palmOne, Inc. today announced the latest release of a developer toolkit that brings Java 2 Micro Edition support to Treo 600 smartphones and Tungsten handhelds, which significantly expands thecapabilities of its product lines for business customers and developers. A beta of the new version of IBM’s WebSphere Micro Environment Toolkit for Palm OS(R) Developers, which includes a newhigh-performance runtime with support for the latest Java Community Process standards, was released to developers today through the palmOne PluggedIn developer website.
The toolkit enables developers to target, deploy, and execute their Java MIDlet applications on palmOne devices, directly alongside native Palm OS applications. The early-access release allows software developers to design and test applications that utilize the new standards support and other capabilities in advance of the end-user runtime release next spring. With support for both the Treo 600 smartphone and the Tungsten line of handhelds, compelling, standards-based applications and solutions can now be deployed in a consistent way to mobile workforces and consumers alike.
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