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NEWS TECHNOLOGY HP’s MicrochaiVM To Accelerate Downloads of Client-Side Java Applications Since its release last year, Sun Microsystem’s Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) has been attracting considerable attention from industry players, such as Motorola and Hewlett-Packard. With the release of its MicrochaiVM that facilitates the downloading of Java applications, HP intends to leverage the capabilities of the Java programming language to allow for more complex programs such as data-crunching enterprise applications and moving images running on small, mobile devices.According to William Woo, general manager of HP Embedded Software Operation, "With MicrochaiVM, service providers can generate revenue by providing Java-based connectivity to the Web and the ability to download Java applications on demand to mobile devices." HP MicrochaiVM is a micro edition of its Chai Appliance Platform, a suite of integrated software components for creating Internet-enabled information appliances. The new technology is compliant with the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) specification and provides an ideal environment for running Java applications on a host of small devices. Later this year it will support the mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), said the company. The Palo Alto, Calif-based company has been working with Qualcomm Incorporated to implement HP MicrochaiVM on top of its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform. "Upon completion of our integration efforts, MicrochaiVM should become a reference solution for providing a Java application environment on BREW-enabled mobile devices," said Peggy Johnson, senior vice president Qualcomm and general manager of Qualcomm Internet Services. In addition, the BREW-enabled HP MicrochaiVM technology will make it possible for carriers to offer mobile Java applications on a wide variety of high-volume wireless devices, she added. The POS capabilities of the technology are currently being tested by the British credit card payment terminal firm Thales e-Transactions on its point-of-sale terminals. Availability
For more information: www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/12feb01c.htm Mobileinfo Comments and Advisory: It is good to see J2ME getting more serious following of big players. HP is trying hard to get into application development infrastructure space for mobile devices. It is too early to say what success it will have. Certainly, it is attractive in pure-HP shops.Note: This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are the property of their respective owners. NEWS
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