Glenn Coates

This article introduces the development issues relating to thick clients with J2ME and related Java technology such as PersonalJava. It is intended for developers planning to deploy traditional thick client applications on 'consumer devices' such as mobile phones, smart phones, PDAs, and set-top boxes. It also covers material specifically of interest to device manufacturers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Introduction to Thick Clients A Recap on Thin Clients The rather subjective term "thin client" is fairly well-known nowadays; a good example would be a "Web-based application." A thin client doesn't require the developer to design and write the software that runs directly on the client device. Instead, they typically use the features of a browser or some ot... (more)

J2ME Benchmarking: A Review

It could be argued that the clock speed of a given processing platform enables you to estimate the execution time of a user application running on that platform. However, quoting figures such as MIPS (millions of instructions per second) are somewhat futile, since the execution of a specific number of instructions on one processor will not necessarily accomplish the same end result as tha... (more)

JVMs for Embedded Environments

While representing my company at JavaOne this year, it was apparent that many Java engineers are becoming more interested in the issues surrounding JVM selection and integration. Many questions were asked concerning the trade-offs involved in the different ways of implementing the JVM. This article is aimed at helping device manufacturers, OEMs, and J2ME application engineers understand ... (more)