Develop a path for your future. The JavaOne conference comes together every day and looks forward in the general sessions. Visionaries from industry leaders – BEA, IBM, Motorola, Oracle Corporation, and Sun Microsystems – will share their vision of how the Java technology community is advancing and driving innovation in today's marketplace. After listening to these industry experts, take what you've heard and drill down into the technical and Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BOFs) offered all week long.

General Sessions Host

John Gage Chief Researcher and Vice President, Science Office Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Speakers

Jonathan Schwartz President and CEO Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Jeff Jackson Senior Vice President, Java Enterprise Platforms and Developer Products Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun General Session: Making Java Work for You
8:30 am - 10:30am Halls B & C

The Java community and the innovation it delivers continues to grow. How can you take advantage of the latest in Java technology to create new applications, simplify the complex development tasks in your enterprise and drive the next $100 billion in innovation? Join Jonathan and Jeff, for a look at the latest Java platform and tools advancements, the continued openess and expansion of the Java community, and a glimpse into the new markets Java technology is powering. Your future is waiting.

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Graham Hamilton Vice President and Sun Fellow Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Bill Shannon Distinguished Engineer Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Technical General Session: Java Platform Roadmaps: The Big Stuff, Today & Tomorrow
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Halls B & C

This session outlines the key directions for the next releases of the Java platform, starting with the Java SE 6 and Java EE 5 releases, and looking forward to some significant new directions in the Java SE 7 "Dolphin" release and new versions of Enterprise Java.

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Alan Brenner Vice President, Client Systems Group (CSG) Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Mobility General Session
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Esplanade 303/305

This session discusses the evolution of the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) and Java Card platforms, highlighting several cutting-edge wireless data services in the market and how developers can take advantage of new capabilities in the Java ME and Java Card platforms to build compelling services for the mobile and embedded markets.

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