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Demos@Sheffield
It's easy enough to tell you about the benefits of using Sun technology and try and entice you with all the great features. But how do you go about actually getting hold of and playing with this stuff?
Fear not, because help is at hand. Over the next few months, we'll be running a series of technical demo sessions with Sun engineers. This will provide you with the opportunity to see Sun technology in action and ask any questions you may have.
All videos and posters are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative license.
Currently Scheduled Demos
There are no more demos planned for this semester. Thanks to those who attended the ones held so far. Keep an eye out for announcements of further Sun events next academic year.
Past Demos
21st of May, 1pm, SG-LT01: Technology, Innovation and Life with Simon Ritter
This will focus on current technology trends and how these relate back to material covered within an academic setting. This will be of special interest to those expecting to graduate this year, as it will cover the skills required to find a fulfilling job at the end of your education.
14th of May, 2pm, SG-LT09: Freedom and Free Java with Andrew Haley (Red Hat)
This demo will introduce the audience to OpenJDK and the IcedTea project, demonstrating the benefits of Sun's recent move to the GPL as the license for their JDK.
30th of April, 2pm, SG-LT07: Sun SPOT with Bernard Horan
This demo will demonstrate the use of the new Sun SPOT technology. These are small sensor devices with wireless technology that run a Java VM written in Java called Squawk.
24th of April, 3pm, SG-LT07: Xvm with Gary Pennington
This demo will demonstrate the process of virtualisation using Xvm (think Xen) technology.
29th of February: Introduction to OpenSolaris with Paul Humphreys and Jarod Nash
Our first demonstration was a general introduction to the OpenSolaris operating system and its innovative features, specifically the ZFS filesystem (which was spoken about at length and demoed by Jarod Nash), script-based system and process monitoring with DTrace and virtualised operating systems using Zones. Copies of Developer Preview 2 and OpenSolaris starter kits were available for you to take home; these include several 'live' CD options so you can try OpenSolaris without committing it to your hard disc.
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Recordings
Each movie is provided as a Theora video stream together with a Vorbis audio stream using the Ogg container format. Three versions are provided, suitable for different downloading capabilities: full size (704x576), half size (352x288) and quarter size (176x144). The audio stream is also provided as a separate download using Speex, which may be preferable if you are not bothered about seeing the visual content. Further details of these formats are available on the Xiph website. A DVD copy is available on request.
| Title | Artist | Date | Event | Low | Med | High | Audio | Blip.tv | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSolaris 2008.11 Preview | Mesude Biçak and James Legg | 21/03/2009 | North Campus Conference Centre, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| JavaFX | Mesude Biçak and Simon Ritter | 11/02/2009 | Lewin Lab, Regent Court, University of Sheffield | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Technology, Innovation and Life | Simon Ritter | 21/05/2008 | Technology, Innovation and Life | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Freedom and Free Java | Andrew Haley | 14/05/2008 | Freedom and Free Java | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Freedom and Free Java: The TCK | Andrew Haley | 14/05/2008 | Freedom and Free Java | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Sun SPOT | Bernard Horan, Dr Gordon Manson and Tom Gummery | 30/04/2008 | Sun SPOT | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Xvm | Gary Pennington | 24/04/2008 | Xvm | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| A Hitchhiker's Guide To Sun | Paul Humphreys | 29/02/2008 | OpenSolaris and ZFS | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| ZFS: Under The Hood | Jarod Nash | 29/02/2008 | OpenSolaris and ZFS | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| ZFS Demo | Jarod Nash | 29/02/2008 | OpenSolaris and ZFS | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Sun SPOT | A SunSPOT Engineer | 15/11/2007 | Campus Ambassador Launch | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Open Wins: Leadership and Innovation | Scott McNealy | 15/11/2007 | Campus Ambassador Launch | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
| Sun SPOT | Simon Ritter | 04/09/2007 | JavaPT 07 | Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | |
