The leading American developer of application platform technology has announced a call for the developer community to submit products for the 4th Duke’s Choice Awards, aimed at highlighting significant advancements in the Java technology world.
The Duke’s Choice Award evaluation focuses on inventions and innovations using Java technology, including web applications and tools, mobile applications and services, games, and automotive applications. Award-winning products will receive the title of Duke, a symbol of Java technology, and will be announced at the JavaOne(SM) 2006 conference (more details can be found here). The final submission deadline is March 15. Nominees will be announced on April 7. The five finalists will be ranked through online voting at http://www.java.com/ from now until March 31. Sun has reported that out of 1,400 submitted entries so far, approximately 180 have been accepted for the JavaOne(SM) 2006 conference.
On March 2 and 3 in Vietnam, Sun Microsystems also organized a Sun Developer Day in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, featuring renowned technology experts and numerous presentations focused on web services, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and mobile gaming. This event is part of Sun Microsystems’ initiative to expand its network of leading software developers worldwide. At the Sun Developer Day in Hanoi, company experts announced impressive statistics about the development community and Java’s achievements: 1 billion phones utilizing this technology, over 4.5 million software developers on Java, more than 1.25 billion applications using Java Card, over 196 million downloads from Java.com, and 2,600 Java applications on wireless devices… For more information about the Sun developer community, visit http://developers.sun.com.
According to Rags Srivinas, Director of Technology Reform at Sun, with Java being implemented in billions of smart devices worldwide, this technology has become an essential component in connectivity and digital processes. Java powers a wide range of applications, from secure identification cards to mobile phones, printers, webcams, remote-controlled computers in automobiles, medical devices, servers, jet engines, and motion controllers on NASA’s Mars Rover…
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