Keynote - Sun Microsystems: JavaFX: The Platform for Rich Internet Applications

The demand continues to grow for rich interactive content, applications, and services that run on a variety of clients. Rich Applications have achieved a new degree of sophistication with requirements to add multimedia and animation.  With the JavaFX SDK and Java SE 6 update 10 it is possible to incorporate innovative elements of rich client applications into existing Java software with minimum effort enabling consistent user experiences on the desktop, mobile devices, TV, and other consumer platforms.

This session provides a glimpse into cross-screen applications development using JavaFX libraries such as vector graphics and animation, and media applications with native audio and video. Additionally, this session will illuminate the JavaFX SDK that provides a suite of tools for web scripters, designers and application developers, namely:

    * *JavaFX SDK*: The JavaFX compiler and runtime tools, 2D Graphics
      and media libraries to create highly interactive applications for
      the desktop and browser.
    * *Netbeans IDE with JavaFX*:  A sophisticated development
      environment to build, preview, and debug JavaFX applications.
    * *Project Nile*: A set of plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
      Illustrator that allows exporting graphical assets to JavaFX
      applications.
    * *Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 10:* This new version of the
      Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provides a redesigned Java browser
      plug-in that allows drag and drop of JavaFX applications from the
      browser to the desktop.

In summary, this keynote session will present a brief overview of the JavaFX product family. The remainder of the session will be devoted to creating  impressive  GUI applications with animation and multimedia capabilities using the JavaFX scripting language.

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Reginald Hutcherson  Sun Microsystems is the manager of the evangelists at Sun Microsystems and a Technology Evangelist for the Java 2 platform and Java HotSpot performance engine. In this role, Reggie is responsible for working with key ISV's in the enterprise solutions market to facilitate their adoption of critical Java technologies. Reggie has an extensive background developing state-of-the-art software systems. At the Stanford Research Institute, he researched distributed systems and network protocols. At Sybase Inc., he worked in the Performance & Kernel Architecture group on their distributed database engine. Reggie has a BS in Computer Science and a MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. Additionally, he matriculated in the MS program for Computer Science at Stanford University.