Peter Bernard

Over the past year, members of the Java Community Process (JCP), an independent organization dedicated to developing standards for Java technology, have been hard at work ratifying new Java technology standards that make Java a more unified platform and a more portable environment. If you take a quick look in any electronics shop or at any wireless operator Web site, you'll see the ever-expanding array of wireless devices reaching consumers. Operators are trying to reach the broadest possible base of customers, appealing to mobile professionals, gamers, teens, and anyone in between. The strategy for deploying mobile services is to leverage as many of these platforms as possible, delivering a range of mobile services to as varied a base of consumers as possible. But getting all the various devices and services to work together has, in short, become a developer's night... (more)