Latest News from Jeremy Geelan

5th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo: Call for Papers Is Open

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST

Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is going from strength to strength.

Industry Experts Discuss the State of Cloud Computing

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST

"With cloud computing, price to deploy applications goes through the floor while flexibility to scale those applications goes through the ceiling!" says WaveMaker CEO Chris Keene, in this lively round-up of The State of Cloud Computing compiled and published by Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo is taking place this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center (November 2-4, 2009).

The Top 150 Players in Cloud Computing

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:45:00 EDT

A robust ecosystem of solutions providers is emerging around cloud computing.Here, SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal expands its popular list of most active players in the fast-emerging Cloud Ecosystem, from the 'mere' 100 we identified back in January of this year, to half as many again - testimony, if any further were needed, to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing.

Oracle & Cloud Computing: Exclusive Q&A with SVP Richard Sarwal

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:15:00 EDT

"We believe that cloud is an important trend that we will support. We have two objectives. The first is to ensure that cloud computing is fully enterprise grade, meaning high performance, scalability, reliability, availability, security and standards-based for portability and interoperability. Second, we will support both public and private cloud computing in order to give customers choice," says Richard Sarwal, SVP Product Development for Oracle Enterprise Manager - and upcoming Keynote Speaker at SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo - in this Exclusive Q&A with Cloud Computing Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan.

Adaptivity & Cloud Computing: Exclusive Q&A with CEO Tony Bishop

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EDT

Adaptivity provides integrated solutions that automate IT Delivery optimization across enterprise computing environments. In this exclusive Q&A for Cloud Computing Journal with SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo Conference Chair, Jeremy Geelan, Tony Bishop – CEO of Adaptivity – discusses Adaptivity’s “IT Transformation Factory” and their Cloud Computing strategy.

US Federal Government is Major Cloud Computing Innovator

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:45:00 EDT

"Many people don't realize - or forget - that some of our greatest advancements in the 20th century grew out of innovation in the space and intel programs in the Federal government. We may be returning to that with regard to Cloud Computing." In this brief interview with SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal, JP Morgenthal discusses Cloud Computing, service-orientation and SaaS/PaaS.

Cloud Will Become Pervasive: 3Tera CEO

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:07:00 EDT

"Virtualization requires massive volume to be profitable. Cloud computing will enable that massive volume." With succinct sound bites like that, it is not surprising that Barry X Lynn, CEO of 3Tera, is much in demand as a speaker at conferences devoted to Cloud & Virtualization. In this brief interview with SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal, Lynn discusses the current buoyant state of cloud computing, including the whys and the wherefores of its growing success and pervasiveness.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service Will Mature in 2010: Microsoft's David Chou

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:00:00 EDT

While acknowledging that lots of work is currently being done to differentiate and integrate private and public cloud solutions, Microsoft Architect David Chou believes that Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) is the area of Cloud Computing that will make its impact most noticeably in 2010 - especially for startups, and small-medium sized businesses. In this quickfire mini-interview with SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal, Chou also mentions who he deems to be the Top Five Companies in the Cloud as at Fall 2009. One of the five he chooses, hardly surprisingly, begins with M.

Cloud Computing Journal Continues To Publish World's Best Cloud Analysts

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Only one publication in the world has been tracking Cloud Computing 24x7 since December 6, 2006, when we first mentioned the concept in an article: Cloud Computing Journal. Since then worldwide interest in the Cloud paradigm of massively scalable IT resources and capabilities delivered as a service using Internet technologies has been mushrooming at a breakneck pace.

Ryan Greives Launches The Social Media Guide on Ulitzer

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EDT

Ryan Greives, Media Relations Specialist for Indianapolis-based BLASTmedia, has launched The Social Media Guide on Ulitzer. His industry knowledge and experience covers everything from consumer Internet companies and gadgets to highly complex enterprise software and hardware technologies. He believes a “revolutionary” new product or service can be launched, but unless the right people know, it may become the world’s best kept secret - hence his interest in social media. Having forged solid editorial relationships over the years and perfecting the art of positioning a company to generate the press coverage it deserves, Greives has emerged as an expert in the enterprise media relations space.

