Download MEDIA ALERT The JCP Program Announced The Newest Star Spec

MEDIA ALERT
The JCP Program Announced The Newest Star Spec Leads at The JavaOne
Conference
WHAT: Tuesday night the JCP Program Management Office announced the community's newest star
Spec Leads. The announcement was made at a dinner offered by the JCP in honor of Spec Leads. Spec
Leads fulfill a key role in the Java Community Process (JCP) program, they are the experts responsible
for leading the effort to develop or make significant revisions to Specifications and for completing the
associated Reference Implementations and Technology Compatibility Kits. Among the participants at
the dinner were Onno Kluyt, senior director, JCP Program at Sun Microsystems, Inc. and chair of the
JCP, spec leads, other Java technology experts involved with JCP and members of the JCP PMO.
WHEN: May 16, 2006, 6:30 p.m. PT
WHERE: JavaOne Conference, Argent Hotel, Moscone Room 33rd floor, Spec Leads Dinner
WHO: The JCP Program Management Office (PMO) introduced at the 2005 JavaOne Conference as
an incentive program to reward and recognize Spec Leads.
HONOREES: The newest Star Spec Leads are:
Edward (Ed) Burns, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Ed got involved with the JCP program when he became co-Spec Lead of JSR 127, JavaServer Faces, in
October 2002, at the beginning of the JSF development lifecycle, and he continued in that role with
JSR 252, JavaServer Faces 1.2.
He also served as an Expert for JSR 154, Java Servlet 2.4 Specification, JSR 245, JavaServer Pages
2.1, JSR 273, Design-Time API for JavaBeans JBDT, and JSR 276, Design-Time Metadata for
JavaServer Faces Components
"As a technologist at Sun, it is important to keep perspective on the real problem at hand, delivering
shareholder value by helping to build great products," says Ed. Following that logic, his interests are
not bound strictly to Java technologies, though he underscores that "Java certainly plays an important
role. I feel strongly about understanding customer requirements and test driven development. I also feel
strongly about leveraging the power of distributed collaborative work groups. These interests fit nicely
with the role of being a JCP Specification Lead."
Jose Cronembold, Oracle Corporation
By 2003, Jose was involved in the JCP program as a Spec Lead for JSR 198, A Standard Extension
API for Integrated Development Environments. Currently he is an Observer of JSR 227, A Standard
Data Binding & Data Access Facility for J2EE.
Collaborating on the JSR work was greatly simplified by using the java.net private projects. Jose found
java.net to be "a great asset for working on a JSR. The source control provided by the site through
Concurrent Versioning System (CVS) allowed multiple people to work on a JSR while keeping a
versioned history of the progress."
Asko Komsi, Nokia Corporation
Asko joined the JCP program in 2004 and shortly after becoming a member started to serve as a coSpec Lead of JSR 248, Mobile Service Architecture (MSA), and JSR 249, Mobile Service Architecture
(MSA) Advanced. He is also represents Nokia as an alternate member of the Java Micro Edition (ME)
Executive Committee.
As a Spec Lead, Asko believes he is responsible for casting a clear vision of the technology, outlining
the requirements to achieve it, and justifying both for the Expert Group. "Once you get buy-in -- after
typically lengthy discussions -- it is all about establishing processes to make sure the execution works,"
he says.
ABOUT STAR SPEC LEADS PROGRAM:
To find out more about this community initiative, the new Star Spec Leads as well as about other Spec
Leads previously honored with this distinction, go to http://jcp.org/en/press/news/star
ABOUT THE JCP PROGRAM:
Since its launch in 1998 as the open, inclusive process to develop and revise Java technology
specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits, the Java Community
Process program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international
Java developer community. The JCP has over 1000 company and individual participants; more than
290 Java technology specifications are in development in the JCP program out of which 45% are in
final stages. For more information on the JCP program, please visit http://jcp.org
ABOUT JAVAONE, SUN'S 2006 WORLDWIDE JAVA DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
The JavaOne Conference is one of the leading events for Java technology developers. Established in
1996, the Conference provides Java technology enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about the latest
Java technology innovations, get hands-on experience with the technology, network with their peers,
and have the opportunity to network directly with technology experts from Java technology industry
leaders. For more information about the JavaOne Conference, visit http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Corina Ulescu
JCP Program PR
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
408-276-6159
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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