Java Developers Converge on San Francisco for JavaOne; Sun's 1997 Worldwide Java Developer Conference Begins Today at Moscone Center

Business Wire, April 2, 1997

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1997--Today at Moscone Center, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW), launched the 2nd annual JavaOne(SM) developers conference. More than 8,000 developers are expected to gather to hear the latest innovations in Java(TM) directly from the source, engineers and other experts at Sun. With exhibits by 300 companies and 85 in-depth technical sessions, JavaOne is the showcase for the Java industry.

"Developers are the heart and soul of Java," said Alan Baratz, president of JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems. "In just over 600 days, Java has scaled from intellectual curiosity to the No. 2 software platform -- and it's still gaining. That growth couldn't have happened without the support of our developers and we are continuing to work to make our developer community stronger with programs such as 100 % Pure Java(TM) and events such as JavaOne and the JavaWorld Tour."

Keynote Speakers

A host of industry luminaries will be on hand to celebrate with Sun. JavaOne will kick off on April 2 with a morning keynote session by Dr. Alan Baratz, president of JavaSoft, and James Gosling, Java's inventor. Other keynote speakers over the next three days will include Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems; Eric Schmidt, Sun's Chief Technical Officer, who will be making his last public appearance on behalf of Sun before assuming the role of CEO of Novell Corp.; John Gage, Sun's Chief Scientist; Vinton Cerf of MCI, often referred to as the "father of the Internet"; and Jeff Johnson, of the Hubble Space Telescope/Martin Space Mission Systems at NASA.

Along with these industry leaders, comedian Dana Carvey will provide a fun break for developers. The Saturday Night Live alumnus is scheduled to perform on Thursday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m.

What's Going On at JavaOne

At this year's event, Sun will formally launch the 100% Pure Java program, outline Java's direction for the next 12 months and make important Java platform and product announcements. In addition, dozens of other companies will announce Java related products and services. Details of these announcements can be found at http://java.sun.com/javaone .

With 300 exhibitors and hundreds of Java-based applications for many industries being demonstrated - many for the first time - JavaOne marks the heart of the next wave of computing. The JavaOne Pavilion features this cutting edge technology from industry leaders and start-ups alike and will give developers the chance to experience the technology they've been learning about in the conference sessions. For more information on JavaOne, including the schedule of events, please see the website http://java.sun.com/javaone . For those who can't make the show, JavaWorld will publish a show daily at the same URL.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ"SUNW"), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the WorldWide Web at http://www.sun.com . -0-

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