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</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td colspan="2"><div class="header3">Industry Awards Received by the JCP Program </div></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><DIV><A href="/en/press/news/specLeadStars/commFocus_stars_perrot">Vincent Perrot</a>, Star Spec Lead, received in February the <a href=http://www.tmforum.org/NewsRoundUp/VincentPerrotReceives/34359/article.html>"Exceptional Contributor Award"</a> from the TM Forum. The award was presented by Martin Creaner President of the TM Forum at the <i>TM Forum Action Week</i> in Lisbon. Congratulations to Vincent! </DIV> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><DIV>The <a href="http://www.developer.com/java/ent/article.php/3483116">Winners are Announced</a> for the Developer.com Product of the Year 2005 contest!</DIV> <DIV>JCP based technologies take Technology of the Year, Wireless Product and <br> Web Services Product of the Year</DIV> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><DIV>Onno Kluyt wins 2004 Java Pro Community award for <a href="http://www.ftponline.com/reports/javaone/2004/jcpawards/"> Best Individual Contribution</a>.</DIV> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><DIV>Java Pro 2004 <a href="http://www.fawcette.com/javapro/2004_11/magazine/features/readerschoice/"> Readers Choice Awards</a>, JCP based technologies take <br> Best Mobile Development Tool awards.</DIV> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><table width="74%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="left"> <td width="47%"><strong><font color="#333366">Top Java Products Honored </font></strong><br> <a href="http://www.fawcette.com/reports/javaone/2003/awards/">Java Pro Readers' Choice Awards</a>, JSR 198</a><br> (11 June 2003)</td> <td width="53%"><strong><font color="#333366"><img src="/images/press/news/javaPro.gif" width="111" height="29"></font></strong> </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td><img src="/images/common/trans.gif" width="310" height="2"></td> <td><img src="/images/common/trans.gif" width="165" height="2"></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><a href="http://www.sys-con.com/java/">JDJ Editors' Choice Awards, Java Micro Edition Editor selects JSR 62</a> (June 2003)</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><DIV> <table width="67%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="left"> <td width="47%"><a href="http://www.sdtimes.com/static/restricted.html?href=article/special-20030601-01.html"> SD Times 100 Innovators and Leaders, <br> the JCP places in the Standards Bodies<br> & Consortia Category</a> (1 June 2003) Note: access to this page requires registration.</td> <td width="53%"> <strong> <font color="#333366"><img src="/images/press/news/SDtimes.gif" width="117" height="48" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></font> </strong> </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td><img src="/images/common/trans.gif" width="310" height="2"></td> <td><img src="/images/common/trans.gif" width="165" height="2"></td> </tr> </table> </DIV></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2003/jw-0509-finalists.html"> JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards, JSR 127, JSR 31</a> (9 May 2003)</td></tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><img src="/images/common/bullet.gif" width="14" height="11" hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0"></td> <td><a href="http://www.fawcette.com/reports/javaone/032802/readers_choice/"> Java Pro Readers' Choice Awards, The JCP honored for Outstanding Contribution<br> to the Java Community by a Group</a> (March 2002) </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <a href="#top"><img src="/images/common/up_arrow.gif" width="54" height="13" vspace="6" border="0"> </a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>  <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="/images/common/trans.gif" width="563" height="8"></td> </tr> </table>   </td> </tr> </table>   <div id="footer" style="clear: both;"> <div class="footleft"> <a href="/en/resources/contacts">Contact Us</a> </div> <div class="botbar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" alt="" height="23" width="1"></div> <div class="footleft2"> © 2024, Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. <a href="/en/home/terms">Terms of Use</a>. <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/legal/privacy/index.html">Privacy Policy</a>. <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/legal/third-party-trademarks/third-party-trademarks-078568.html">Trademarks</a> </div> <div class="footright"> <img src="/images/common/logo_oracle_footer.gif" alt="Oracle Corporation" height="22" width="91"> </div> <div style="clear: both;"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" alt="" height="30" width="1"></div> </div>   </body> </html>

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