Welcome to the Mobility Developer Newsletter. Here you'll find links to the latest products, tools, resources, and events relating to development with Java Card technology and the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME).

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Product and Technology Releases

JSR 187 JAIN Instant Messaging 1.0 Public Review Draft
A protocol-agnostic API for Instant Messaging, this provides a standard portable and secure interface to control, manage and manipulate instant messages between clients through the use of presence servers.

JSR 238 Mobile Internationalization API 0.9.1 PFD
Defines an API that provides culturally correct data formatting, sorting of text strings and application resource processing for J2ME MIDlets running in MIDP over CLDC.

Viewpoint

Asking "Why" at Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Laboratories Director, Glenn Edens, discusses new research developments in the Java language and the gratifications and trials of running a research lab.

Industry News and Announcements

Rogue Wave Software Supports Sun's Solaris 10 OS; Offering
Enables Enterprises to Quickly Develop and Migrate Applications on Solaris 10

Resources

Learn more about and get "hands-on" training for J2ME technologies through the following resources:

Technical Articles and Quizzes

• Getting Started with the FileConnection APIs
  This tutorial provides a code-intensive introduction to the FileConnection APIs. This optional package enables J2ME-based applications to create, read, and write files and directories located on mobile devices and external memory cards.
  

Chats

• Upgrade Your Mobile Development Tool Transcript
  Read the transcript of the live chat from December 7 with Martin Brehovsky and Adam Sotona, Software Engineers for the Sun Mobility IDE. Find out what your fellow developers learned about the new release.
  

Online Training

• Introduction to Mobile Java Technologies
  Two web-based courses that give a high-level overview of the market for wireless technologies and provide a discussion of the J2ME platform configurations, profiles, and standard extensions.

Newsletter

• Sun Developer Network Program News
  Provides news and information of value to SDN users including product announcements, user group meetings, early access programs, and more.

Events

• Invitation to Sun Developer Days - Half Day Seminar
  The Father of Java - Unplugged
  Wednesday, 2nd February 2005 - Sydney, Australia
  Thursday, 3rd February 2005 - Melbourne, Australia
  
  Sun Microsystems Australia invites you to attend the Developer Conference of the Year featuring "The Father of Java" himself, James Gosling.
  
  
• Java Master 2005 contest launched on January 15, 2005!
  To participate at Java Masters 2005, just register and submit your developed application(s).
  
  
• Network Computing NC05Q1
  February 1, Online
  Tune into Sun's quarterly Network Computing 05Q1 web event, where we'll be rolling out new products and services designed to cut the cost and complexity of network computing. Get the inside scoop on how Sun's investment in innovation translates directly into customer value.
  
  
• Calendar Web Services on Wall Street
  February 1-2, 2005, Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC, NY
  Web Services, Java, .NET, XML, and Next Generation Technology for the Financial Markets will focus on the core technologies that financial markets players are adopting as they explore new business opportunities and re-engineer existing systems for increased efficiency, scalability and resilience.
  
  
• Web Services Edge East 2005
  February 15-17, John B. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
  The JCP will sponsor the conference and present a tutorial titled "Developing Web Services Using Java Technologies" led by JCP PMO manager Aaron Williams and a Java track session titled "The Java Community Process (JCP) Program; how the Java technology binary software standard is managed and evolves" led by JCP Chair Onno Kluyt.

Developer's Marketplace

• Launch of JavaOne Online, India Edition
  The JavaOne Online India site has now launched and is available to developers in India. Developers who join before March 31, 2005 are eligible to subscribe at the introductory price of Rs. 499.95. Members can access over 500 in-depth technical multimedia sessions on topics such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Java Server Faces, optimizing J2EE 1.5, and more.
  
  
• Sun Java Studio Creator
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  For a limited time only, purchase the Sun Java Studio Enterprise and Java Studio Creator developer tools for just $995. Get this latest toolset to streamline your application development and speed up deployment.
  
  
• Join the Java Verified Program Today
  Test your mobile Java technology-based application through the Java Verified Program and take advantage of the largest market for mobile content in the world!