Simon Phipps
IBM Hursley Park

 Simon PhippsSimon Phipps is a manager in the IBM Center for Java Technology Development where all IBM and Lotus implementations of Sun's Java programming environment are created. A member of IBM's original Java team created in 1995, Phipps has spoken throughout the world on the business value of Java.

Phipps has worked with computers for 20 years, mainly in programming, systems and technical consulting roles. He has a particular interest in computer networking, both locally and globally, and has worked with office systems, electronic mail, video and data conferencing and most recently on Internet software.

His twin passions are playing with exciting new toys and then explaining them to anyone who will listen. In an earlier life, Phipps was the lead singer of an obscure rock group called 'Alta Ego' and wrote most of their early songs. His three kids find it hard to imagine Phipps fronting heavy tracks or ad-libbing to the 12-bar blues, but his wife is pleased she no longer has to endure the rehearsals. His full name with professional qualifications is: Simon Phipps, BSc, MBCS, CEng, but he prefers to keep things informal.