BUZZ FROM THE FLOOR Developers at the JavaOneSM Conference

Related Story: The 2000 JavaOne^SM Conference: A Blow-Out

by Jon Byous

June 16, 2000 -- The best way to give you a glimpse into the enthusiasm and excitement among the JavaOne^SM conference attendees is to let them speak for themselves. Here are some mini-interviews from the developers making the scene at the JavaOne conference.

What Did You Get Out of the JavaOne^SM Conference?

Narseh Kolli Alumni Daimler Chrysler Detroit "We do a lot of applications for our automobile dealers. Right now we're on a client/server architecture, but we're moving to a Web-based architecture with Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM) technology for our dealership applications." Brian Gilstrap Principal Software Engineer Object Computing, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri "I'm a consultant working for a client in pharmacy benefit management. We handle the back end of your perscription. Java technology gives us a lot of leverage in correctness, because of its well-defined semantics. I found a lot of good stuff here. We do a lot of CORBA stuff, but without EJB technology, and we've been out of the mainstream of EJB technology work, so we're looking for a little help with that. We're also looking at implementation tools, database tools, CORBA tie-ins, and the ability to tie into legacy systems. " Rudy Malou Java Roi (Java King) Alumni Manex Belgium "So far, the show is very good. I'm here for EJB technology and small-device information for a healthcare software company. I've been using Java technolgy for three years. " Simon Cockayne Computer Associates San Francisco "We're looking into how to integrate AS/400, RPG and Cobol applications with the latest advancements in XML and Java technology. We're looking at the JavaServer PagesTM framework and JavaBeansTM technology for B2B and B2Customer. " Ramon Felciano Ingenuity Systems Silicon Valley "We use Java technology to build search engines and information systems for bioinformatics companies. We'll take the content generated by the Human Genome Project and the research literature that's coming along with that and build information technologies that allow scientists to manipulate the data" Cathy Mueller Alumni Senior DBA Nielsen Research Dunedin, Florida "I've been learning more about application servers for performance and tuning because we're keeping a close eye on the contact between the application server and the database. We're using this on our intranet for internal applications. Because of the amount of data we collect, it would be easier for everyone to use a browser. For full-blown applications, we'll use EJB technology. We have 12 downstream systems that gather data from us, and we want them to start using XML. "

Russell Day I/T Architect IBM Greenville, South Carolina "The BIG thing at this JavaOneSM conference seems to be PDAs and wireless devices. That's where a lot of companies are going. The energy here is great. Everybody is really excited, and that gets you pumped up. I found lots of what I was looking for, all related to a project I'm working on: threads, bean management, and architectures for scalable applications. Right now I'm working on an internal Web application for a small portal using the JavaTM programming language, beans, and the JavaServer PagesTM framework." Stephen Deal Alumni Software Engineer Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York "I've been able to talk to people who have experience with application servers to share their experience with the products. I'm also happy to see this conference diversifying into things like media frameworks and real time. And games -- games will drive real time, games will drive media. I'm glad to see that the spec is maturing. When you consider it's only five years old and see how broad it is already, it's impressive. I think people are settling into Java technology and getting comfortable with it. I was glad to see Apple sign up to Java technology. We have graphic designers who lament that the Mac has not done a great job supporting Java technology. I think a lot of developers will want to write Java technology for the Mac. I would like to see more on server-side Java technology and IDEs for it. I'd also like to see more complete solutions for publishing. " Nick Gifford Software Engineer Orb Comm Washington D.C. "I got my company started on JavaTM technology about a year ago. A new project came up and I decided to learn the Java programming language and do the project that way. We do network monitoring for satellite communications. Now anyone in the company can pull up a Web page, select dates and times, and see how the network was performing. " Beth Young Alumni Caribou Lake Software, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota "I saw everything I was looking for, and more. Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM) technology -- we're starting to get into the EJB architecture. I also took the two-day certification training. We are a project-based Java technology-based consulting group. This year XML is really big, and so is performance. " Eduard van den Bongard CEO X-idra Systems GmbH Germany "I'm here involved with security issues and application server issues. We do high-level consulting and Java technology-based architectures in Germany."

See Also

The 2000 JavaOne^SM Conference: A Blow-Out
(http://java.sun.com/features/2000/06/afterglow.html)

Buzz from the Floor: Developers at the O'Reilly Enterprise Java^TM Conference
(http://java.sun.com/features/2000/04/floorbuzz.html)

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