Aplix says its Java virtual machine (JVM) is a component of the first shipping mobile phones powered by Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP2420 applications processors, the 902i-series phones from NEC and Panasonic that work with NTT DoCoMo's 3G mobile network.

NEC's N902i and Panasonic's P902i work with DoCoMo's FOMA (freedom of mobile information everywhere) 3G network, and are available now in Japan. They are third-generation products based on the Linux platform co-developed by the two companies, which previously collaborated on the original N900i and P900i devices, as well as in the second-generation 901i-series devices.

Aplix enhanced its JBlend JVM last spring, adding a variety of standards-based 2D and 3D graphics features. At that time, it claimed the platform had shipped in 67 million devices, a figure that has since grown to 150 million devices, it says.

TI unveiled the OMAP2420 in February of 2004, touting advanced graphics capabilities capabile of supporting interactive 3D gaming, 4+ megapixel cameras, digital camcorders, and TV displays in 2.5G and 3G mobile handsets. The chip integrates ARM's Jazelle Java accelerator, as well as a PowerVR MBX 2D/3D graphics accelerator from Imagination Technologies.

TI's director of worldwide cellular marketing, Avner Goren, stated, “We are very pleased with the TI OMAP 2 processor optimizations Aplix made. We anticipate more collaboration with Aplix on future TI OMAP processor-based platforms utilizing their leading JBlend platform.”

 
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