Sony Ericsson’s New Technology, Project Capuchin, Bridges Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication today announced plans to release a new
technology that, for the first time, bridges the Abobe® Flash Lite™ and
Java MEâ„¢ development platforms. The new technology and tools, referred to
as Project Capuchin, make it possible to combine the richness of Flash Lite and
Java ME technologies allowing developers to utilize the best attributes of both
software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications. Sony Ericsson has
plans to make the technology available during the second half of 2008 and will
demonstrate Project Capuchin enabled applications at the JavaOne Developer
Event in San Francisco, May 6 – 9, booth 718 in the Pavilion.

 

“Sony Ericsson is excited to introduce
our new bridging technology to the global developer community as it further
strengthens our relationship with this community and underscores our ongoing
commitment to support an open, healthy and thriving mobile ecosystem,”
said Rikko Sakaguchi, SVP and Head of Portfolio and Proposition at Sony Ericsson.
“We are dedicated to exploring opportunities that enable us to provide
innovative and energized user experiences. To achieve this, we work with world
class partners and technologies, on both platform and product
development.”

 

Project Capuchin will provide developers with
an intuitive tool to create applications with a cleaner user interface (UI)
without sacrificing the strong, feature rich and widely deployed Java ME
infrastructure, including secure, well-developed content distribution. Project
Capuchin’s bridging software will empower two distinct developer
communities to leverage their respective expertises to create the next
generation of highly engaging and immersive mobile content.

 

“Adobe is pleased to support Sony
Ericsson’s Project Capuchin. Using Adobe Flash technology as one part of
this new bridging technology will ensure further innovation for mobile users
when Flash developers gain access to the Java applications’ functionality
and intelligence allowing them to create applications with the ultimate user
experience,” said Gary Kovacs, general manager and vice president for
Mobile and Devices at Adobe. “It is encouraging to see Sony
Ericsson’s intention in making the technology available to the wider
community.”

 

Project Capuchin will allow pure Flash Lite
content to be encapsulated in Java ME applications with the help of Sony
Ericsson Developer World tools, making content created by Adobe Flash
technology appear as Java ME applications.

 

More advanced capabilities will allow Flash
Lite technology to handle an entire presentation layer and make it possible to
create Java ME applications where some or all UI components are defined in
Flash.

 

About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Developer World is a global
support program and web portal totally dedicated to helping serious, wireless
developers achieve business success by providing the documentation, tools,
training, technical and go-to-market support they need in their development
process. Sony Ericsson Developer World helps developers get on the fast track
from mind to market, thereby ensuring that a constant stream of fun, useful and
innovative content and applications is available for Sony Ericsson phones. www.SonyEricsson.com/developer

 

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was
established as a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with
global corporate functions located in London. The company serves the worldwide
communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones,
accessories and PC-cards, and it has R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China,
India and America. Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Women's Tennis
Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA
Tour in over 80 cities during the year.