history of j2me:
Java on mobile devices: History
1990: Java started as an internal project at Sun Microsystems
1996: Initial release of JDK 1.0 (applets Æ servlets)
1999: JavaOne conference
Subdivision of Java in
Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE)
Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) (successor ofPersonal Java and Embedded Java)
2000/01 First mobile phones with support for J2ME
2002: Second version of Mobile Information
Device Profile (MIDP 2.0)
April 2004: 250 Million mobile phones support J2ME
October 2004: 1700 Million mobile phones support J2ME
Now: most vendors of mobile phones (Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp,
Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, etc.) provide mobile phones that support
J2ME