Borland Releases JBuilder MobileSet for New Sun J2ME Wireless Toolkit; Best-in-Class Java Solution to Speed and Simplify Development of Wireless Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 Borland Software Corporation (company) Borland Software Corporation - A company that sells a variety of PC software development and database systems. Borland was founded in 1983 and initially became famous for their low-cost software, particularly Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, and Turbo Prolog. (Nasdaq NM:BORL) today announced the immediate availability of Borland(R) JBuilder(TM) MobileSet 1.03 for the rapid development of mobile and wireless applications for the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Mobile Edition (J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. (TM)). Using Borland(R) JBuilder(TM), the market leading Java development environment, with JBuilder MobileSet enables companies to easily build, debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. and deploy applications to a wide range of devices. The new JBuilder MobileSet features support for the J2ME Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3, a new J2ME emulation environment for mobile devices from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . The addition of the J2ME Wireless Toolkit adds Sun to the list of Borland supported vendors that already includes Nokia and Siemens. Today's announcement marks the next step in the company's strategy to provide a complete development environment across multiple wireless platforms as well as seed the growing market for mobile Java development, while increasing the installed base of JBuilder, which works in conjunction with MobileSet. "Sun welcomes the Borland JBuilder MobileSet 1.03 support for the J2ME Wireless Toolkit," said Ken Tallman, Group Marketing Manager, Java Software for Sun Microsystems, Inc. "This technology addition will further speed and simplify the development of industry standard J2ME applications and increase acceptance of wireless standards." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research from the Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. , J2ME is expected to become a dominant technology for building local IT-centric applications and may be leveraged by up to 65 percent of wireless phones. As an early leader in providing Java technology for mobile and wireless developers, Borland seeks to set the standard for the Java technology development market. Key partnerships with industry leaders such as Sun Microsystems advance Borland's position. "Borland is committed to continued leadership in Java development for wireless and mobile devices," said Tony de la Lama, vice president and general manager of Java solutions for Borland. "Offering our expertise in Java to the rapidly emerging wireless market is a natural step for Borland. This release builds on our previous partnerships with Nokia and Siemens to build world-class development environments for the J2ME platform." Pricing and Availability Borland JBuilder MobileSet 1.03 is available as a free download, and can be accessed through the Borland Web site at: http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/download/. JBuilder MobileSet can be used with the free JBuilder Personal, but requires purchase of JBuilder Enterprise or JBuilder Professional for commercial application development. About Borland JBuilder MobileSet 1.03 JBuilder MobileSet 1.03 is a J2ME platform compliant environment, fully integrated with Borland JBuilder, to support software development in Java-enabled devices. JBuilder MobileSet is an add-on to JBuilder, the market leading Java development environment, that supports the development of J2ME applications compliant with Connected Limited Device Configuration The Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) is a specification of a framework for Java ME applications targeted at devices with very limited resources such as pagers and mobile phones. The CLDC was developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 30 (CLDC 1. (CLDC See J2ME. ) and the Mobile Information Device Profile Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is a specification published for the use of Java on embedded devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. MIDP is part of the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) framework and sits on top of Connected Limited Device Configuration, a set (MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) A programming interface (API) for cellphones and pagers for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). It provides support for a graphical interface, networking and storage of persistent data for "MID Profile" applications, ) targeted at mobile phones and PDAs. Together, JBuilder 5 and JBuilder MobileSet 1.03 include visual design tools for creating mobile applications, device emulation and debugging, as well as all of the standard features offered with JBuilder. For more information on JBuilder MobileSet, please visit http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/mobileset/. About Borland Borland Software Corporation is a leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy and integrate software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Nation consisting of millions of developers, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of ownership. 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