Palm Releases Updated Java Virtual Manager Application

Palm, Inc. and IBM have quietly released a new version of the Java WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment for compatible Palm OS devices.

This is a Java Virtual Manager application that allows Palm OS devices to run applications written in the Java code language, like KMaps and Opera Mini.

According to Palm, the improvements in this new version include:

• Added NetLibSocketConnect time out.
• Now handles overriding Displayable.getTitle.
• Fixed alt key producing '?' on Treo 680 and 700.
• Fixed virtual keys, home, etc., now quit Java app.
• Fixed CustomItem.keyReleased and keyRepeated.

Requirements and Downloading

Requirements for this latest version of the Java Virtual Manager are:

• Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 680, and Treo 700p smartphones, Palm T|X, Tungsten C, Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, Tungsten E2, Tungsten T5, and Zire 72 handhelds, LifeDrive Mobile Manager.
• 3.6 MB free memory
• Windows 98/NT 4.0/2000/Me/XP or Macintosh running OS X 10.x (to unpack the compressed downloaded file and install to device)

Palm has discontinued this application's support for older devices, including the Tungsten T2, Tungsten W, and Zire 71.

Palm WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment 5.7.2 is a free application, and can be downloaded from the Palm web site.

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