May 8, 2007 - This week, thousands of Java technology developers, enthusiasts, and industry experts are gathering in San Francisco for the 2007 JavaOne Conference. The conference is expected to draw over 15,000 attendees from around the world, making it one of the largest annual developer events.

This year's theme, "Open Possibilities," celebrates the open sourcing of the Java platform, offering the promise of better applications and renewed growth and adoption as more developers participate in the creation and evolution of Java technology.

There has never been a more exciting time for Java technology on the desktop. Creating desktop client applications that integrate with the native desktop is easier than ever. New application frameworks, deployment strategies, Web service APIs, and appealing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are now available. Find out why after a decade of massive growth, Java technology is making history again.

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General Sessions

Each day of the conference includes general sessions featuring industry leaders who will be offering their visions of Java technology's future in terms of trends, challenges, and opportunities. Speakers include:

Open Java: Imagine the Possibilities
Rich Green
Executive Vice President, Software
Sun Microsystems

Jonathan Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer and President
Sun Microsystems

Evolutionary Java Technology: A Look Forward at the Future of the Platform
Robert Brewin
Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer, Software
Sun Microsystems

Mobility and Device: Latest Trends in the Java Platform, Micro Edition
Laurie Tolson
Vice President, Client Software Group
Sun Microsystems

Going to the Extreme: Software Infrastructure for a New Era
Thomas Kurian
Senior Vice President, Oracle Application Server 10g
Oracle Corporation

Intel Rocks Java Technology
Renee James
Corporate Vice President
Intel Corporation

Overcoming Complexity for Next-Generation User Experiences
Padmasree Warrior
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Motorola, Inc.

The Toy Show: New and Cool Implementations of Java Technology
James Gosling
Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, and Sun Fellow, Client Software Group
Sun Microsystems

New This Year

Even if you've attended a JavaOne Conference before, this year's event offers new sessions that couldn't be more timely. Java Technology Business Day is designed for business and marketing leaders at companies delivering Java technology-based products, including software, hardware, content, and services. TV Day is for Java developers who would like to learn more about the exciting content development opportunities in the digital television market. At JavaOne Camp, you give your own talk or vote on a talk you would like to hear more about. It's your chance to share with your peers, whether in a collaborative setting or from an instructional setting.

JavaOne Learning

As a JavaOne attendee, you'll have an opportunity to advance your development skills in a stimulating, mind-expanding environment. Experience hundreds of expert-led, in-depth technical sessions and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BOFs) over the course of four days.

Take part in technically oriented sessions from experienced movers and shakers of our industry, including sessions and panels on the latest developments in evolving technologies.

Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions are offered in the evenings in an informal setting, as an extension of technical content. These sessions, which focus on a particular topic, allow you to collaborate with experts and your peers on that particular topic. BOFs can be a roundtable setting or more instructional similar to a technical session.

In addition, session tracks will provide real-world guidance on the latest applications of Java technology. Here are just a few:

Consumer Technologies: Exciting technologies are making the transition from research labs to the consumer marketplace.

The Next-Generation Web: The Web has entered the next stage of its development (also known as Web 2.0,) a second generation of online services built on wide-scale sharing and participation.

Open Source: Open Source development adds a new dimension to Java code, its communities, and its users.

Tools and Languages: Learn how to apply traditional Java programming environment tools and new scripting languages to enhance productivity for developing for and deploying to the Java platform.

JavaOne Pavilion

The JavaOne Pavilion provides an opportunity to meet face-to-face with experts from leading technology companies who understand your development needs. Test-drive new tools and methodologies for the Java platform that will support your development efforts and enhance your career. Show exhibitors include Intel, Motorola, Oracle, AMD, BEA, IBM, NAVTEQ, Nokia, SAP and 90 other companies and organizations.

Learn more about the 2007 JavaOne Conference