SEMUG

Sun Entertainment & Media User's Group
Tuesday Jun 26, 2007

SEMUG INVITE: Consumer and Embedded Java - July 18, 2007

Please click HERE to view our July 18 briefing agenda details, and to register to attend.

Friday Jun 22, 2007

SEMUG JULY 18 BRIEFING: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Greetings,

I am pleased to invite you to the July 18 meeting of our Sun Entertainment & Media User Group (SEMUG). The topic for this session will be Consumer and Embedded Java, or Java for consumers -- individuals -- not just enterprises.

We'll provide an update from the JavaOne 2007 Conference on our recently announced JavaFX family of products that have been designed to dramatically enhance the number of people who can write applications to run multimedia content on Java-equipped PCs, handheld devices and mobile phones.

Disney Mobile will present its unique and "magical" mobile offering to help parents manage their children's entire cell phone experience -- all developed and deployed using Java ME (Java Platform, Micro Edition).

And, Empact Interactive Media will show you how Java transforms everyday television programs into interactive shopping experiences.

Please click HERE to view the full agenda, and to register to attend.

I hope you will be able to join us on July 18, from 4:00 to 7:30 PM, at the Hilton Universal City Hotel!

Warm Regards, Jane.Grafton@Sun.COM

Wednesday May 23, 2007

SUBSCRIBE TO SEMUG EMAIL ALIAS FOR UPDATES

Please send an email to SEMUG@sun.com to SUBSCRIBE TO or UNSUBSCRIBE FROM the email alias for updates on news, information and events for Sun Entertainment & Media User Group members.

Wednesday May 09, 2007

SAVE THE DATE! JULY 18th - NEXT SEMUG MEETING FEATURING DISNEY MOBILE

Please save the date!

Our next SEMUG meeting is confirmed for Wednesday, July 18 from 4:00 to 7:00pm.

Our topic will be: CONSUMER JAVA

Our keynote speaker will be Sunir Kochhar, Vice President of Product Development and Operations for Disney Mobile.

Detailed agenda and invite to come...

Thursday Mar 15, 2007

SONY PICTURES BLU-RAY JAVA AUTHORING PRESENTATION - March 7, 2007

Click here to view Sumit Malik's SEMUG presentation from March 7, 2007

Presentation Title: BD-J Authoring
Speaker: Sumit Malik, Executive Director of Advanced Technology
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

SEMUG INVITE: Private Screening of Sun's Project BlackBox - April 6, 2007

Click here to view your invitation to a private screening of Sun's Project BlackBox for Mobile Digital Content on April 6, 2007

Friday Mar 09, 2007

SEMUG INVITE: MARCH 7 & 8, 2007

Click here to view detailed agenda for Blu-ray Java SEMUG briefing on March 7 & 8, 2007

Wednesday Jan 24, 2007

SAVE THE DATES! Next SEMUG meetings are scheduled for: March 7 and 8

WHAT: SEMUG Q3 MEETING

WHEN: Wednesday, March 7, 2007

TOPIC: Blu-ray Disc Technologies

WHERE: Sheraton Universal Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608

OVERVIEW: Quarterly SEMUG (Sun Entertainment & Media Users Group) meeting. Topics vary each month but are focused on the current trends and opportunities in the Entertainment & Media industry. This month's topic is BLU-RAY DISC development, with a special invitation to join Sun's Java User's Group for Blu-Ray Disc Development: BLU-DAHLIA.ORG. Bill Foote, Bill Sheppard, Ensequence and Sony Pictures Entertainment to present.

TO REGISTER: https://www.suneventreg.com//cgi-bin/register.pl?EventID=1310
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WHAT: SEMUG Q3 "SATELLITE" MEETING

WHEN: Thursday, March 8, 2007

TOPIC: Blu-ray Disc Technologies

WHERE: Sun Microsystems San Francisco Office
Union Square Conference Room
500 Howard Street, Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-268-9020

OVERVIEW: Quarterly SEMUG (Sun Entertainment & Media Users Group) meeting. Topics vary each month but are focused on the current trends and opportunities in the Entertainment & Media industry. This month's topic is BLU-RAY DISC development, with a special invitation to join Sun's Java User's Group for Blu-Ray Disc Development: BLU-DAHLIA.ORG. San Francisco has a contingent of Technical Developers in this space so this is a one-off SF SEMUG meeting. Bill Foote, Bill Sheppard, Ensequence and MX Entertainment to present.

TO REGISTER: https://www.suneventreg.com//cgi-bin/register.pl?EventID=1311
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2006

SEMUG PRESENTATION - NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Mark Kapczynski, CEO & Founder
MESoft, Inc.
click here to access pressentation

Saturday Nov 04, 2006

Join Us!

CLICK HERE to access the presentation for this briefing.

You are cordially invited to the November session of the new Sun Entertainment & Media Users Group (SEMUG). SEMUG, sponsored by Sun and our partners, was created in 2000 to establish an Entertainment & Media community to share information and best practices on today's hottest topics. As marketplace momentum accelerates, Sun is pleased to continue this brand new series of monthly SEMUG technical briefings in the greater Los Angeles area.

Join Mark Kapczynski, CEO, MESoft Corporation and Sun Microsystems to hear how you can improve the way your feature films and television shows are produced, protected, and marketed by a true "tape-less" integrated digital work flow where media is captured and transparently distributed to any digital device in a safe and fully secured environment.

WHAT: SEMUG Monthly Users Group Meeting

WHEN: Thursday, November 16, 2006
4:00pm - 6:30pm

WHERE: Hilton Universal City Hotel
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608
818-506-2500

TO REGISTER: We ask that you please register online if you plan to attend:
http://communications1.sun.com/r/c/r?1.1.3J2.2Tg.12jVQY.B*R2mU..N.D3Vw.1aUS.3iUHCQ

TOPIC: Improving Digital Workflow
Plan for a lively discussion with Mark Kapczynski who will cover:
• Efficiencies Needed
• Avid Integration
• Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Support

AGENDA: 4:00-5:00 Registration & Reception with Cocktails & Appetizers
5:00-6:30 Improving Digital Workflow

SPEAKER: Mark Kapczynski, CEO & Founder of MESoft, Inc.

Mr. Kapczynski has over fifteen years of combined Information Technology and Media & Entertainment experience, currently serving as CEO of MESoft Corporation, which he founded in 2002. MESoft, Inc. provides software solutions to the Entertainment industry that securely manage the lifecycle of digital video production and delivery.

Under Mr. Kapczynski's leadership, the company grew its distribution to a global level and partners with leading IT companies, such as SUN and AMD, and media companies that include Ascent Media and Avid.

Prior to MESoft, Mr. Kapczynski was Director of the Worldwide Media & Entertainment Solutions Group for Microsoft Corporation. While at Microsoft, he pioneered the way that media systems were to be linked together using software to replace physical and tape-based systems in production and distribution. To that end, he deployed Microsoft-based digital distribution solutions and headed up development of IPTV, VOD, Digital Cinema and digital dailies software applications.

Capitalizing on his degree from UCLA film school, Mr. Kapczynski has spoken at such top venues as Digital Hollywood, the Cannes Film Festival, SMPTE, NAB, IBC, and Comdex. He is active on several Technology Standards committees, including IP Internetworking, Metadata Management, Digital Workflow, Digital Rights Management and Film & TV Production. In his spare time, Mr. Kapczynski enjoys car racing and playing the drums.


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