Bob Bickel, once CTO of Java application server vendor Bluestone (which was acquired, then euthanized by Hewlett Packard) has apparently leapt once again into the breach as VP of strategy and corporate development for JBoss Group LLC. Bickel's first assignment–point man in JBoss' negotiations with Sun over J2EE compliance.

I wonder if Bob is still carrying a picture of Carly in his wallet. Probably not.