Industry's Brighest Stars Shine ON

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Industry's Brighest Stars Shine On Palm Computing Donna Dubinsky, Jeff Hawkins, Ed Colligan Charles Geschke Rick & Joe Inatome Bill Joy Phillipe Kahn Drew Major Ray Ozzie Steve Raymund Stan Shih Past & Present Inductees Xerox Parc Watson Center Bell Labs MIT Previous Special Report Archive

"From the California coast to the streets of Taipei, these Hall of Fame members shed light on the world."

tar light, star bright, who'll be the first star I see tonight? Will it be Chuck Geschke of fonts and type, or maybe Steve Raymund of distribution might? Will I see Philippe Kahn, who gave Microsoft fright, or Stan Shih, raised in his mother's light? Geschke or Raymund, Kahn or Shih, it really doesn't matter because in Vegas they'll all be. But they won't be alone in the desert sand, they will be with the folks with PalmPilots in hand. There will be a Dubinsky, a Hawkins and a Colligan in town, as well as two Inatomes, Rick and Joe, walking around. This father and son duo built a channel empire for all to follow,they've got reselling in their bones, right down to the marrow. There will be developer gurus under the Vegas lights, Hall of Famers who brought the industry to new heights. There is Ray Ozzie of Lotus Notes and Drew Major of NetWare fame. And then there's Bill Joy, who made Java more than a household name.

Welcome to CRN's third annual Industry Hall of Fame issue. This year, CRN is adding 12 new inductees to the 25 current Hall of Fame members, rounding out what I would like to call the industry's "All Century Team." In addition to awarding those individuals who have built high-tech empires, this year we drilled down into the industry a bit to recognize some of the most important programmers who wrote hundreds of thousands of lines of code to move this industry forward. These are the utility players of the business and are just as important to the team as the CEO sluggers.