CIA was Headed to an Enterprise Cloud All Along: Jill Tummler Singer

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

"I believe commercial solutions - whether its Google’s cloud or Amazon’s web services - may be perfect for many companies. But some corporations and government agencies are not going to be comfortable outsourcing their information and services to the Internet-based cloud," said Jill Tummler Singer, Deputy CIO of the Central Intelligence Agency, on Tuesday, at SYS-CON's 1st Annual GovIT Expo, in the event's opening keynote. "For agencies like mine," Singer continued, "and for many corporations, keeping such precious gems in our own possession is a foregone conclusion."

Exclusive Q&A with Rich Marcello - Unisys President, Systems & Technology

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:15:00 EDT

In this Exclusive Q&A with Cloud Computing Journal in the run-up to SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (November 2-4, 2009) - Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan speaks with Rich Marcello - Unisys President, Systems & Technology - about the Unisys Secure Cloud and sets the scene for the upcoming Unisys Cloud-in-a-box.

Cloud Computing Expo: Exclusive Q&A with Yahoo! SVP Cloud Computing

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT

"Ultimately, we believe that advancement in cloud computing technology will be driven by open source initiatives where large communities of engineers can collaborate and develop new code for the new applications and demands posed by the cloud model," says Shelton Shugar, SVP Cloud Computing at Yahoo!, in this Exclusive Q&A with Jeremy Geelan in the run-up to the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, being held November 2-4 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

Value of M&A Deals Plummets 46%; Next - Predators Seek Prey

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT

If the trend of the first six months of 2009 holds, the overall number of M&A deals this year will have plunged to a level last witnessed in 2004. That is the painful truth, according to a report published today by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Conventional M&A strategies must be updated to deal with much more uncertainty during the current financial crisis, the report says.

Game-Changing Innovations and the Evolving SOA Appliance

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

"Virtualizing hardware appliances is pretty tough, it's pretty much impossible," says Intel’s Blake Dournaee in this informative and forward-looking webinar currently screening on SYS-CON.TV. Co-presenting with Oracle’s Vikas Jain, the webinar discusses three game-changing innovations. So if you want to learn about new B2B security threats like "XML bombs" - and about what's different about Cloud Computing when it comes to service mediation - make sure to view this video today.

Can Companies With Less, Do More? Ballmer Thinks Yes

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EDT

"For years, we've talked about how information technology enables companies to do more with less," writes Microsoft supremo Steve Ballmer in his latest "Executive Email" to Microsoft customers and analysts. "But during this economic reset," Ballmer continues, "IT provides business leaders with the answer to a slightly different question: read more

Deputy CIO of the CIA to Keynote 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announces that Jill Tummler Singer, Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will be delivering the opening keynote at the 1st Annual Government Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) on October 6th in Washington DC. Ms Singer was appointed in November 2006 and is responsible for ensuring CIA has the information, technology, and infrastructure necessary to effectively execute its missions. Prior to her appointment as Deputy CIO, Ms. Singer served as the Director of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service (DTS), United States Department of State, and was responsible for global network services to US foreign missions.

5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York: Power Panel

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:45:00 EDT

At each and every one of its long-running "International Virtualization Conference & Expo" events, held three times a year, SYS-CON Events prides itself on inviting knowledgeable and articulate industry executives to participate in its Power Panels - simulcast at every show direct from the keynote hall. In this wide-ranging Virtualization Power Panel at the 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York, moderated by Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan, the participants are (left to right): Lucian Lupinsky (VIRTERA), Amy Hodler (Tranxition), Owen Garrett (Zeus Technology), Eric Greenberg (Integralis), Alan Williamson (AW20.co.uk), and Jesse St. Laurent (Corporate Technologies).

Cloud Expo Power Panel on SYS-CON.TV

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:30:00 EDT

At its signature "International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo" event, held three times a year, SYS-CON Events prides itself on inviting knowledgeable and articulate industry executives to participate in its Power Panels - simulcast at every show direct from the keynote hall. In this wide-ranging Cloud Computing Power Panel at the 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo in New York, moderated by Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan, the participants are (left to right): Bert Amijo (3Tera), Ed Beauvais (EMC), Thorsten von Eicken (RightScale), John Engates (Rackspace), Daniel Beveridge (VIRTERA), Dr Kristof Kloeckner (IBM) and Owen Garrett (Zeus Technology).

