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Doug Sutherland, JavaTM
Technology Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Doug Sutherland is a staff engineer and technology evangelist in the
JavaTM Software division at Sun
Microsystems. He specializes in distributed computing with
JiniTM Technology. He also evangelizes the
potential of inter-connectivity between tiny embedded microprocessors and
software services via the global Internet. Doug has published several papers
about JavaTM Technology RMI, and spends a
lot of time educating software developers worldwide about Sun technologies.
He has an extensive background in enterprise computing, but is now focused
on leveraging the network for industrial automation, scientific application,
consumer electronics, and other network services.
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The Magic of JiniTM
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JiniTM Connection Technology from Sun
Microsystems is a set of protocols built on top of the Java Virtual
Machine1, designed to
simplify the configuration and access of hardware devices and
software services on a network. Jini creates a Java-centric,
homogeneous view of the network, leveraging Java's ability to
safely move code dynamically about. This model makes it possible
to add new services or devices with no configuration requirements.
It also makes it possible to execute new services without
pre-installing software on client machines. This session will
provide a high level overview of the Jini project, with the objective
of illustrating key Jini concepts. It will cover the general
challenges associated with distributed computing, and proceed to
explain how Java technology goes a long way towards overcoming
those challenges.
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1 As used on this web site, the terms "Java
Virtual Machine" or "JVM" mean a virtual machine for the Java
platform.
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