(Click here for a larger view of CrE-ME)Touting its JVM as a superior choice for PDAs and other Windows CE-based devices, Nsicom says CrE-ME is highly integrated with the Windows CE environment, and easily configurable to particular application requirements. For example, applications can take full control of a device, run in full-screen mode, pop up a device's soft keyboard, use communication ports, react to hot keys, and monitor battery status, the vendor says.
Some of the above features may require optional Java packages, or Java API (application programming interface) extensions such as the cremex.jar library, notes Nsicom. If applications require access to device features that are not yet supported at the Java level, the functionality can be implemented in C or C++, because CrE-ME supports the standard JNI (Java Native Interface), the company adds.
CrE-ME includes a plugin (left) that lets applets run in Internet Explorer (right)A plugin supplied with CrE-ME allows Java applets to run within Internet Explorer, as shown above. The plugin supports all versions of Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile and Pocket PC devices; it also supports versions 4 through 6 of Internet Explorer on earlier Handheld PC-based devices, according to Nsicom.
Nsicom says version 4 of the CrE-ME virtual machine supports the
J2ME CDC/Personal Profile 1.0 specification, replacing the Personal Java 3.1 standard used in the company's CrEme 3 product. It also supports the
Swing toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
CrE-ME's "default and preferred" graphics library is based on Sun's
Truffle AWT (abstract window tooklit). The Tiny AWT is offered as an alternative, adds Nsicom.
CrE-ME version 4.12 is available now, priced at $1,000 for a 40-device license, or $1,500 for 60 licenses. Pricing for larger and smaller quantities is available on request.
An evaluation version of CrE-ME is available from the company's website,
here (registration required).
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