GigaOM Future of Wireless conference

Without Voice: The Future of Mobile Web Data Products

Panel discussion on the future of mobile data products without voice capabilities. Also joined by Sony, Amazon, Qualcomm, and Dash.

"The PC is the point of reference everyone has. So a challenge of mobile Internet is how to duplicate that space. We still see two Internets — web sites are still optimized for your iPhone, your Nokia phone, but the problem is you’re creating a mobile Internet ghetto. So we wanted to design a phone with the real Internet so we used a real browser, a real Flash player and JavaScript. That’s the experience we’re targeting. So people don’t worry about, is this web site optimized for my device? You just use it."

September 18, 2008

Forbes

As Apple Waffles, Nokia Lurks

“[Apple has] raised awareness in the marketplace about what smart phones can do," says Victor Brilon, senior manager for technology collaboration for Nokia's NSeries of smart phones. But, unlike Apple, Nokia pushes handsets, such as the $533 N95, that aren't tied to carrier subsidies and are free of any restrictions on the kinds of applications carriers can build for the phone."

August 7, 2008

Presented on the hardware and software aspects of Nokia's Linux platform to the Silicon Valley chapter of the ACCU, the Association for C and C++ Programmers.

July 9, 2008

Linux Technology and Robotics

A hands-on technical session demonstrating the potential of Linux-enabled Internal Tablet devices in a robotics environment.

"Victor and Tapio expressed a lot of enthusiasm for Maemo and Open Source, stressing the freedom it gives developers to express their creativity without being limited by the carrier and regulatory restrictions of traditional phone platforms"

June 14, 2008

Fortune

An international affair

“It takes an entire planet to build a mobile device... The world's largest cellphone maker called upon in-house tech experts in California to help with software development and its own hip designers in London to give it a contemporary but usable feel... Nokia has made a practice of seeking innovation worldwide, searching far beyond its borders for fresh ideas - and great talent...”

Photo essay in the May 1, 2008 issue

Brewing Up Revenues with Java to Go

"Victor Brilon, Java application manager at Nokia, states that Java has been a runaway success in the developer community. 'A lot of colleges are teaching Java as a first programming language,' he explained. Its popularity can also be attributed to its simplicity. 'It's a good language because it removes a lot of the nasty things programmers worry about in C++.'"

March 26, 2008

Who Will Win The Mobile OS Wars?

Panel discussion hosted by Andrew Seybold. Other participants included Microsoft, Google, Symbian, RIM, Qualcomm, and SKY Mobile Media.

March 26, 2008

CES 2008 Interview

One-on-one interview with Daniel Gentleman, the leading blogger in the domain of Internet Tablets.

"If I had told you 15 years ago that most Americans would have a cell phone strapped to their hip, you'd have laughed at me. If you look at the advancements that are coming in the related services, there may be a time 10 years from now when there are Internet devices in every pocket and people will wonder how we lived without them."

January 23, 2008

Open or Closed? : The Mobile OS Panel

Panel discussion organized and moderated by Andrew Seybold which took place at PARC. Other participants included Google, Microsoft, RIM, Symbian, and MontaVista.

November 27, 2007

Standardization to improve Java device management

"'In the PC world, we take client management for granted; we want that management and scalability in the mobile world,' said Victor Brilon, senior manager of Java market development for Nokia."

June 30, 2005

Sun Pushes a New Brand of Java

"'Java Verified' certifies a basic level of compatibility for J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Mobile Edition) applications, and earns verified applications the right to sport Suns 'Java Powered' logo. The program has been welcomed enthusiastically by Nokia and others. 'It gives consumers the confidence that the software is going to work on their phone,' said Nokia's manager of Java applications, Victor Brilon."

September 17, 2004

Linux emerges as cell phone dark horse

"'Series 60 is Nokia’s development platform and is a guarantee of binary compatibility, screen size and resolution, and hardware key availability for any developer writing an application to that platform,' said Victor Brilon, Java application manager at Nokia. Nokia currently offers four handset models based on Series 60. Other Series 60 licensees include Matsushita, Sendo, and Siemens. In total, Nokia expects to ship approximately 10 million Series 60 phones this year."

October 2, 2003

Nokia catalyzes handset evolution

"These industry developments will see high-end handsets evolve into mobile terminals with processing power that can consume composite applications, said Victor Brilon, Nokia's Java applications manager. 'In the Web services environment, you are treating the handset as just another terminal,' he said."

March 21, 2003

Toons, Tunes Trip Piracy Alarm

"'Content providers won't produce good material if they think it is going to be distributed for free,' Brilon said at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association trade show here this week."

March 20, 2003

Popular Science

Unleashing the Beast in Your Coat Pocket

Discussed the security s involved in mobile applications.

March 8, 2003

Technical Editor for O'Reilly Media

Served as a technical editor and reviewer for three O'Reilly books on the topics of Java, XML, and Enterprise Application deployment.

2000 - 2002

Application Servers Fuel E-Business

"For scalability, we set up multiple processes and add more application servers," says Victor Brilon, technology architect at Anywhereyougo.com, a Dallas portal for wireless application development. As hardcore Java programmers, Brilon's team uses Enhydra, an open-source application server, along with the Apache Web server. "Then, we load-balance between the Web server and application server," he says."

June 19, 2000

Open source apps server embraces Java, wireless

"Open source developers are enthusiastic about Enhydra. 'It's the core engine behind our publishing and content management systems,' says Victor Brilon, technology strategist for AnywhereYouGo.com, a Dallas company that offers a Web site for wireless application developers. Frustrated with the shortcomings of proprietary applications servers, Brilon and his colleagues chose Enhydra."

March 23, 2000