Curtis Sasaki

Who is Curtis Sasaki?

Curtis Sasaki is vice president responsible for Sun's webproperties.

His team is responsible for the strategy, businessdevelopment, content,

and execution for Sun's global web presence. Prior to this role, Sasaki

was vice president of engineering forDesktop Software Solutions at Sun

Microsystems. He was responsiblefor managing the development of Sun's

core desktop software,including GNOME, Mozilla and

StarOffice/OpenOffice as well ascommunications client solutions for

both the integrated Linuxdesktop, a client solution that eliminates the

expense of traditionaldesktops while significantly bolstering security

and authenticationas well as for Sun Ray desktop. Prior to

his current position, Sasaki was in the Corporate Strategyand Planning

looking at investments and acquisitions in web servicesand mobile

markets. Before this he was Director of TechnologyAdvocacy and drove

worldwide evangelism for Sun's emergingtechnologies in the enterprise,

wireless, digital television,residential gateways and automotive

industries. Leveraging his vastexperience in consumer electronics,

wireless and software, Sasaki wasinstrumental in the adoption of the

Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition(J2ME) by major handset and embedded

device manufacturers around theworld. Previously, Sasaki was

director of marketing for Sun's consumertechnologies where he led the

definition and business strategy behindJ2ME, Jini Network Technology,

PersonalJava and Embedded Javaplatforms, as well as the channel partner

strategy.Before joining Sun in 1996, Sasaki served in various

seniormanagement positions at General Magic, NeXT Computer and Apple

Computer.