Microsoft co-sponsoring JavaOne 2005

Here is what Scott McNealy said in a announcement on new identity specifications with Microsoft yesterday ...



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McNealy noted that Microsoft will now be a sponsor of Sun's JavaOne conference this year. ``Who would have thought that Microsoft would be a sponsor of our JavaOne conference?'' he said.

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Check out the complete article in 5/14's Mercury News.



Here is a quote from their transcript ...



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But it's what we're doing with customers. Our CIO, Bill Vass, was actually at the CIO Conference up in Redmond at Microsoft's event. Microsoft is a major sponsor of JavaOne at the end of next month. I mean, who would have thunk that Microsoft would be a sponsor of our JavaOne Conference.

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I think this is really cool! Although I'll keep my fingers crossed till I see their name on JavaOne sponsors' list :)