Apps.gov Will Help Federal Agencies Embrace the Cloud: Vivek Kundra

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:30:00 EDT

"Like a utility such as electricity or water, cloud computing allows users to only consume what they need, to grow or shrink their use as their needs change, and to only pay for what they actually use," wrote U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra in his official blog this week, as he announced the launch of Apps.gov "to help continue the President’s initiative to lower the cost of government operations while driving innovation within government."

How To Use Cloud Computing and Virtualization to Create Virtual Data Centers

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:45:00 EDT

Many IT organizations have inadequate governance processes to control the provisioning of virtual servers, resulting in problems including virtual server sprawl. Some IT organizations are building private or internal cloud environments to capture the benefits of cloud computing, yet they lack management tools to provide visibility into usage and costs. Successful IT service management, including the use of a Service Catalog, is critical to realizing the benefits of virtualization.

Cloud CEOs, CTOs & SVPs to Speak at 4th International Cloud Computing Expo

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:15:00 EDT

What do the following industry executives have in common: the CTOs of Citrix, EMC and Sybase, the Founders of ParaScale and CloudSwitch, the CEOs of Zetta and Kaavo, the Chief Security Architect at Sun, the President of Hubspan and the Chairman of NComputing? The answer is that, along with another 100 or so experienced and industry-savvy speakers, they are all members of the distinguished Speaker Faculty at the upcoming 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which is co-located with the 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center, November 2-4, 2009.

"Private Clouds Cut Costs of Internal IT," Says Univa CEO

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Cloud computing, both private and public, will unquestionably make life easier for IT. That is the firm opinion of Jason Liu, CEO of Univa UD, expressed in this Exclusive Q&A with Jeremy Geelan of Cloud Computing Journal and conference chair of SYS-CON's market-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series. Liu also discusses many other aspects of Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

Current Trends in the Data Management Market

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

In an interactive general session that forms part of its Data in Action virtual conference, IBM has really hit the jackpot. It has managed to snag Donald Feinberg, VP Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, to talk about current trends in the Data Management market. There is a live Q&A session too, and all of it - both the general session and the Q&A - are well worth viewing.

Microsoft is Having Trouble Moving to Cloud Computing: Google CEO

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:15:00 EDT

According to a Dow Jones report, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is bullish about perhaps using M&A to grow Google's cloud computing business - in contrast Schmidt noted that Microsoft was in his view "having trouble moving to cloud computing." According to the report, Schmidt expects the move globally from the personal computer era to the age of cloud computing to take the next 10-15 years.

100 Minutes Without Gmail: Google Explains Outage

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:15:00 EDT

"We've turned our full attention to helping ensure this kind of event doesn't happen again," wrote Ben Treynor, self-described 'VP Engineering and Site Reliability Czar' at Google, in an official blogged explanation last night of the 100-minute Gmail outage yesterday, which Treynor conceded "was a Big Deal, and we're treating it as such."

Private Cloud Is Not the Cloud: Amazon CTO

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

"We have been listening very closely to the real requirements that our customers have and have worked closely with many...CIOs and their teams to understand what solution would allow them to treat the cloud as a seamless extension of their datacenter," writes Amazon's VP & CTO, Werner Vogels, in a blog posting today on the 3rd anniversary of the launch of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) - the date chosen by Amazon also to launch its new Virtual Private Cloud, or Amazon VPC.

Unisys & Cloud Computing: Anywhere, Anytime IT Needs Also To Be Secure

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:15:00 EDT

It is increasingly clear that the economy has forced enterprises to rethink their traditional cost models and minimize their capital expenditures in favor of pay-as-you-go models; accordingly cloud computing, in any of its forms (internal, external, hybrid) is here to stay.

Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West: Call for Papers Now Closed

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Now held three times a year, in New York, Prague, and Silicon Valley, the organizing principle of each International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo remains the same: our aim is to ensure, through an intense and carefully chosen program of technical and strategic breakout sessions, that attending delegates leave each Conference with abundant resources, ideas and examples they can apply immediately to leveraging the Cloud, helping them to maximize performance, minimize cost and improve the scalability of their Enterprise IT endeavors.

AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo Kicks Off in New York City

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EDT

In the tight economy, front-end engineers and front-end engineering can play a conspicuous role: good user experience, as the iPhone spectacularly demonstrates, means good business. At the 7th International AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo which opened Monday in New York, the speaker lineup is as usual dripping with real-world expertise. So here we bring you an A-Z of Front-End & RIA Engineering in the form of the sessions we're serving up today and tomorrow.

