IBM is Spec Lead on three J2ME JSRs, and participates in 17 J2ME JSR Expert Groups.

Nokia
Nokia has made a long-term commitment to Java technology. The company had already been participating in the development of the Java Community Process before the establishment of the current process and the Executive Committees in 2000. Since then Nokia has been actively cooperating with other EC companies to further the JCP process. Nokia's goal has been, and is, to help the JCP become more of an open standards organization; at the same time, however, maintaining/securing its effectiveness and increasing Java technology competitiveness and acceptability to better serve the business of the members. For example, Nokia has made proposals (and used similar practices itself) to the EC, which will increase the predictability of the licensing terms of the Java specifications, and add acceptability and accessibility of the technology and create new business opportunities around Java technology.

In addition to the EC work, Nokia is also a strong contributor to the practical JSR EGs in bringing new functionality to Java technology to better enable the development of new applications and services.

Nokia is currently Specification Lead (or co-lead ) in more than 15 JSRs in the ME area and actively contributing to more than 15 other JSRs. Nokia-led JSRs encompass a wide area of necessary technologies for mobile devices, such as 3D and 2D graphics (JSR 184 Mobile 3G API, JSR 226 Mobile 2D SVG API), multimedia capabilities (JSR 135 Mobile Media API, JSR 234 Mobile Multimedia Supplements), UI customization (JSR 258), sensors (JSR 256) and near field communication (JSR 257), and Mobile Service Broadcasting (JSR 272).

Nokia has also been working hard to standardize and develop a more advanced Java platform for future mobile devices, which will enable a service-oriented, modular, scalable, and extendable architecture based on CDC, enhanced with operational management (JSR 232 Mobile Operational Management) that allows remote management and operation of the devices.

Nokia has also felt a responsibility to increase Java technology competitiveness by making an effort to defragment the Java technology marketplace. This work is successfully run in close cooperation with main mobile device suppliers, mobile operators, and other interest groups in the Nokia (co-led with Vodafone) Mobile Service Architecture JSRs - JSR 248 and JSR 249. There the parties will create a mobile service architecture and platform definition for the high-volume wireless handsets to enable more Java technology-based applications and services business to the developers and service providers.

Nokia's latest JSR (co-led with Sun Microsystems) is working to harmonize the XML parsing API offering in the ME and allow for a high-level service connection to Web services (JSR 279 Service Connection API for ME, JSR 280 XML API for ME).

Nokia continues to be a valuable member of the JCP EC and has shown an excellent track record in the active EC work, in the practical development of the Java technology in the EGs, and in their ability to work together with other JCP members for the good of the Java technology.

Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics is one of the biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest. The main divisions in the company are consumer products, lighting, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips became interested in the JCP as it became apparent that Java technology would be built into a number of the products made by Philips.

As a diverse company, Philips brings a wider perspective to the ME EC than the mobile phone-centric approach of many EC members. Much of the Philips interest in Java has been in the area of entertainment, initially digital television receivers and more recently Blu-ray disc. Philips also has interests in Java in mobile phones, in smart cards, and in embedded consumer devices, such as intelligent remote controls.

Philips became a member of the JCP program in 2000 and a member of the JCP EC for J2ME when the JCP was first formalized, also in 2000. Philips is a member of the JCP Experts Groups including those for JSR 62 Personal Profile Specification, JSR 68 J2ME Platform Specification, JSR 118 Mobile Information Device Profile 2.0, JSR 121 Application Isolation API Specification, JSR 129 Personal Basis Profile Specification, JSR 135 Mobile Media API, JSR 179 Location API for J2ME, JSR 216 Personal Profile 1.1, JSR 217 Personal Basis Profile 1.1, JSR 218 Connected Device Configuration (CDC) 1.1, JSR 219 Foundation Profile 1.1, JSR 242 Digital Set Top Box Profile - "On Ramp to OCAP," JSR 257 Contactless Communication API, and JSR 272 Mobile Broadcast Service API for Handheld Terminals.

I'll be back with the final results of the 2005 JCP Elections in next month's column. Meanwhile, if you are a JCP member, make sure you mark the following important election dates in your calendar: Ratified Voting, October 4-17; Open Nominations, October 18-31; and Elections Ballot, November 1-14. Don't forget to vote!