So what is the purpose of it? Why did I decide to jump in? What do I have to say that anyone would want to read? The purpose is simple. To share my experiences and throw out tidbits that might be of interest. I guess we will see if anyone wants to read it:)

For those of you who don't know me, I am a long time Sun guy. Been here for over 18 years. Held most jobs within Software, and did a stint (3 years) in IT. I am now running the SOA / Business Integration products group. This is made up of the products and technologies that we were doing at Sun in the integration space along with the products group that came with the SeeBeyond acquisition.

Today is the first day of Sun's Leadership Conference. It is a great time to hear how the big bosses think we are doing, insure that we are aligned and spend a bit of time networking. It is absolutely awesome to hear what else is going on in Sun. I am and will always be impressed with the sheer horsepower that we have and the things that each organization is able to accomplish. StorageTek and SeeBeyond are perfect additions to the products that we have, and more importantly, the people are of very high caliber and fit right in. This is why I have been at Sun for such a long time.

That by itself would be good a good day, but it was only the beginning. I had a chance to talk to a couple of our customers as well. I will not mention the names, but I was on the phone with two of them, and things are going very well. These customers are using the latest technology to build what we call Composite Applications. Combining services using business process to deliver new applications that create business value. They are getting it done with our stuff! As I said, the people are why I am still here, but the customers are why it is so rewarding and fun!

And the last thing - personal productivity. I am (of couse) typing this at my SunRay. But I will not go into that. I believe Jonathan talked about that in his blog. What I did want to mention is how cool my new phone is. I got a Treo 650 with Cingular service. What a great phone, email, application platform. I can message my admin, take calls with my bluetooth headphone, and basically keep up no matter where I am. I am not one to feel like I need a tether to work, but this is a huge productivity boost. I have quickly become a convert!

All in all, a great day. That's it for now.