Metrowerks and PointBase Team to Deliver Complete J2ME Technology Development Solution.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 End-to-End Wireless Development Kit Includes Tools, Emulator, Micro Database Engine and a Java(tm) Technology-Enabled Phone Metrowerks and PointBase announced today the two companies have completed an agreement to provide wireless applications developers with a comprehensive development kit that includes PointBase Micro, the powerful 100% Java(tm) technology database. The product, CodeWarrior(tm) Wireless Development Kit, is the first complete development kit for wireless applications designed to run on the 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) technology platform. CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit provides a complete development environment for creating, editing, compiling, device emulation, debugging and testing J2ME technology applications. In addition to the PointBase Micro database engine, the kit includes the Java technology enabled iDEN(tm) i85s phone from Motorola with cables for downloading the completed application to this sample target device. The inclusion of the iDEN phone in the development kit allows developers to thoroughly test applications in a real-world environment. Developers will create, compile and test their applications on a software emulator using the customizable and extensible CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) from Metrowerks. Then, a developer will download the application to the Motorola iDEN i85s phone, or to a target device of the developer's choice, and complete the testing. The CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit supports wireless applications development for any J2ME technology enabled device, including Palm OS(R) handhelds running a Java virtual machine A Java interpreter. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is software that converts the Java intermediate language (bytecode) into machine language and executes it. The original JVM came from the JavaSoft division of Sun. (JVM See Java Virtual Machine. JVM - Java Virtual Machine ). "Pointbase believes J2ME technology will become the platform-of-choice, powering millions of mobile devices," said Bruce Scott Bruce Craig Scott (born 20 October 1943), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Maranoa, Queensland. , PointBase CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Metrowerks provides the industry-leading tools for wireless development, so it was logical for us to team with Metrowerks to deliver a complete solution to developers who want to develop applications rapidly and take advantage of the emerging mobile application opportunity. PointBase and Metrowerks are leading the way for wireless developers." To be successful, certain types of commercial wireless applications must use the client/server model and be integrated with a local database, rather than run on a browser-based environment that is signal dependent. Otherwise, the user loses access to the application any time the wireless connection is lost, such as inside a large building where the signal may be weak or in an area with no wireless service at all. With the client/server model using PointBase pure Java Refers to initiatives from Sun that specify 100% compliance with its Java specification. The goal is to maintain a consistent, single interface for Java so that all Java Virtual Machines can run all Java programs. See Holy Grail. database technology as a persistent data Data that exists from session to session. Persistent data are stored in a database on disk or tape. Contrast with transient data. See persistent name. store, the wireless device user can continue to work from any location. "The occasionally connected nature of wireless devices makes thin-client applications less than ideal. Only by using a persistent, reliable Java technology data-store in the applications can they deliver on the full promise of wireless and allows users to be truly productive," said David Perkins David Perkins could refer to any of the following people:
Pricing and Availability CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit is priced US $995 (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ) per license and is available from Metrowerks. For more information, contact Metrowerks by telephone at 800/377-5416 or 512/997-4700, or by email at sales@metrowerks.com. For pricing and availability outside the U.S. and Canada, please see the list of Metrowerks International Sales Offices at www.metrowerks.com/buy or send an email to intlsls@metrowerks.com. About CodeWarrior Development Solutions for the Wireless Industry CodeWarrior development tools are the tools-of-choice among Palm OS(R) platform, commercial applications developers. The CodeWarrior IDE is the first commercial IDE to provide comprehensive support for the J2ME specification, including the CLDC See J2ME. configuration and 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, as well as PersonalJava(tm) technology. CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit includes CodeWarrior for Java development tools, Version 6.2, a limited edition of the PointBase Micro database program, and a Motorola i85s phone and connection cable. About the PointBase Product Suite PointBase delivers 100% pure Java(tm) database and synchronization technology for ISVs, VARs, corporate development teams and device manufacturers who are designing portable multi-threaded applications that function autonomously on servers, Internet appliances, mobile and pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. devices. The PointBase Product Suite consists of PointBase Micro, for pervasive computing device applications on the J2ME(tm) and J2SE (Java 2 platform, Standard Edition) See Java 2. J2SE - Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (tm) platforms, PointBase Embedded, for embedding inside Java(tm) applications and Internet appliances, PointBase Server, for supporting multi-tiered application servers, and PointBase UniSync, for bi-directional information synchronization. About PointBase Inc. PointBase delivers pure Java database technology that enables applications to manage, synchronize and extend data globally to servers, server appliances and mobile or occasionally connected devices. Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corp. and Gupta/Centura Software, launched the Mountain View-based company in 1998. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle, Sybase, Hyperion and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase Inc. and its products is available at www.pointbase.com. About Metrowerks Metrowerks develops, markets and supports CodeWarrior hardware and software development tools and middleware for a number of operating systems, desktop platforms, and the most popular embedded processor architectures and consumer devices. CodeWarrior development technologies are used to improve time-to-market for customers working in transportation, networking and communications, wireless, portable devices, and entertainment content. The company's worldwide headquarters are in Austin, Texas; regional headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan, and Basel, Switzerland, with offices throughout the world. Metrowerks, founded in 1985, is an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT). For more information, please visit the Metrowerks Web site at http://www.metrowerks.com. Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are trademarks or registered trademarks of Metrowerks Corp. PointBase and the PointBase logo are registered trademarks of PointBase Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, J2ME, PersonalJava and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other countries. Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark of Palm Inc. MOTOROLA, the Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. M Logo, and all other trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of Motorola Inc. (R) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. 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