The goal of the JavaTM Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI) Expert Group, JavaTM Specification Request (JSR) 185, is to agree on a standard platform for JavaTM technology-enabled mobile phones. Members from the Expert Group made statements and testimonials in support of the JSR 185. Members are from Motorola, Nokia, Research In Motion (RIM), Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Sun Microsystems, Symbian, T-Mobile, Vodafone and 4thPass.

The group has laid out the technologies that will be present in the next generation of Java technology-enabled devices, including MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.0, the Wireless Messaging API, Mobile Media API and others. These capabilities will permit operators, device manufacturers and application developers to create the next-generation services for mobile phones. For more on the JTWI and the road map, see article number 8914 in this news magazine's archive.

"Motorola's vision is that JavaTM 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2METM) will be established as the OS independent application development environment of choice for the cellular industry. Motorola believes that JSR 185 is key to achieving this vision," said Philip Gilchrist, vice president of PCS Global Standards and Technology Asset Management at Motorola.

"Establishing the JSR 185 is a good step in guiding all wireless Java technology interest groups forward in taking advantage of the technology," said Dr. Petri Haavisto, vice president of Architecture and Roadmapping at the Mobile Software Unit of Nokia. "A widely supported roadmap is needed to enable operators, content providers and manufacturers to better identify and focus on an interoperable set of Java technology APIs and plan their activities. MIDP 2.0 marks an important milestone for the mobile industry and, combined with the Wireless Messaging API and the Mobile Media API, it enables developers to take better advantage of the various features of mobile devices."

"Siemens mobile is absolutely committed to the Java platform," said Peter Zapf, president Mobile Phones at Siemens Mobile. "We produced the world's first mass market Java technology-based phone last year, and we are investing heavily in the platform for our future products. A product of that commitment includes the Java Masters competition."

"MIDP2.0 and JSR 185 can be used to harmonize Java platform development efforts in the industry and to secure interoperability. Sony Ericsson has chosen Java technology as a core technology for its phones and will build Java technology-based applications around these core components. The development community and industry should adopt and leverage these standards to create a large base of interesting applications to be used across a multitude of devices; underlining what Java technology was developed for," said Sandeep Chennakeshu, chief technology officer of Sony Ericsson.

"Symbian supports and endorses the efforts of JSR 185. On the one hand a stable cross platform Java technology standard is essential in order to provide the widest possible market for Java technology-based applications, on the other hand leading companies like Symbian and other members of the JSR 185 expert group must be enabled, and indeed encouraged, to innovate in Wireless Java technology. JSR 185 is achieving both of these goals", said Jonathan Allin, Symbian's strategic product manager for Java Technology.

"JSR 185 brings more cohesion and consistency to the Java technology marketplace. It assures content developers there will be a predictable demand and revenue stream for Java technology-based applications. And it also reaffirms our goal to create a platform -- not a product -- for the benefit of the entire wireless community, operators, handset makers and developers," said 4thpass chief technical officer Samir Mehta.

The JSR 185 Expert Group encourages the entire Java technology community to enhance, develop and guide the future direction of the J2ME platform standard for mobile phones. [...read more...]

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