MontaVista Software announced the addition of IBM's latest device-oriented Java support, WebSphere Studio Device Developer (WSDD) 5.0, to its embedded Linux product line.

In addition to IBM's Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) framework (which IBM is apparently positioning head-to-head with rival Microsoft's Visual Studio and .NET Framework offerings), MontaVista's WSDD bundle includes two IBM Java runtime environments: the J2ME-certified WebSphere Micro Environment; and the WebSphere Custom Environment, a customizable runtime environment which can be tailored to specific device requirements.

According to MontaVista, the new WSDD Java support provides key Java features such as compiler optimization with JIT and AOT compilers, native system access with a full JNI implementation, RMI for remote method services in networked applications, and OSGi support for post-deployment remote device updates. Support for database access, Java Beans, and Java Real Time extensions is also said to be available.

The new WSDD offering is said to support x86, PowerPC, MIPS, Hitachi SuperH, and ARM (including Intel XScale and StrongARM) based platforms, including all required platform-dependent functionality in areas such as graphics, Flash management, and serial I/O. Graphics support includes standard Java AWT and MIDP functions, and in addition several proprietary graphics alternatives are available if needed to meet unique footprint or performance requirements, the company said. Execute-from-Flash support is also reportedly included.

The new WSDD support replaces earlier support for IBM's earlier VisualAge Micro Edition (VAME) 1.4.

 
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