OSUM in India Reaches 31,000 Members

Rajesh Umashankar informs us that Sun Open Source University Meet-up (OSUM) groups in India have reached 31,000 members since the recent Software Freedom Day activities. Congratulations to all the Sun campus ambassadors and OSUM club members in India!

Posted at 10:05AM Oct 09, 2009 by GD in Students  |  Comments[0]

Campus Ambassadors Report on Software Freedom Day

Sun campus ambassadors blog about the recent events for Software Freedom Day.

Posted at 12:06PM Sep 22, 2009 by GD in Students  | 

Sun's OSUM Student Clubs Prepare for Software Freedom Day (Sept. 19)

OSUM members are preparing more than 300 community events in more than 30 countries.

Posted at 03:38PM Sep 17, 2009 by GD in Students  | 

JavaOne Conference Round-up

Angad Singh, a tech lead in Sun's Campus Ambassador program, has posted nine blog entries related to his week at the 2009 JavaOne conference in San Francisco. With dozens of links and more than 6000 photos and videos to capture his and his colleagues' impressions of the city and the Conference, he may yet win an award for most enthusiastic attendee response. Go, Angad!

Posted at 02:52PM Jun 24, 2009 by GD in Students  | 

Sun Campus Ambassador Shows Sun SPOTs in Action

Gökhan Dogan, Sun campus ambassador at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, has posted some videos that show the use of networked Sun SPOTs to monitor water quality.

Posted at 09:15AM Mar 11, 2009 by GD in Students  | 

OpenSolaris: How to Install the OS, How to Get Sound, How to Play MP3 Files

Here are pointers to some good information about the OpenSolaris OS.

Posted at 09:29AM Mar 09, 2009 by GD in OpenSolaris  | 

Opportunities for Student Projects

The Sun Student Project Opportunities page helps students and faculty from universities across the globe find software and systems projects in which they can participate.

Posted at 08:27AM Feb 18, 2009 by GD in Students  |  Comments[2]

Sun Campus Ambassadors Among Winners in Student Views and Reviews Contest

Sun has announced the winners in the second Student Views and Reviews contest, in which students wrote reviews that highlight creative uses of MySQL and GlassFish technologies. Among them are five Sun campus ambassadors.

Posted at 01:47PM Nov 25, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

BusinessWeek.com Takes Note of Campus Ambassador Program

Sun campus ambassador Will St. Clair and Sun VP Joe Hartley were featured in the article "Brand Reps: Not Your Father's College Job," published in BusinessWeek.com this week.

Posted at 10:21AM Oct 03, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

News From Sun Campus Ambassadors Worldwide

Read the news from and about campus ambassadors. Hot topics include Software Freedom Day celebrations and winners of Sun's 2008 Open Source Community Awards.

Posted at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2008 by GD in Students  |  Comments[2]

Student Central Goes Live

Sun, a company that innovates, leads with actions, and shares technology to drive economic and social progress worldwide, offers students the technology, tools, and opportunity to achieve success -- in school, career, and life. Check out Student Central.

Posted at 11:11AM Sep 19, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

News From Sun Campus Ambassadors Worldwide

Read the news from and about campus ambassadors Silveira Neto, Wei-Peng Zhong, Jay Mahadeokar, Avinash Joshi, Tirthankar, and Vasudha Amrit.

Posted at 11:50AM Sep 17, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

News From Sun Campus Ambassadors Worldwide

Read the news from and about campus ambassadors Santiago Builes, Oscar Linares, Jenifer Parra, Vitorio Sassi, Sidsel Jensen, and Silveira Neto.

Posted at 11:49AM Aug 29, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

News From Sun Campus Ambassadors Worldwide

Read the news from and about campus ambassadors Silveira Neto, Jenifer Parra Orjuela, Abhishek Uppala, Sidsel Jensen, and Chris Leung.

Posted at 12:39PM Aug 19, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

News From Sun Campus Ambassadors Worldwide

Read the news from and about campus ambassadors Silveira Neto, Tirthankar Das, Sidsel Jensen, Alain Lafon, Felix Baumann, Saloni Arya, and Kumar Abhishek.

Posted at 05:08PM Aug 04, 2008 by GD in Students  |