Borland and Sony Ericsson Team to Accelerate Java Development for Wireless Devices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JavaOne 2003 Booth #1509 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 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:BORL) and Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. Mobile Communications AB today announced a strategic relationship to extend the support of enhanced mobile application development. Under the terms of the agreement, Borland plans to distribute and support the Sony Ericsson Java Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) through the Borland(R) JBuilder 9 Mobile Edition, accelerating the application development lifecycle for wireless Java(TM) based devices. "Together, Borland and Sony Ericsson offer more than two million Borland Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. developers solutions for developing next generation mobile applications faster," said J.P. LeBlanc, vice president and general manager of mobile and C++ solutions at Borland. "JBuilder 9 Mobile Edition further demonstrates the Borland commitment to provide platform independent application lifecycle management The administration and control of an application from inception to its demise. It embraces requirements management, system design, software development and configuration management and implies an integrated set of tools for developing and controlling the project. solutions, helping to speed time-to-market of wireless, Java-enabled applications running across multiple networks." Borland support for the Sony Ericsson SDK enables better management of the entire wireless application development lifecycle, driving the introduction of innovative and compelling consumer applications and services. "The agreement with Borland further strengthens the Sony Ericsson commitment to the developer community," said Rikko Sakaguchi, senior vice president and head of corporate function applications and content development at Sony Ericsson. "Borland offers powerful Java development solutions for mobile devices, vital in assisting developers to create innovative new consumer applications for deployment across a wide range of Java-capable Sony Ericsson devices." Availability Borland(R) JBuilder 9 Mobile Edition is now available. For more information, visit: http://www.borland.com/mobile/index.html. The Sony Ericsson 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. SDK is available for free download at http://www.ericsson.com/mobilityworld/sub/open/technologies/java/tools /j2me_sdk (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field). About Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB offers mobile communications products for people who appreciate the possibilities of powerful technology. Established in 2001 by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Corporation, the joint venture continues to build on the success of its two innovative parent companies. Sony Ericsson creates value for its operator customers by bringing new ways of using multimedia communications while mobile. 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