San Francisco;JavaOne — (press release excerpt) — How do you top giving away a BMW Z3 Roadster? Give away a trip in a MiG-25 Foxbat to 82,000 feet! That's exactly what Espial did last night at a local area San Francisco club. One talented Java developer walked away with the trip of a lifetime as a reward for excellence in Java application development for smart Internet devices. It was all part of the second Smart Device Application contest established by devicetop.com, an industry-sponsored online community for developers of Java-based applications for smart Internet devices. A total prize pool valued at over $40,000 US was awarded to the winners.

The lucky winner was Gene Myers, a software developer from London, England for his ExZam application, an interactive testing service for interactive digital TV (iDTV). This application can be used at home for periodic homework and tests or at testing centers as a standalone application for more secured and monitored evaluations. Recent articles in many IT and educational publications have noted the importance and demand of electronic learning and testing applications. Myers received an all-expense-paid trip for two to Moscow, Russia, 5 nights stay at a downtown luxury hotel, a flight aboard the legendary MiG-25 Foxbat to 82,000 ft, and 100,000 Rubles in spending money.

Robert Laganiere, the second place winner, won a trip to Russia to float in true weightlessness in a zero-G flight for his ThirdEye security system application for an automotive infotainment system. John Mourra, the third place winner, won a trip for two to Moscow and a grand tour of the Russian Space Center for his MP3 Anywhere Wireless Music Sharing application.

 
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