Oracle Senior VP shares vision for building an enterprise backbone for SOA; Mobile Java promoted by Nokia and IBM; and Bono phones it in at U2 concert.
Java Business Integration the biggest draw in attendance; Sun acquires SeeBeyond's Java-based integration tools; exhibit-floor notes on Enerjy, Exadel, Oracle, and more.
Sun Executives emphasized openness and the importance of community, sang Happy Birthday, and outlined roadmaps for the Mustang and Dolphin releases. Java branding got a "2"-ectomy, and BEA CTO Mark Carges spoke about the future of Java Enterprise development including an upcoming speed bump for the JRocket JVM and the need for a new type of application server, called the "Edge Container".
Sun's JavaOne conference turns ten this year. The show will feature keynotes from BEA, Oracle, IBM and Nokia; product releases including an Eclipse 3.1 rollout, and several after-hours parties.
When IBM decided to open source its powerful Java-based IDE at the dawn of the 21st century, it couldn't have selected a better name. Eclipse has not only covered the Sun, it's ignited a corona of vibrant plug-ins. By Mike Riley
