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SNAP Mobile SDK 2.0 evolves with more intuitive tools
 
JavaOne - San Francisco, CA and Espoo, Finland - SNAP Mobile, Nokia's
end-to end solution for connected mobile gaming in Java(TM)
technology, has today announced its latest Software Development Kit
(SDK 2.0). After several years of market deployment and continuous
technology development based on developer feedback, the SNAP Mobile
SDK 2.0 has evolved to make game development even more intuitive with
a simpler API, faster emulation and testing tools. The SDK is free of
charge and available through Forum Nokia, the largest mobile
development community worldwide with 3.4 million registered members.
 
"With connected gaming on the rise, we're pleased that Nokia is able
to offer developers a Java ME based solution that can be run across a
wide variety of devices," said Craig Gering, senior director of
Embedded Java Software, Sun Microsystems. "Sun and Nokia have been
working together to ensure that the SNAP Mobile SDK works well with
both the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit, and with the NetBeans IDE.
Combining the SNAP Mobile SDK with Sun's award-winning mobile
development solutions gives mobile game developers a highly
productive environment to create the most entertaining experience for
today's connected consumers."
 
The SNAP Mobile SDK 2.0 provides tools for creating connected mobile
games for a broad range of Nokia and non-Nokia devices that comply
with Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0 and Connected
Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1. The SDK includes the SNAP
Mobile Client API libraries, an Emulation Environment application, a
handset and network compatibility test tool, and sample applications
and documentation that can be accessed from any Java Integrated
Developer Environment (IDE).
 
The latest SNAP Mobile SDK is a significant step forward for Nokia
with a new object-oriented API and improved UI framework that makes
it more accessible for Java game developers to build games with
online community functionality, such as in-game user registration and
log-in, unique user identification, multiplayer and massively
multiplayer gaming with opponent matchmaking and player rankings,
Instant Messaging and contact list building. Additionally, the SDK
strives to make it easier for developers to program because it
requires fewer API calls to the server, especially in terms of error
handling, and has reduced compliance testing from approximately two
hours to one hour. With a combined operator network and handset
compatibility test, developers can test their game in relation to
specific local requirements.
 
"The SNAP Mobile SDK 2.0 makes it easier for developers to write and
debug a connected mobile Java game, and brings fun to development,"
said Randolf Wu, business development director, PocketNet. "I had the
SDK up and running on my desktop within minutes of downloading. It's
invaluable as it provides a realistic game play environment for a
cellular network. For example, it can simulate error conditions so
that we can check that our games will respond appropriately when an
error occurs. The SNAP Mobile SDK is a mature toolset to the point
where bugs are not really an issue, and it just gets better and
better with each release."
 
Developers attending the 2008 JavaOne conference are encouraged to
visit the Nokia booth (#818/820) to speak with Nokia's Java
technology experts to find out more about SNAP Mobile and its SDK
2.0.
 
The SDK 2.0 can be downloaded at www.forum.nokia.com/snapmobile
 
About SNAP Mobile
Nokia's SNAP Mobile is an industry leading mobile Java(TM) gaming
solution that covers middleware and technology, hosting, maintenance,
and online community management. It is available to 3rd parties for
connected mobile game development and publishing, and also offers
mobile game community development to operators. The SNAP Mobile
platform currently supports a wide variety of Java(TM) MIDP2.0
compliant phones and has a rapidly growing selection of connected
mobile games with the variety and level of challenge that appeals to
players of all ages. For more information about SNAP Mobile, please
visit www.snapmobile.nokia.com.
 
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
 
 
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Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
 
 
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