March 2002
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
8h 44m
English
All J2ME applications—MIDlets and others—are real Java applications that run under the control of a Java VM. But what controls the Java VM, for instance on a mobile phone? There's no command shell from which you can invoke your favorite Java applications like you do on your workstation. Starting, stopping, and managing the execution of J2ME applications is controlled by application management software (AMS) that resides on the device. In fact, the AMS controls the entire application lifecycle, from installation, upgrade and version management, to removal of application software.
The device manufacturer typically provides the AMS software. This is the most logical scenario because AMS software must work in ...
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