Jon Bostrom - JavaPolis 2004

Bio

Jon Bostrom
Chief Java Architect for Mobile Software, Nokia

As the Director of the Java^TM Technology Office, Jon is responsible for defining and driving the vision and architecture for the mobile end-to-end Java technology-based environment. For the past year Jon has been focused on defining the technology and creating the partnerships that will foster the next generation of Java technology enabled mobile devices. This new generation of devices and their corresponding Java server components will provide the end-to-end middleware service infrastructure that will enable exciting new applications, services and business models in the wireless industry. Jon is on the board of directors of OSGi, co-leads the Mobile Expert Group and is co-spec lead for JSR 232. Jon is also responsible for directing the Java technology-based efforts of Nokia Research Center for technology platforms.

Previously Jon was Chief Architect and a key driver of Sun's Mobility Technology Solutions group, working to define the end-to-end architecture for Java technology solutions in 2.5 and 3G environments. Jon was the Sun lead architect for SprintPCS Vision and the lead architect for DoCoMo i-Mode Java. Jon was the lead designer for Java software provisioning for wireless and the creator of the "Java Service Vending Machine" concept. Jon has advised most of the top Manufacturers and Operators around the world on Wireless Data Services. Jon is also one of the original members of the JiniTM network technology team and was instrumental in the Jini network technology launch and formation of the Jini network technology community effort. During his time with SunJon won 2 Chairman's awards for technology innovation and filed patents in Java technology-based mobile security and interface design.

Jon has over 23 years of systems experience including designing and implementing large-scale, object-oriented, distributed applications. He was with the original team at Hewlett-Packard that designed the first laser printer. Subsequently, Jon worked on the Smalltalk CORBA binding and was the consulting architect for Distributed Smalltalk. Jon was Director of Distributed Object Systems at ParcPlaceDigitalk and managed U.S. and Asia-Pacific consulting for GemStone.

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JavaPolis Conference Keynote: Future of advanced Java technology in mobile devices

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