What is Java?

The Platform to New Heights

Nokia is using Java technology to provide an open platform for developers. Applications created with standard Java™ Application Programming Interfaces should run in all compliant devices.

Java Technology for Mobile Devices

The latest release of the Java platform is known as Java 2 Platform. The version for smaller devices, such as mobile phones, Communicators and PDAs, is known as Java 2 Micro Edition, J2ME™.

Enabled by Java technology, phone users can not only decide what applications they want in their phones, but also the look and feel of them. Developers can flexibly customize the application user interface, giving users the freedom to download the versions they prefer. They can choose between special designs and amusing symbols, or those with a more conventional look and feel.

New Nokia handsets have an "Applications" folder where applications can be downloaded and stored. Applications can be searched using the WAP browser, and WAP bookmarks and WAP push messages are provided to direct the user to WAP sites with Java applications.


Benefits for phone users

Enjoy Instantly... Or Take Away

New Nokia handsets have an Applications folder for downloading and storing. Applications can be stand-alone, like many games, or on-line services such as stock tracking.

Applications could include a zoomable map needed on a business trip, or just something entertaining to pass the time. When the application is no longer needed, it can simply be deleted from the memory.

Benefits for Operators

Piping Hot Prospect

The tens of millions of Java-enabled handsets coming by the end of 2002 open up huge business possibilities for the downloadable applications market. Relevant content means more people, more bitflow - and more revenue.

A simple and focused solution is the key to success. Tempting applications, combined with ease of use and attractive pricing, create a critical mass - and successful business.

Benefits for Developers

Creating Tasty Blends

With the roll-out of mobile phones supporting J2ME in 2002, the demand for new applications is going to explode; this means vast opportunities for content creators as well.

The mobile phone provides a unique channel to get close to the user. As the Java™ platform takes care of device-specific features, developers have the freedom to concentrate on creative applications.

In order to avoid a fragmented market for Java™ technology, Nokia is supporting standardisation efforts by the Java Community Process (JCP). Nokia's Java implementation is based on specifications that have been created by the JCP as a joint effort by tens of companies. Applications created according to these specifications will work in Nokia mobile phones and in other phones supporting these standard specifications.

Tools to create applications for Nokia's handsets that support Java technology will be available from Forum Nokia's web site, www.forum.nokia.com



Related links:
Nokia's view on Java, Mobile Information Society

Sun's Java resources