Nokia has today announced that it will support Java(TM) technology in a wide selection of its future mobile terminal categories. The company has joined the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process(SM) 2.0 Program (JCP), and is committed to provide active input into the Java specification process and application platform development. Java technology complements the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in providing additional features and functionalities to future mobile terminals.
"The Java programming environment is a good fit with our vision of the Mobile Information Society and introduces a new dimension to the mobile phone user experience. For example, users will be able to retrieve Java applications over the mobile network using WAP and execute them on the mobile device. As a programming language primarily designed for easy network use and widely supported in the industry, Java technology is also a natural choice for Nokia. We believe that by the end of 2003, the annual sales of Symbian's EPOC and other Java enabled mobile phones will exceed the annual sales of personal computers," says Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones.
Nokia has been an active participant in developing the Mobile Information Device Profile, and led the specification of the new mobile user interface library for the Java platform. This project, run according to the Java Community Process Program, has made Java technology an integral part of the mobile communications world. As part of the JavaOne(SM) conference held in San Francisco this week, Nokia is demonstrating the implementation of the JavaPhone(TM) Application Interface (API) in the connectivity software development kit.
"Sun Microsystems is pleased to see Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, join the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process(SM) Program. Nokia has done a great job in defining the user interface module for the Mobile Information Device API. We look forward to continuing this cooperation with Nokia," said George Paolini, Vice President, Java Community Development at Sun Microsystems.
In the first phase, Nokia will implement Java technology in the EPOC based smart phones and communicators, but it is the company's intention to bring Java into other terminal categories as well. The first Nokia products to support Java technology will be available in the market in 2001.
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