IBM & Cloud Computing: Exclusive Q&A

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT

The IT industry is faced with a complexity and affordability crisis – explosive information growth, heavily interconnected and interdependent systems, on average 70% of IT spending going to maintenance, low utilization of resources driving up fixed cost, energy consumption becoming an ever bigger drain on budgets. At the same time, business needs for flexibility and responsiveness continue unabated. Bring this together with advances in technology, from service orientation, automation and service management to virtualization, and you have a perfect storm.

iPhone Developer Summit Extended To June 22-23 By Popular Demand

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

iPhone Developer Summit (www.iphonedevsummit.com) recently announced that due to popular demand it will extend its program to cover a second day. In a Letter from the Tech Chair at the conference Website, the Tech Chair of the Conference, Ian Thain, writes: "With the iPhone more than earning its place in the consumer market, it is now being adopted by enterprises. In fact, many believe that the iPhone will be the most adopted enterprise device in 2009."

Cloud Computing Expo Europe 2009 in Prague: Themes & Topics

Fri, 15 May 2009 06:03:00 EDT

The overall conference theme of Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Europe, which will take place, May 18-19, 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic is "Deploying Cloud Computing in the Enterprise." Here we present a round-up of Themes & Topics that will be covered in the rich array of breakout sessions, General Sessions, and Power Panel dicussions at the 2-day event.

Why Oracle Keeping MySQL Alive Makes Business Sense: Mårten Mickos

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:45:00 EDT

"Having MySQL makes business sense for Oracle," former MySQL's former chief executive, Mårten Mickos, told an interviewer this week as Oracle, through its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems for $7.4BN, positioned itself to become the next owner of MySQL. Mickos does not agree with industry pundits who say that Larry Ellison will kill MySQL.

Oracle-Sun Deal Puts Java Back in the Limelight

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:30:00 EDT

"It's almost impossible to overestimate the importance of Java to Oracle," wrote industry commentator Neil McAllister as the first rumors of the Oracle-Sun deal began to surface last week. McAllister referred to Java as "the crown jewel of this deal." So the question reverberating through Javaland now is: does this mean Java is back in the limelight? Or will Oracle's proprietary ways intervene in the open-source trajectory for Java set by Sun?

Oracle-Sun: Jonathan Schwartz Writes His Toughest Ever Email

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:45:00 EDT

"To me, this proposed acquisition totally redefines the industry," wrote Jonathan Schwartz this morning to Sun's employees in a company-wide email announcing the acquisition of Sun by Oracle. Among other remarks, Schwartz adds: "Let me assure you [Oracle is] single minded in [its] focus on the one asset that doesn't appear in our financial statements: our people."

We Will Make the Cloud Hype a Reality: VMware CTO

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EDT

"There's a lot of hype over cloud computing, but we're confident that we will have the tools to make the hype a reality and help enterprises leverage this new computing model for all of their applications and with their management and security concerns addressed," says VMware CTO Steve Herrod in this Exclusive Q&A with Cloud Computing Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan .

"Virtualization Is Now a Key Strategic Theme," Says Citrix CTO

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EDT

'Virtualization is already widely used, but primarily for the first-order benefit, namely server consolidation,' notes Citrix CTO Simon Crosby, in this Exclusive Q&A with Virtualization Journal. 'The second-order benefits of agility, availability and manageability of the IT stack are now becoming better understood,' Crosby continues, 'and as a consequence virtualization has moved from a tactical tool for gaining immediate savings, to become a key strategic theme for every IT department.'

Virtualization Conference Europe 2009: 18-19 May 2009 in Prague

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

The theme of the Virtualization Conference Europe 2009, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 18-19, 2009, is 'Deploying Virtualization in the Enterprise.' The Call for Papers, which closes March 15, welcomes submissions from exceptional speakers with high-quality use cases not only of how virtualization maximizes the use of resources and thus saves companies money, but also of how it is fundamentally altering the way that businesses run IT.

Exclusive Q&A with Dave Douglas, SVP of Cloud Computing at Sun

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EDT

"Sun's strategy is to become the leading provider of technology for both public and private clouds," declares Sun's Sr. Vice President of Cloud Computing, David Douglas, in this Exclusive Q&A with the Conference Chair of Cloud Computing Expo in New York, Jeremy Geelan. "We bring a wealth of technology and experience in systems, software, and datacenters," Douglas continues, "as well as the ability to reach the two major customer segments we address on a daily basis: our large community of developers and our enterprise customers."

