Nokia Adds Linux to its' Mobile Java Toolkit

By Bernard Cole
iApplianceWeb
(01/26/03, 03:12:40 PM EDT)

Helsinki, Finland -- Nokia Corp. has added support for Linux into the newest version of its developer tool suite for its growing family of wireless and WLAN-based J2ME phones and Internet-centric connected devices.

Aimed at accelerating development of applications and devices based on its current and future mobile phones, terminals and iAs, the Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME, Version 1.1 for Linux supports development of Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) applications. Development can either be done in a standalone environment or integrated with existing IDEs from industry leaders Borland and Sun. It provides an automated code generation tool, archive builders, and is compatible with all Nokia MIDP SDKs.

Nokia believes the addition will allow its mobile devices to ride a wave of support in the developer community for Linux, where, according to IT development market researcher, Evans Data Corp., 14% of North American developers plan to use Linux as their primary development host in 2003, up from 8% in 2002. Globally, 12% of all wireless developers work primarily in the Linux environment, Evans' data shows.

Concurrent with the launch of the Linux version, Nokia also announced enhancements to the Suite. The new version provides an audio converter that translates MIDI files into Nokia ringing tone files or directly generates a piece of source code, as well as a tool that automates the uploading of Java applications to Web servers for testing and deployment. These enhancements are available in both the Linux and Windows versions of the Suite.

Both versions of the tool are available for free downloading from Forum Nokia at www.forum.nokia.com/tools. For more information on Nokia platform tools, technical information, and support, go to www.forum.nokia.com.

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