Author: JT Smith
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — The Program Management
Office of the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP) program and
PricewaterhouseCoopers who managed the elections process, today
announced the new Executive Committee (EC) members of the JCP. Between
October 1 and November 14, 2001 the Java community cast their votes to
elect the new members of the JCP ECs who will
help shape the future of Java(TM) technology over the next three years.
Voting Members on each EC serve 3-year terms which are staggered so that
five of the 15 seats are up for ratification/election each year.
Office of the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP) program and
PricewaterhouseCoopers who managed the elections process, today
announced the new Executive Committee (EC) members of the JCP. Between
October 1 and November 14, 2001 the Java community cast their votes to
elect the new members of the JCP ECs who will
help shape the future of Java(TM) technology over the next three years.
Voting Members on each EC serve 3-year terms which are staggered so that
five of the 15 seats are up for ratification/election each year.
This year's open elections voted in Macromedia and Nokia Networks as members on the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Standard and Enterprise Editions (SE/EE) EC and Texas Instruments on the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (ME) EC. They are joining the other members of the JCP ECs called to make key decisions concerning Java technology specifications as they progress through the JCP approval processes. The newly elected JCP EC members will take office immediately and will participate in the first post elections EC meeting scheduled for November 20. "The JCP program provides its members with a variety of processes and tools that enable their collective creative force to keep Java the vital and important technology that it is," said Rob Gingell, Chair, JCP program. "One such process is the JCP EC elections. We are pleased to see an increasing number of JCP-eligible voters take advantage of this important membership right and cast their votes to elect from their peers those who will represent them and guide the overall program for the community's best interest." The JCP elections are an open, democratic process that votes into office the members of the Executive Committees. Two JCP ECs are responsible for overseeing the development of Java technology specifications: the EC for the Java 2 Platform, Standard J2SE(TM) and nterprise Editions J2EE(TM) and the EC for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition J2ME(TM). "PricewaterhouseCoopers was pleased to be invited for the second year by the JCP to manage the JCP EC elections process," said Jay Bolton, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. "We used our broad expertise to ensure an impartial, objective process for all participants and helped create a one-stop elections portal that streamlined and improved voters' experience." In this year's elections a high number of candidates ran for the remaining elected seats on each EC: 12 candidates entered the competition for the two seats on the J2SE/J2EE EC and nine for the two seats on the J2ME EC. It is a reaffirmation of the commitment of the software industry and of the Java developer community to the JCP program's goal of developing standards-based platform-independent specifications that deliver advanced technological values and business benefits to developers and corporations. Final elections results are posted on the JCP elections portal maintained by PricewaterhouseCoopers at http://jcpelection2001.org/jcp/electionsresults For a complete list of JCP EC members, please go to http://jcp.org/participation/committee . About the Java Community Process Since its introduction in 1995 as the open, inclusive process to develop and revise Java technology specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits, the Java Community Process program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international Java developer community. More than 150 Java technology specifications are in development in the JCP program, which has over 400 company and individual participants. For more information on the JCP program, please visit http://jcp.org . About PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, the organization helps clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to the nth. Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com . NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, JCP, Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. CONTACT: Corina Ulescu of Sun Microsystems, Inc., +1-408-343-1770, or corina.ulescu@sun.com; or Barbara Oldani of Citigate Cunningham, +1-415-618-8753, or boldani@cunningham.com, for Sun Microsystems, Inc. -- Tania Cantrell Public Relations Manager Caldera International, Inc. 240 West Center Str. Orem, UT 84057 Tel: 801.932.5810 Fax: 801.852.9088
