Nokia today announced a new Series 40 5th Edition platform, incorporating Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) technology and an enhanced UI that allows developers to build richer multimedia applications and services.

The Series 40 5th Edition implements the advanced JSR-248 Mobile Service Architecture specification to reduce fragmentation and provide consistent Java technologies for handsets. Developers can deliver a richer 3D sound experience for games and multimedia applications using Advanced Multimedia Supplements (JSR 234). Other Java Specification Request (JSR) implementations supporting a range of Java APIs in the new Series 40 platform include:

- Java APIs for Bluetooth v1.1 maintenance release (JSR 82), with the addition of support for the Object Exchange (OBEX) protocol;
- A Mobile Media API (JSR 135), provides simple, easy access and control of basic audio and multimedia resources;
- J2ME Web Services Specification (JSR-172), implementing the Remote Procedural Call (RPC) package that gives public and private access to Web services via Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP);
- Security and Trust Services API for J2ME (JSR 177), including the SATSA-CRYPTO optional package to enable cryptographic feature offerings; and,
- Java MIDP update from 2.0 to 2.1, with the addition of support for media hard-keys when Canvas (screen area in which an application can draw, or can trap user input) is displayed.

Nokia's new Series 40 5th Edition lets users experience streaming video, image rendering, mobile 3D graphics and scalable 2D Vector graphics. Series 40 5th Edition also supports the latest version of Adobe's Flash Lite 2.1, the platform that enables the development of rich graphical mobile content, and includes audio file playback and streaming capabilities to enhance mobile gaming and multimedia.

In addition, Series 40 5th Edition also enables Bluetooth and IrDA (Infrared) connectivity and synchronization capabilities and delivers a robust mobile browsing environment. The platform's support for SMS text messaging and multimedia messaging (MMS) includes interoperability for MMS content formats and classes.

New developer tools, including Series 40 5th Edition SDKs with device emulator, Java class libraries, APIs (including the Nokia UI API) and documentation, will be made available in June 2007 at http://www.forum.nokia.com/tools by Nokia's global developer support program, Forum Nokia. For more information on Java technologies for the Series 40 5th Edition, visit http://www.forum.nokia.com/series40 .