Foreword

When we announced Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) a few years ago, we believed that Java had an important role to play in handheld devices. Some were skeptical that Java would be small enough for such limited devices.

But no longer. Java for the small device is a success. J2ME has emerged strongly in the wireless market. Java's portability and extensibility have brought about rapid adoption in this market. Tens of millions of Java-enabled phones have already been sold, with adoption accelerating and much growth to come.

The success of Java beyond desktop computers is significant to developers. Java literacy is now more important than ever, as Java is used more and more to program a whole range of new computing devices—not only wireless handsets ...

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