API Sets Specs For Wireless Phones

The company has released an applications programming interface (API) for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) from Sun Microsystems. The new mobile information device (MID) profile is said to define how software applications are designed to interface with wireless phones, pagers and personal digital assistants (PDAs). It is also claimed to open the door to new, unlimited application development potential for one of the electronics industry's fastest growing markets. The J2ME technology is designed to enable third-party developers to create applications in an open environment. Its main benefit is that it is designed to allow applications to be written once for mobile information devices and be shared with other devices that support the connected limited device configuration (CLDC) and MID profile specifications.