Friday May 29, 2009
Sun's JavaOne conference is next week, starting June 2, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. As an in-house attorney at Sun, this has always been one of my favorite events to attend. It's always great fun to see all the different ways in which Sun's technology is being used. Negotiating an agreement to closure is satisfying, but then getting to see how the companies meld their technology together to create something new is even better. It helps put licensing deals in context and make them more "real." Not to mention being around non-lawyers for a few days! 
Some of the things that look like lots of fun at JavaOne this year:
Java Pavilion. This is often my favorite part - with all the exhibits and booths, you can really see how and where Java is used. All of the companies are so willing to show you what their products are and what they do (as long as you don't tell them you're a Sun lawyer, that is
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The "Java Utopia" lounge. Hopefully complete with flashy beanbag chairs, Sun Rays, and other geek ware. (Hey, I'm a "geek" too! I love gadgets and technology - I just happen to be a lawyer on the side!)
Speakers from Sun, IBM, Microsoft and Sony Ericsson. There are always a few surprises at J1 (as those "in the know" affectionately call it), and the General Sessions, complete with new product demos, are always very interesting.
James Gosling's "Toy Show." Santa just cannot compete.
A glimpse of the LincVolt. I would love to have one of these babies! Sun offers "preferred parking" for hybrid/electric cars - I would love to drive one of these into the office and edge it into a space next to all the Priuses and Insights.
T-Shirt launching. No J1 would be complete without this event. I actually caught a shirt one year, and then gave it to one of my kids. I don't even remember what it looked like. It's the thrill of the catch, not the actual shirt, that counts.
Watch for some great announcements coming from Sun and JavaOne next week!
P.S. Did you know that all of the Top 5 mobile phone makers run Java?
Friday May 22, 2009
Some of the best lessons in life I've learned from the School of Hard Knocks - by making mistakes and having to recover from them. But I've also learned many lessons vicariously - by watching others make stupid mistakes and learning what *not* to do.
This story has so many opportunities for vicarious learning that it's hard to know where to start. Make sure you follow all the links to the email thread and the ending to see how it turns out.
Some basic things that every lawyer should keep in mind:
We have a duty to represent our clients zealously;
Always think before using the "reply all" button; and
Basic grammar and capitalization *do* matter in emails.
Wow - it would be hard to make this stuff up!
Wednesday May 13, 2009
Sun continues to focus on eco-efficiency and greening its business. It's nice to work for a company that wants to do the right thing for the environment and the communities where its facilities are located.
Sun has been named to the Uptime Institute's Global Green 100 list. The role highlights the significant energy efficiency achievements of global corporations that have demonstrated a board-level policy and governance commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of their enterprise IT and datacenter operations. You can see the whole list of 100 here.
"Being named to the Uptime Global Green 100 is a shining recognition of Sun's continued commitment to eco-innovation," said Subodh Bapat, vice president and distinguished engineer for Energy Efficiency at Sun. "We've developed a solid blueprint for green datacenter leadership which we can deliver through Sun Services. Additionally, we have delivered innovative servers, storage, and service products in order to make computing more sustainable and to help drive significant efficiencies in terms of cost, electricity and overall carbon savings to both Sun and its customers."
"Sun's effective leadership in 'greening' its own enterprise demonstrated an outstanding commitment to energy efficiency for the betterment of its own business performance and the eco-sustainability of our planet," said Ken Brill, executive director of the Uptime Institute. "The Uptime Institute is proud to recognize Sun with this distinguished achievement."
And we're proud to be so recognized.
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