessions and schedule changes, he introduced Scott McNealy, Chairman of the Board of Sun Microsystems, Inc. More...

Winners Circle
Congratulations to these winners at the JavaOne conference. More...

Day 4: Drat! It's Already Over!
Well, in the blink of an eye, it's now the final day of the 2006 JavaOne conference. More...