BillShepp

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URL

http://www.linkedin.com/in/billsheppard

Job Title

Chief Digital Media Officer, Java Development Group

Company

Oracle

About me

As Chief Digital Media Officer for the Java Development Group at Oracle I lead efforts to craft interactive television global standards and adoption by working with movie studios and other content providers, cable and satellite operators, broadcasters, device manufacturers, governments, and standards bodies worldwide to envision, architect, implement, and deploy next-generation digital TV technologies.  I joined Sun Microsystems (since acquired by Oracle) in 1997 where I launched Sun's Java-based digital television efforts, which have resulted in the deployment of Oracle's Java-based TV technology in over 100M devices.  I've frequently presented at CES, NAB, Digital Hollywood, and other industry conferences, am a Director of the Blu-ray Disc Association, have represented Sun/Oracle at standards bodies including DVB and ATSC, and am a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.  I'm also an accomplished trombonist and holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University.

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