Exclusive Q&A with Senthil Krishnapillai of Sybase iAnywhere

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:45:00 EDT

In this Exclusive Q&A with SYS-CON's Jeremy Geelan, Senthil Krishnapillai - Sybase iAnywhere's Director of Product Management - talks about the mobile email market and Sybase iAnywhere's most recent announcements regarding Mobile Office and the iPhone 3.0.

An A to Z of Cloud Computing in New York City

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT

From Apache Hadoop and Google App Engine to Web-Scale Computing and Web Services in action, a round-up of the Cloud Computing themes & topics being discussed March 30-April 1, 2009, in New York City by the world-class speaker faculty at the 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo being held in The Roosevelt Hotel, in midtown Manhattan.

SYS-CON's 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo: Themes & Topics

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:45:00 EDT

From Automation to Virtual Security, a round-up of the Virtualization themes & topics being discussed March 30-April 1, 2009, in New York City by the world-class speaker faculty at the 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo being held in The Roosevelt Hotel, in midtown Manhattan.

Exclusive Q&A with Vik Chaudhary, Keynote Systems VP

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:00:00 EDT

"The real-time aspects of performance monitoring and testing become more important as cloud applications evolve into mission-critical applications," notes Vik Chaudhary, VP of Product Management and Corporate Development for Keynote Systems, in this Exclusive Q&A with Jeremy Geelan, Conference Chair of SYS-CON's 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo being held in just two weeks' time in New York City (March 30-April 1, 2009).

Sun CEO Reviews Company's Prospects for 2009-10

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz has been reviewing Sun's three major strategic imperatives, and the company's progress going in to its next fiscal year. As industry blogs go, the three entries he's produced so far are miniature masterpieces.

America's First CIO Nominee Favors Cloud Computing Approach

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Now that Vivek Kundra, the former chief technology officer for Washington, D.C, has become America's first CIO, it is interesting to look at his pronouncements on cloud computing. (He's not America's CTO remember, that appointment's yet to be announced.) Wall Street Journal blogger Amy Schatz notes that Kundra is best known for overhauling the D.C. government’s tech system and replacing it with one that provides real-time data for the mayor and his deputies about where money is being spent.

Cloud Computing is...Difficult to Define in 140 Characters or Less

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST

Enterprise software marketeer Christian Horak has been having fun with his Twitter network investigating whether it's possible to encapsulate "Cloud Computing" for the layman within Twitter's stringent 140-character limit. Responses so far include one from JP Morgenthal (Cloud computing is...The big rental station in the sky") and another from Suresh Ramakrishnan ("Wherever you go, there your applications are!").

A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing: New Report

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:13:00 EST

Founded through the generous support of Google, Microsoft and Sun, UC Berkeley's RAD Lab has released "A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing" - a technical report arguing that the construction and operation of extremely large-scale, commodity-computer data centers at low-cost locations was the key necessary enabler of Cloud Computing, and outlining ten obstacles including Data Confidentiality and Auditability, Bugs in Large-Scale Distributed Systems, and what the report calls Reputation Fate Sharing. "The long dreamed vision of computing as a utility is finally emerging," the report nonetheless concludes.

Cloud Storage: How Can Enterprises Build Secure Private Clouds?

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:40:00 EST

"Cloud computing is here to stay as a major IT wave that will take its place in the data center alongside mainframes, client-server and 3-tier web, says Sajai Krishnan, CEO of ParaScale, in this Exclusive Q&A with SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal. "The recession is driving IT to consider newer, lower cost offerings and cloud computing is delivering on these requirements," he adds. Krishnan specifies the two primary concerns for users of the cloud right now to be Security and Lock-in.

AJAX and RIA Market Is Heating Up: Sun CEO

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:45:00 EST

"The economy might be cooling down, but the RIA market is definitely heating up," declared Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz recently in his widely-read industry blog. Schwartz was writing as Sun shipped its 100,000,000th JavaFX runtime - a download rate that makes it the fastest growing RIA platform on the market and demonstrating the fastest adoption of any product Sun has ever shipped.