Nokia and Vodafone today announced the formation of a mobile service architecture initiative.The aim of the initiative is to simplify mobile Java computer language standards.This article in the IHT says that “the major potential attraction of Java, which was developed by Sun Microsystems,was the “write once, run anywhere” promise, meaning that its programs could run on any device, regardless of the operating system.In reality, however, software developers need to make adjustments to cope with different screen sizes and other specifications.This accounts for 40 percent of the cost of initial software development,software companies have said.Nokia and Vodafone said that their initiative would specify open standards.By using the specifications,developers could create software that is easily transferable from one Java-enabled mobile device to another”.The initiative has received support from representatives of the mobile industry,including Orange, Siemens,Sony Ericsson,Sun Microsystems and T-Mobile International.
Nokia and Vodafone seek simpler software