With Java and the Xpresso processor, Imode will be able to push true applications to devices and their users. The handset becomes, like the PC, a programmable device. Instead of just lines of text, users will be able to receive a menu of applications, such as a video broadcast, an audio file, and so on. Bluetooth devices will be able to share data wirelessly among themselves. Wells said he expects a sharp jump in interest among device manufacturers in the wake of this week's announcement of a joint venture by Ericsson and Microsoft.
First products are due out by year-end.
This has sparked a paradigm shift among the other vendors. They'll have to open their own products to applications as quickly as possible, and the way to do that, he predicts, will be to use Zucotto's Xpresso chip to run Java programs. Feedback Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues raised in it. When you click Submit, you'll be taken back to this article. Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues it raises .