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HJUG is dedicated to the use of the JavaTM Technology. We are one of the many Java User Groups worldwide. HJUG thanks Rice University Computer Science Department, Professors Dan Wallach and Robert 'Corky' Cartwright for their continuous sponsorship.

HJUG also thanks the Computer Science Technology Department of Houston Community College System, especially Abbas Alamnehe.
Meetings and Announcements

JavaOne 2009 Recap

June 24th, 2009

JavaOne 2009 was a whirlwind of technology and presentations this year. Come and find out more about what you heard about in the news, the cool gizmos that didn't make the headlines, and maybe even a glimpse of what's to come.
Dan Sline will also share some short video clips from this year's more enjoyable General Sessions and memorable Technical Sessions and BOFs at the beginning of the meeting. Be sure to come early so you can see them!

Panelists:

Steven Reynolds
Steven is a technical lead and Product Manager at INT where he works on several Java toolkits. These toolkits build GUI displays of complex geoscience and GIS data. Steven has previously worked on database monitoring applications and a peer-to-peer distributed toolkit (InterAgent) that for a time became Sun’s JMS implementation. Steven got his degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and then from Rice University. Steven has been involved in Software development at companies who's primary product was software for his entire professional life (with one minor exception).

James Velasco
James is the Chief Computer Scientist at INT. He has been a past speaker at HJUG and JavaONE, and is a current member of the JCP.

Please RSVP

RSVP by going to http://hjug06242009.eventbrite.com/ We will need an accurate head count in order to know how much pizza to order.

Meeting Location: PROS Pricing

3100 Main
10th floor
Houston, TX 77002

Suggested Parking:

Park across the street in the parking garage on Elgin on the 3rd or 4th floor in the Visitor designated spots. Walk across the skybridge on the 3rd floor and take the elevators on the right side of the elevator lobby to the 10th floor.

Meeting Sponsor: INT

Sponsor Website: http://www.int.com

Company Background

Established in 1989, INT is a leading supplier of high performance C++, Java, and C#/.NET graphics components to scientific and technical industries. INT provides data visualization software products and development services that enable programmers and software vendors to enhance the performance and functionality of their graphics applications while dramatically reducing development times and maintenance costs.

INT products are employed by leading organizations and Fortune 500 companies in industries as diverse as oil and gas, finance, medical imaging, telecommunications, and defense. They incorporate a high level of expertise not found elsewhere: offering solutions for strategic applications such as scientific and business charting, data monitoring and QC, mapping, and financial analysis. IT managers and software engineers faced with the task of visualizing data throughout networks and the internet greatly benefit from INT web-enabled technology and information display solutions.

Benefits of using INT components and services:

  • Free up development resources so you can stay focused on your area of expertise
  • Implement highly customized and tightly integrated software solutions
  • Enhance functionality and performance of applications
  • Get to market faster through increased productivity
  • “Web-enable” legacy applications
  • Capitalize on platform-independent solutions

Door Prizes and Giveaways!

  • JetBrains has donated one IntelliJ license to be raffled off at this HJUG meeting
  • ZeroTurnaround has donated a license of JavaRebel to be raffled off this month