February 02, 2004

By: Yannick Allan
Website: http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com

Fujitsu, Matsushita/Panasonic, Mitsubishi and NEC demonstrate Java Technology

Sun Microsystems and NTT DoCoMo today delivered the first prototypes of NTT DoCoMo's Java technology-enabled i-mode wireless phones and services. Powered by Sun's K virtual machine (KVM), formerly known as project KJava VM, prototypes of these next generation i-mode cellular phones will be demonstrated by Matsushita/Panasonic, NEC, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric this week at JavaOne '99 in San Francisco. A key component of Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition, the KVM is ideal for high-volume, small-footprint consumer lifestyle products such as mobile phones, pagers and personal digital assistants.

"As evidenced by the i-mode prototype phones, Java technology will deliver far more entertaining and engaging capabilities to cellular phone users," said Keiichi Enoki, general manager, Gateway Business, NTT DoCoMo. "Java technology's rich security features and download capabilities will enable our network services to be more robust and flexible. Through the prototyping efforts, we became totally convinced that Java technology is the key to make our network more attractive to consumers and content providers."

"We are very pleased to announce the progress we have made in our promising venture with NTT DoCoMo. This demonstrates Sun's commitment to consumer markets as well as the robustness of the K virtual machine," said Mike Clary, vice president and general manager, Consumer and Embedded. "Sun expects to see a range of innovative Java technology-based network services made available to i-mode users in Japan very soon."

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Yannick Allan contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com.  A cellular phone industry resource featuring articles, comparisons and reviews of cellular phone and service plans.