Sun shines at Suntec
I attended a talk yesterday by Scott Mcnealy (CEO & Chairman , Sun Microsystems) at the Suntec convention centre,Singapore. The topic was " Technology in the age of participation" . Here are some quick updates from the talk :
1. Scott emphasized the need for tech firms to be environmental conscious ( Threat of Global warming) .
2. The need for technology to bridge the wide digital divide between the rich & poor
3. The need for open standards in IT
4. The future in Data / Infrastructure management ( Explaining Sun's Storagetek acquisition)
5. Sun's unique GELC initiative ( Global Education & Learning community)
6. Sun's big bet for the future -- Solaris10, Java enterprise system,Storage,Display Grid,Sunfire Servers
The talk was laced with Scott's dry humor and subtle attacks on Microsoft/IBM/Dell brigade.Blogging found reference very often in his talk (as a way of participation )
If you are a Java developer, here are some facts to make you proud :
Java is celebrating its 10th birthday this year ( There was cake cutting on the stage) , There are 2 billion java enabled devices,4.5 million java developers and Java technology was on-board the ROV on Mars .
Scott was extremely excited about Sun Grid ( pay-per-use products, Compute Utility ) and product demos were placed outside the hall to try it out. Lots of freebies were thrown in for the attendees too!
P.S : I am merely reporting the event as it happened. Didn't want to bring in my technology bias !
I attended a talk yesterday by Scott Mcnealy (CEO & Chairman , Sun Microsystems) at the Suntec convention centre,Singapore. The topic was " Technology in the age of participation" . Here are some quick updates from the talk :
1. Scott emphasized the need for tech firms to be environmental conscious ( Threat of Global warming) .
2. The need for technology to bridge the wide digital divide between the rich & poor
3. The need for open standards in IT
4. The future in Data / Infrastructure management ( Explaining Sun's Storagetek acquisition)
5. Sun's unique GELC initiative ( Global Education & Learning community)
6. Sun's big bet for the future -- Solaris10, Java enterprise system,Storage,Display Grid,Sunfire Servers
The talk was laced with Scott's dry humor and subtle attacks on Microsoft/IBM/Dell brigade.Blogging found reference very often in his talk (as a way of participation )
If you are a Java developer, here are some facts to make you proud :
Java is celebrating its 10th birthday this year ( There was cake cutting on the stage) , There are 2 billion java enabled devices,4.5 million java developers and Java technology was on-board the ROV on Mars .
Scott was extremely excited about Sun Grid ( pay-per-use products, Compute Utility ) and product demos were placed outside the hall to try it out. Lots of freebies were thrown in for the attendees too!
P.S : I am merely reporting the event as it happened. Didn't want to bring in my technology bias !
posted by Cogito at
Thursday, September 15, 2005
4 Comments:
10th Year? great, still Java jobs are hot in the market now.
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ILA (a) இளா, at 1:09 PM
Nice coverage sir, thank you. There is a rumour that Microsoft would gobble up SUN soon.
But then, hats of to sun for their JAVA.!! and congratulations on the 10th anniversary of JAVA.
Though I know nothing beyond the word JAVA, I can see the impact that it has created.!
By
Narayanan Venkitu, at 4:29 AM
'Sun' in 'Sun'tech.. :-) :-)
as Narayanan had mentioned, I knew the spelling of JAVA and nothing more than that. Still I am in touch with their technology everyday.. hats off to the people behind this SUN, for that reason
By
Ram C, at 9:05 AM
Venkitu -- That rumor has been there for a loooong time.
Ram.c -- Jave has had a great impact.
Ila -- Java platform independence has ensured its survival...
By
Cogito, at 10:55 AM
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