Guest producer Scott Mace cornered this high-visibility evangelist at JavaOne 2004. Scott and Bob discussed enhancements to the IBM developerWorks web site, Eclipse 3.0, the future of Java, Linux lock-in, and what Bob refers to as the blurring of clients and servers. Recorded live at JavaOne 2004.

Scott Mace is a journalist and analyst who covers the inextricably linked trends toward more open and more secure information technology. He is co-authoring two books on these topics. Previously, he was conference director for ISPCON, a senior editor at Byte, and an test center leader, editor and writer at InfoWorld. He also produces the online blogs Information Manager Journal and Service Provider Journal.