Sun talks about Star Project ; Nokia to develop enterprise apps for phones

At the Sun Microsystems (Profile, Products, Articles) JavaOne Developer Conference this week both Sun and Nokia (Profile, Products, Articles) laid out their plans to enhance the Java environment for the next generation of handsets.

Code-named the Star Project, Sun appears to be focusing on consumer content with the announcement that it will work closely with NTT DoCoMo (Profile, Products, Articles) to define next-generation data services and content for consumers.

NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless carrier, with 30 million subscribers generating $6 billion in revenue from data services, according to Alan Brenner, vice president for the Client Systems Group at Sun.

In the meantime, Nokia, through its Forum Nokia division, announced Forum Nokia Pro Enterprise Zone and Forum Nokia Pro Network Zone. These two new groups are a small subset of the Forum Nokia development community, and selected members will be taken under Nokia's wing to help develop enterprise-level applications for cell phones.

Nokia also announced that its Series 60 Platform handsets will be upgraded from its current CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) to a more capable CDC (Connected Device Configuration) in preparation for improvements to Sun's MIDP (Mobile Information Device profile) Java profile for handsets.

MIDP when combined with CLDC is the Java runtime environment for the current crop of handsets and PDAs, according to Sun's Developer Network definition.

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