Wireless Java for Symbian Devices

“……as computing moves away from the desktop and into our hands, we demand ever-higher reliability. Device manufacturers and service providers can no longer afford to think in terms of proprietary systems. They think instead of open standards and cross-platform Java technology.” From the foreword by Greg Papadopoulos, CTO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.<br> <br> Java(TM) is the preferred language for developing applications and services on the Symbian OS: It is a powerful programming environment that enables fast, secure deployment of applications and services onto a wide range of wireless devices. Symbian’s Java implementation gives developers access to key wireless technologies, including telephony, contacts management, calendaring, Datagram messaging and power monitoring.<br> <br> Complete with numerous illustrative and real-world examples, this ‘from-the-source’ guide provides developers with authoritative, practical and timely information on:<br> * using the Symbian Software Development Kits.<br> * the JavaPhone and Personal Java APIs, and how they are implemented.<br> * writing efficient and optimized code for constrained devices.<br> * understanding and working with Java on Communicator reference designs.<br> * creating games.<br> * accessing native functionality through JNI (Java Native Interface).<br> * creating wireless services.<br> * operator and service provider issues, including security, provisioning, rapid and reliable development.<br> The book also contains contributions from Colin Turfus, Lucy Sweet, Alan Robinson and John Bown of Symbian and wireless case studies from Digia Oy (A Symbian Competence Center) and Telenor R&D.