J2ME is a version of Sun Microsystems' Java that is aimed at the consumer and embedded devices market, which includes electronic commodities such as cellular telephones, pagers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), set-top boxes, and other small devices. Since its release, over 600 companies have joined the development effort, including large corporations such as Palm, Nokia, Motorola, and RIM. However, the direction that J2ME travels is not shrouded in secrecy behind closed corporate doors. Instead, development of J2ME is handled through the Java Community Process (JCP), which allows anyone with an Internet connection to get involved.
J2ME provides a complete set of solutions for creating state-of-the-art networked applications for small devices. It also promises to enable device manufacturers, service providers, and application developers to deploy new applications and services to their customers. However, in doing so, it does not sacrifice some of the founding guidelines of Java, which have become increasingly important these days, namely cross-platform compatibility and security.
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