Java On the Road: Embedded Microprocessors are Everywhere
(Industry Panel)

Description: Java embedded microprocessors are everywhere, including your car, your light switch, your thermostat.

Abstract: Cars, phones, TVs, pagers, smart cards and more: A multitude of Java-ready platforms are under development today by leading enterprise, communications and consumer electronics companies. This OEM panel will investigate tomorrow's leading Java Platforms. Overviews of interactive entertainment, communications and enterprise management services will be featured. Topics include a visionary look at these emerging platforms, their software application requirements, display formats, and platform volume projections. Bring your questions and participate in the creation of tomorrow's volume Java Platforms.

Time: Wednesday, 4/2; 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Where's the Bandwidth?

Description: New technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet, ADSL, cable modems, and ATM will bring new types of Java applications to life.

Abstract: Network bandwidth is viewed as a key inhibitor to the new multimedia-rich, networked applications on the Internet. Hear about the new technologies to address bandwidth and how that will impact Java applications.

Time: Wednesday, 4/2; 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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100% Pure Java: Branding and Beyond

Speakers: Hal Nunn, Sun Microsystems, Inc., George Paolini, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: Details on the industry-supported branding and marketing program from Sun.

Abstract: Java has captured the hearts and minds of developers for a number of reasons, but one key characteristic is its neutrality: programs written in Java can run anywhere the virtual machine is present. The 100% Pure Java Initiative is a program from Sun -- with widespread industry support -- to aid developers in creating and marketing Java applets, applications and JavaBeans components. This session will elaborate on the program: how to write and test your applications and how to take advantage of the marketing program for certified applications.

Time: Wednesday, 4/2; 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Place: Hall D-1

JavaBeans: New Business Opportunities with Java Components
(Industry Panel)

Moderator: Frank Rimalovski, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Abstract: Come hear firsthand how and why three commercial developers have chosen to develop and market reusable JavaBeans components. You'll leave this session with the ability to identify new business opportunities by developing and marketing JavaBeans components.

Developers will provide an overview of their projects, including demos, and discuss why they're making JavaBeans their preferred component architecture. They will then discuss the business opportunities and challenges they foresee with JavaBeans, including marketing and positioning, distribution, and partnering with other vendors.

The session will close with a brief discussion of partnering and co-marketing opportunities offered by Sun.

Time: Thursday, 4/3; 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Smart Cards: Putting Java in Your Pocket
(Industry Panel)

Moderator: Samir Mitra, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: Smart Cards are about to become the synonym for electronic money and consumer trust in our increasingly networked world. See how Java has become the software platform of choice for Smart Cards today.

Abstract: What are Smart Cards? How will it impact our daily life in the 21st century? Java has become a critical technology for Smart Cards and chipcard applications because it is the only software environment that can scale down into such compact requirements. In the past nine months, the entire Smart Card industry has moved rapidly to standardize on Java.

Hear from the leaders of the Smart Card industry about how they plan to use and deploy Java in the following areas: electronic commerce, transportation, health care, government, security and consumer marketing.

Time: Thursday, 4/3; 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Place: Hall D-1

Java Everywhere in the Enterprise

Speaker: Jim Waldo, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: Meet the enterprise of the 21st century -- where the next generation of Java based software and hardware is everywhere.

Abstract: This session will describe Java Computing in the 21st century enterprise -- where innovative Java software is developed and deployed end-to-end. Network computers and other hardware innovations enable Java based Internet and intranet business solutions.

Time: Thursday, 4/3; 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Place: Hall D-1

Java: Coming Soon to a TV Near You
(Industry Panel)

Moderator: Jim Mitchell, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: Interactive TV applications for set-top boxes.

Abstract: Java's fame in the Internet is coming to television too. Set top boxes and digital televisions are incorporating Java because it is a content type on the Web. But Java is also being used to *implement* the software in set top boxes, digital televisions, and the servers that provide the infrastructure for TV-based Web access. Learn how Java will dramatically enhance the TV experience and how it will bring Web-based applications to homes worldwide.

Time: Thursday, 4/3; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Effortless Updates

Speaker: Arthur Van Hoff, Marimba, Inc.

Abstract: A discussion on the differences between push and pull technologies.

Abstract: Applets are an enormous breakthrough in terms of software distribution. For the first time it is possible to distribute software to a wide variety of platforms without the hassle of manual downloads, installation, execution, and updates. However, applets don't solve all problems of software distribution, and applets do not scale very well to large, media rich, or mission critical applications.

In this talk we will explore new solutions for software and data distribution over the Internet. We will see how this process can be automated and that it can scale to millions of users. We will also explore how software distribution will work on a variety of devices such as network computers, home computers, and portable devices. Automatic distribution will revolutionize the software industry and it will change the way we think about applications forever.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Place: Hall D-1

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The Webtop for the Knowledge Worker

Speaker: Don Gentner, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Frank Ludolph, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: How the next generation user environment will broaden the market for Java applications.

Abstract: Sun is defining and building a webtop environment and application framework for NCs that can be configured in-house to provide individuals and groups with just the facilities they require, simple and direct routine use, flexible and extensible for more sophisticated needs. HotJava Views provides basic mail, calendar, name directory, and browsing facilities in a highly integrated, easy to use environment for NC users who work primarily with a few company-specific applications. And development has already begun on additions that support the needs of the general business worker. Come hear about both directions and about the future of Java based webtop computing.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Place: Hall D-1

Personal Communicators of the Future
(Industry Panel)

Moderator: Samir Mitra, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: Java's role in the convergence of PDAs and smart phones.

Abstract: Java enabled communication is happening in a multitude of sizes, shapes and products. The worldwide need for "go anywhere" communication ability can be seen in the proliferation of pagers, cell phones and portable e-mail. Tomorrow's Java phones, PDAs and automobiles will offer an abundance of communication options. This panel of phone, computer and mobile platform companies will investigate the similarities and differences in these technologies today, and the likelihood they will converge into one market in the near future.

Topics of discussion will include a look at application requirements, display formats and a first look at the form factor of tomorrow's Java personal communicators.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Java Media and Communications: Roadmap to the Enterprise of the 21st Century

Speakers: Vicki Shipkowitz, Sun Microsystems, Inc
Brent Browning, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Michael Bundschuh, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Description: New technologies in Java Media/Communications including telephony, speech and collaboration that will improve business efficiencyand cost effectiveness.

Abstract: The Java Media/Communications APIs deliver a strategic advantage for business. These libraries allow developers to create applications that are media rich; run across platforms; are scaleable, flexible and extensible and, therefore, essential to the way business transpires today and how business will evolve in the 21st century.

This session will provide an overview of Java Media/Communications APIs and assess how these APIs can be used within the corporate enterprise to lower costs, add efficiencies, and provide a competitive advantage.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Java Gaming
(Industry Panel)

Moderator: Miko Matsumura, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Panel includes: Karl Jacobs, CEO, DimensionX

Description: Using Java to build interactive games on the Web.

Abstract: For those developers interested in developing games in Java, we will have an exciting panel of industry luminaries. Java provides new opportunities for multi-player and networked gaming, as well as web-based delivery of games and entertainment. Discover what the crucial issues are firsthand from people in the code trenches who have rolled up their sleeves and have started writing code in Java.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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Changing Channels

Description: Applications over the network mean whole new distribution channels for the marketing, selling and distribution of software products.

Abstract: Applications over the network mean whole new distribution channels for the marketing, selling and distribution of software products. This panel will discuss features of Java and JavaBeans products that specifically make these new channels a reality.

Time: Friday, 4/4; 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Place: Hall D-1

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