Event: Discover Project Wonderland In-World (Wednesday, Feb. 11)

Discover what makes Wonderland tick: placemarks, avatar customization, immersive stereo audio, voice chat, shared applications, and more.

Posted at 03:46PM Feb 10, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

Watch M3DD on Ustream Now (Jan. 21-22)

If you're unable to attend the Java Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days Conference, taking place today and tomorrow in California, you can watch the event live on Ustream and use the chat facility.

Posted at 11:18AM Jan 21, 2009 by GD in Java ME  | 

New Free Online Course: JavaFX Programming (With Passion!) Begins Jan. 30

Java technology evangelist Sang Shin will begin teaching the 15-week free online course JavaFX Programming (With Passion!) on January 30, 2009.

Posted at 04:41PM Jan 15, 2009 by GD in Students  |  Comments[7]

Project Kenai: More Than Just a Forge

Easily and freely host your open-source projects and code at Project Kenai. Connect, communicate, and collaborate with developers of like mind and passion.

Posted at 04:04PM Jan 15, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Free Event: OpenSolaris Storage Summit (Santa Clara, Calif., Sept. 21)

The First Annual OpenSolaris Storage Summit will take place on September 21, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency-Santa Clara, California. Learn more.

Posted at 03:08PM Aug 22, 2008 by GD in OpenSolaris  | 

Ruby, JRuby, and Rails Application Development (With Passion!): Free Online Course Starts July 15

Sun technology evangelist Sang Shin will begin teaching the new "Programming With Passion!" course on July 15. Take a look at the course topics and course web site for more information. More than 900 students have already registered.

Posted at 03:10PM Jul 07, 2008 by GD in Sun  | 

Free Online Course for Students: Sun SPOT Technology

Liana Vagharshakian recently announced a new free online course for students interested in developing applications for Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT).

Posted at 12:35PM May 21, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

Ruby, JRuby, and Rails Application Development (With Passion!): Free Online Course Starts July 15

Sun technology evangelist Sang Shin has announced the start of a new "Programming With Passion!" course in July. Specifics of the course are still in the works, but you can take a look at some of the hands-on labs now -- including several real-life Rails applications that you can build and run as NetBeans projects with minimum effort. See the course topics and course web site for more information.

Posted at 12:00AM May 16, 2008 by GD in Sun  | 

Educational Resources for Java and NetBeans Technologies

Find out about slides, tutorials, and other free educational materials available for teaching and learning about the NetBeans IDE and other technologies.

Posted at 11:04AM Apr 15, 2008 by GD in Training and Learning  |  Comments[1]

Students Attend CommunityOne and JavaOne 2008 for FREE!

From our website:

Be our guest at The CommunityOne and JavaOne Conferences in San Francisco, May 5 - 9, 2008. Hosted by Chris Melissinos, Sun's Chief Gaming Officer, this 5 day program is specially aimed at college students. Discover the latest technology solutions and gain an edge at these dynamic interactive conferences. Join a passionate developer community, be exposed to visionaries, "Rock Star" speakers, and technology experts. You'll have opportunities to evaluate new products and network with other students, engineers, developers, and industry leaders. All of this and you’ll acquire the tools you need to be better prepared for your future. 

Hope to see you there!

Posted at 09:52AM Apr 10, 2008 by sdnblog in Students  | 

2008 JavaOne Conference: Early Bird discount Ends April 7

The Early Bird discount ends April 7 for the 2008 JavaOne conference. The Conference connects you with industry experts, the latest trends, and practical job-related content.

Posted at 08:55AM Apr 03, 2008 by GD in JavaOne  | 

NetBeans 6.1 Beta Supports Tighter MySQL Integration

Sun announced the immediate availability of NetBeans 6.1 integrated development environment (IDE) Beta. NetBeans 6.1 Beta adds features for JavaScript technology development, a key component for delivering Ajax web applications and tighter integration of MySQL database functionality. Read the press release, download NetBeans 6.1 Beta.

Posted at 11:58AM Mar 17, 2008 by GD in Sun  | 

Simon Phipps: OpenOffice.org License to Go to LGPLv3

Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer at Sun Microsystems, reports that "OpenOffice.org's license will change to LGPLv3 as part of a broader set of changes intended to improve the OpenOffice.org community for everyone."

Posted at 10:49AM Mar 06, 2008 by GD in Sun  | 

Sun Tech Days in Hyderabad, India (Feb. 27-29)

Sun writers are reporting on Sun Tech Days from Hyderabad this week. Check out the Tech Days blog for the latest news.

Posted at 10:31AM Feb 25, 2008 by GD in Sun  |  Comments[1]

Events in February and March 2008

Feb. 11-14: 3GSM (Barcelona, Spain)
The 3GSM World Congress is the world's leading mobile communications conference, fair, and exhibition.

Feb. 23-24: FOSDEM '08 (Brussels, Belgium)
This free and non-commercial event is organised by the community, for the community, with the goal of providing free and open-source developers a place to meet.

Feb. 26-28: VMworld Europe 2008 (Cannes, France)
Now is the time to reserve your spot at the European virtualization industry event.

Feb. 27-29: Sun Tech Days (Hyderabad, India)
Develop skills and advance your career in a Web 2.0 world; share knowledge and grow your network; participate in communities changing the face of technology.

Mar. 4-6: Sun Tech Days (Sydney, Australia)
Advance your development and shape your future with free cutting-edge technical education. Sun Tech Days are loaded with practical information, examples of real-world solutions, and hands-on training.

Mar. 12-13: Sun Tech Days (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Sun Tech Days is loaded with technical content, practical "how to" information, examples of real-world solutions, tips on application performance tuning, hands-on training and more. And it's free.

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Posted at 10:39AM Feb 08, 2008 by GD in Events  |