I am presently in Vienna, Austria on a Sun xVM chalk talk tour for European press and analysts. I arrived last night while my luggage arrived today - about 30 minutes before my talk at Sun's offices in Vienna. At least it wasn't as bad as my visit to China a couple of years ago when my luggage didn't show for 2-3 days and I had to shop for a complete set of replacements in the meanwhile. That was an experience. Anyway I digress.
My presentation to Austrian press went quite well. For one thing, there is definitely a growing interest in learning about what Sun is up to these days and that was reflected in the number of publications represented in my audience - especially considering the short notice. It was heartening to see a couple of articles show up right after the talks. The Der Standard and Pressetext articles are here and here.
Overall, what I am personally excited about from this and other Press and Analyst interactions is that there is palpable sense that Sun seems to be headed down the right track with crisper story. I know that we have to follow that up with execution and delivery. I am confident that that will happen as well as I can personally see how Sun is moving much faster in terms of making investments/commitments, driving alignment and executing. Anyway, my next stop is London tomorrow and I understand that the interest there has been great as well. I look forward to it and will let you know how it goes.