JavaOne Keynote

Java One Keynote

Im sitting here attempting to blog about the presentation, but the WiFi access is pretty bad. Im dropping on and off the network like a blind bird on a wire. Java in Action is being played as the presentation is beginning. It is an overview of all the various niche markets Java is being used in. Embedded systems are a accentuated.

Gosling is actually online here at the Keynote, I can see him via Rendevous on iChat. How cool is that!

The JavaOne Keynote is being presented by
Jonathan Schwartz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sun Microsystems.

Topic: Everything and everyone connected to the network.
Global Vision: Network is growing.

• 1 Billion computers attached to the network
• Appliances/Toys 11 Million
• Handhelds 2600 Million
• Entertainment 1300 Million
• Industrial/Automotive 400 Million

RFID are being used everywhere. From Pfizer tracking drugs, to Gillet tracking razors. Use java card to access the building and network. Java is everwhere TODAY.

350 Million Java Handsets in the marketplace. Driven by JavaCard. 600 million have been shipped to date. The desktop is coming back due to Java. 650 Million PC's have shipped with the java runtime.

100 million jdk downloads to date.

1.5 million downloads of j2ee 1.4

2.2 Billion in java app servers, 110B in related IT spending.

4 Million Java Developers, last year was 3 million. Stretch goal is 10 Million.

Java economies are thriving. More and more devices are getting java. Embedded systems are becoming more and more everyday.

MedicTouch. Wristband that measures telimetry off your body. Uses bluetooth to display readout on cell phone. Showing pulse on telephone. Give this to someone and data mine medical data. Java is used to monitor human beings. Company was started by a bunch of doctors so doctors could get statistics without the patient coming into the hospital.

Clients are back. Market was pretty slow and really owned by 1 company.

Qnext, truly connected. Instant messaging software. video and voice messaging. Basically a rip off of ichat. Not overly impressed as I have had this technology on my Powerbook for sometime now.

Tiger is here.

Automobile industry is next to be revolutionized with Java. Automobiles are going to talk to the network. All the seat back LCD's are going to connect to the network in some way.
Dr Roland Busch CEO Siemens VDO Automotive AG. Brought in BMW Z4, Java based entertainment system. Gets driving directions via the Navigation System.

John Loiacono Executive Vice President, Sun Software, Sun Microsystems.
The Client is back. Says, he is hearing Java needs to be easier for the developers. Sun Developer Tool Portfolio. Bringing more developers to java. Visual, simple, fast and familiar. Sun Java Studio Creator, visual development tool. RAD, Complete solution, 100% Java, built on Netbeans IDE. Sun Creator is releasing today. The Creator demo looks a lot like drag and drop visual basic applications. Except Creator is a GUI builder for Web Applications. Pages are wired together through drag and drop.

Sun Java Studio Creator, 40, 000 Users, 1000 Companies. Creator is priced effectivly at Free. You can subscribe to the Sun Developer Netork. Forum's, chat, and example apps. Special for Today. $49.95 for for SDN and throwing in a book Java Studio Creator Field Guide.

Project Kitty Hawk - Service Oriented Architecture.
What Developers Need? Tools, code samples, runtimes, and tutorials. How much would you pay for that? Throw in a wicked fast computer. Should we put this package on ebay to determine what people will pay for such a package.

Back to Jonathan.
Theres a new market emerging. How to push the free software, fast hardware, with updates out to the consumers. Java.com, Java is all about community.
Project Looking Glass, should we open source it. Open source Java 3D is now available at java.net. Demo of project looking glass was lots of hype wioth the ability to flip windows upside down, on their sides, or turning them around. How useful is this. In my opinnion, it is vast overkill and that Apple's Expose Feature is more productive.

The bottom line is that Java = Opportunity now and in the future.