RIM Blackberry Java Tools

Development for the Blackberry devices from Research in Motion (RIM) is slightly different from the other development tools and techniques we’ve examined, but probably shows the most in common with the Java Brew and J2ME’s Micro Edition development found with smart phones. Blackberry has a Java development environment, or JDE, that sits on top of the J2ME platform and allows developers to build Java applications that are delivered on their mobile devices.

RIM has a development site at http://www.blackberry. com. It includes free SDKs and detailed instructions on getting started and where to find the other Java development resources for free that you will need to build out components. This holds a great deal of promise ...

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