INDUSTRY

Sun Microsystems, the creator and leading advocate of Java technology, today announced the JavaOne Conference event connect tool, an online tool for JavaOne conference attendees to connect with others in advance of the event. In addition, Sun announced information and registration details for two pre-JavaOne events taking place on May 15, 2006 -- the Java University Program and NetBeans Software Day. Sun is also pleased to announce, BEA, Nokia and Sprint (together with Nextel), as new co-sponsors of the 2006 JavaOne Conference. The cosponsors of the 2006 JavaOne Conference are currently: -- Platinum -- BEA, IBM, Oracle -- Gold -- Justsystem, Nokia, SAP, Terracotta -- Silver -- Quest Software, Sprint (together with Nextel) In addition to the nine cosponsors, over 60 additional companies and organizations will be participating as exhibitors in the JavaOne Pavilion. For a complete list of exhibitors, please visit: its Web site.