Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: October 2001
Product Code: R97-823Description This month’s subject: Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) technology. Sun offers three editions of its Java technology:
- Micro (J2ME)
- Standard (J2SE)
- Enterprise (J2EE)
Each edition offers developers APIs, tools and supplies for creating networked products and applications for the consumer and embedded markets. Although it can be used for wireline or wireless devices, J2ME has specific advantages for wireless handsets, discussed in this report.Table of Contents - This Month's Topic: J2ME
- About the Panel
- Methodology
- Panel Findings
- Awareness of J2ME is Growing
- Users Want to Download Applications on the Fly
- Avoiding dropped sessions rates a close second
- Speed and Navigation are Also Important
- …As Well as Using These Applications on Any of Their Mobile Devices
- Rich GUIs and Full Color Displays Are an Added Bonus to Some
- Chat, E-Mail and Information Services Will be Used Most Often
- Most People Expect to Pay for These Applications
- And Are Willing to Pay More for the Handset, Too
- Handsets Will Drain Battery Life at a Fast Rate
- Conclusions
- Tabs
- Survey
- List of Figures:
- Figure 1: Wireless phones are the first choice for wireless Internet access
- Figure 2: Awareness of J2ME is growing
- Figure 3: Users want to download applications on the fly
- Figure 4: ...And avoiding dropped sessions rates a close second
- Figure 5: Speed and navigation are also important
- Figure 6: ...As well as using these applications on any of their mobile devices
- Figure 7: Rich GUIs and full color displays are an added bonus to some
- Figure 8: Chat, e-mail and information services will be used most often
- Figure 9: Most people expect to pay for these applications
- Figure 10: ...And are willing to pay more for the handset, too
- Figure 11: Everybody wants ease of use, but beware — these handsets will drain battery life at a high rate
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