Sony Ericsson Fanboy

The loyalty of the Sony Ericsson Mobile Company to a brilliant and successful Java™ ME Platform ecosystem is unquestioned. In 6^th May 2008, the company will send its experts to join the Sun Microsystems on stage during two JavaOne keynote sessions.

As a service, delegations in the JavaOne conference (May 6-9, 2008 in San Francisco, USA) can buy a Sony Ericsson Java Platform 8 (JP-8) phone which supports MSA – the K850 Cyber-shot™ - for 299US$ rather than its normal price at 499US$

On stage during keynotes
Rikko Sakaguchi, Head of Portfolio and Propositions at Sony Ericsson, will join Rich Green’s “Java + YOU” keynote where he will explain the role of Java ME in Sony Ericsson’s mobile user experience.

“Java + YOU” keynote session
Who: Rich Green, Executive Vice President, Software, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
When: May 6, 2008
Where: 8.30-10.30, Halls B and C

Christopher David, Director of Long term Platform Planning for Java at Sony Ericsson, will be part of Jeet Kaul’s “Java wherever you are” keynote providing technical input about Sony Ericsson using Java ME applications and services to create compelling user experiences.

“Java wherever you are” keynote session
Who: Jeet Kaul, Vice President, Client Software Group, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
When: May 6, 2008
Where: 3.20-4.20, Halls B and C
More information here>>
JavaOne discount price for K850 – only $299
The K850 is based on Sony Ericsson’s Java Platform 8 (JP-8), supports Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) JSR 248 and features high performance multi-tasking that allows multiple applications to run simultaneously.

The K850 is available for JavaOne delegates to order at a special discounted price of 299 US dollars from the South Upper Lobby Hang Space, 11.30-16.30 on May 6-8, 2008 (normal retail price 499 US dollars). The first 500 orders will also get a Bluetooth™ headset HBH-PV712 included.

Spny Ericsson’s other activities
Sony Ericsson is giving developers three different opportunities to ask them questions. Here’s a quick reminder how:

Visit the Sony Ericsson booth (Pavillion, 718) where Sony Ericsson’s Java ME experts will be available to answer Sony Ericsson related questions about MSA (JSR 248), other JSRs & APIs, On-device Debugging and multitasking. Plus, on-the-spot technical support and competitions.

Participate in the Birds-of-a-feather session: BOF-6821 Sony Ericsson’s advanced use of the Content Handler API, JSR 211

Join the panel session: PAN-5577 Mobile Service Architecture: Spelling out the link between JSR features and JSR draft reviews

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