Wednesday November 24, 2004

JDS Preview status

Because I'm sure you are all dying to know, here is an update on the deployment of Java Desktop System Preview at Sun. As you probably know JDS Preview is a first step to deploying Solaris 10 and JDS 3 at Sun. JDS Preview is Gnome 2.02 with a new JDS look and feel. Two weeks ago we updated all the SunRay servers world wide to include JDS Preview and converted all existing Gnome users to the new look and feel.

We now have close to 15,000 people running JDS Preview on their SunRay desktops. From a change acceptance perspective it is interesting to find out why we still have a whole lot of people who aren't running JDS Preview even though I feel like we have done a hell of a lot of communicating, listening, engaging, selling etc. It just shows how much you have to do.

Monday I am hosting a 7am and a 5pm conference call with our Siebel user owners, many of whom may believe there are issues with Siebel and JDS. There aren't, unless you count a couple of minor things that have work arounds. I hope I can remember to make the 7am conference call on Monday after four days off!! We have also asked Jonathan to send out another email asking people to switch. There is a whole lot of other stuff going on but those are a couple.

The change team has been asking people why they are still running CDE. Many of them say they just don't like change, or they don't have time, or they'll change when they have to but not before.

The next big step in the transition is to make JDS Preview the default desktop. If we pass the compliance review on December 3 we'll change the default on December 8. After the default is changed people will get JDS Preview when they log in unless they actively choose CDE.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (2004-11-24 15:33:38.0) Permalink