Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Sony, NEC, Matsushita/Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Symbian, NTT Docomo among companies beginning to ship wireless handsets and services based on Java
SINGAPORE - Sun Microsystems has released the Mobile Information Device (MID) profile that defines the creation of next-generation, personalized, interactive for wireless devices - enabled by Java.
The MID is a set of Java APIs which provides a J2ME application runtime environment targeted at mobile information devices, such as cellular phones and two-way pagers.
The MID specification addresses issues such as user interface, persistence storage, networking, and application model.
Based on the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), the MID profile is aimed at enabling personalized interactive services for wireless devices and was created by more than twenty companies through the Java Community Process (JCP) in the hopes that the wireless industry will collaborate to develop open, standards-based technologies that will enable practical and entertaining mobile services. The MID profile is also available for download.
Companies that are developing or deploying Java technology based wireless services and products for near term delivery include Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Research In Motion, Sony, NEC, Matsushita/Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Symbian, NTT Docomo, LG Telecom, SmarTone, Far EasTone, Telefonica, Nextel and One 2 One.
Java software enhances the user experience by supporting easy-to-use, graphical, interactive services for wireless devices. Potential examples include:
The MID profile for the wireless platform was developed by an expert group utilizing the Java Community Process.