Sun Microsystems will sponsor two shows in Boston on February 14-17 at the "LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2005," and the "Web Services Edge Conference 2005 East" at the Hynes Convention Center. Delegates of these two conferences will have the opportunity to learn more about Sun's work in the Linux and open source communities and meet with key executives.

At LinuxWorld, Sun and AMD will be co-hosting a breakfast event for media and analysts to discuss their joint technology developments, and the growing popularity and demand for multi-core processors.

SUN AT LINUXWORLD BOSTON 2005:

Monday, February 14, 2005; Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass.
* Stop by Sun's booth #123 for a peek at featured technology previews and demonstrations.

Tuesday-Thursday February 15 - 17, 2005:
* Sun will be co-sponsoring a gaming tournament with AMD in booth #223 for attendees who visit Sun (#123) and AMD(#601) booths. Attendees will have an opportunity to qualify, enter and compete to win a Sun Java Workstation.

Tuesday-Thursday February 15 - 17, 2005:
* 1:1 briefing opportunities with key Sun executives tailored to your areas of interest.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005: (for media and analysts)
* Join John Fowler, executive vice president of Sun's Network Systems group, and Ben Williams, director of the Server and Workstation Business Segment at AMD, for a casual media and analyst breakfast.

Friday, February 17, 2005, 12:45-1:30 pm ET:
* "Technology Showcase 10: Sun and Linux: Succeeding Together"
SPEAKER: Richard Sands, Sr. Business Analyst, Sun Software Marketing, Sun Microsystems.

SUN AT WEB SERVICES EDGE 2005 EAST:

Tuesday, February 15, 2005; 3:00 pm ET:
* Keynote Panel Presented by JCP - Web Services and Security
MODERATOR: Onno Kluyt, Sr Director & Chair, JCP Program, Sun Microsystems

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:00 pm ET:
* Java Track - JCP Program: How the Java Technology Binary Software Standard is Managed and Evolves  
SPEAKER: Eve Maler, XML Standards Architect, Sun Microsystems
 
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:00 pm ET:
* WS Security Track - The Interoperability Challenge of Web Services Security Standards
SPEAKER: Onno Kluyt, Sr Director & Chair, JCP Program, Sun Microsystems