Sun Community Source Licensing (SCSL) - Web Services APIs (WSA)

The J2ME Web Services APIs extend the Web Services platform to include J2ME. J2ME Web Services APIs enable J2ME devices to be Web Services clients, providing a programming model that is consistent with the standard Web Services platform. J2ME Web Services APIs is a lightweight, optional package that includes support for XML Processing and for XML-based RPC. These have been developed as subsets of the Java APIs for XML Processing (JAXP) and the Java APIs for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC).

The J2ME Web Services API specification has been developed through the Java Community Process[sm] (JSR-172) by an expert group composed of companies representing device manufacturers, wireless operators and software vendors.

The J2ME Web Services API reference implementation is targetted at devices featuring compliant CLDC and MIDP implementations. The Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is a set of Java APIs which, together with the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC), provides a complete J2ME application runtime environment targeted at mobile information devices, such as mobile phones and entry level PDAs.

The J2ME Web Services APIs reference implementation is a source code product that is provided for porting to various platforms. In order to ship this product commercially, a commercial use greement must be entered into with Sun. As part of any commercial use agreement, it is necessary to pass compatibility tests that ensure we all benefit from a standardized Java application environment. The technology compatibility kit (TCK) for J2ME Web Services APIs can be licensed from Sun separately. For more information about commercial licensing terms please contact Sun's Java Partner Engineering (JPE) group.

For more information about the Java 2 Micro Edition Web Services APIs, please see: http://java.sun.com/products/wsa/