aJile Brings Sun's Latest MIDP 2.0 Java Technology to Millions of Stand-alone
Game Devices
GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire/ --
aJile Systems Inc. ( http://www.ajile.com/ ), a company founded by the
developers of the first direct execution Java(TM) microprocessor, has created
the world's first game development kit to bring Java MIDP technology to
millions of Nintendo(R)'s Game Boy(R) Advance players. aJile's JAMiD(TM) game
development kit is also the first platform to use Sun's latest MIDP 2.0
technology, which offers advanced audio and graphics features to Java mobile
game developers.
Hundreds of Java-based MIDP game titles are already available for tens of
millions of Java-enabled mobile phones sold worldwide by leading handset
vendors. With aJile's new JAMiD game development kit, hundreds of thousands
of Java software developers can now create multimedia mobile games that will
also play on millions of Game Boy(R) Advance and Game Boy(R) SP players
worldwide.
The key component of the JAMiD kit is the Java game cartridge, which plugs
into the external card slot on any Game Boy(R) Advance or Game Boy(R) Advance
SP, bringing Java capabilities to the world's most popular mobile game player.
The JAMiD cartridge will allow users to run MIDP games while listening to MP3
music, both of which can be downloaded from dozens of Internet sites.
The JAMiD cartridge includes aJile's high-performance direct execution
aJ-100 Java microprocessor, an MP3 audio player, and all of the necessary
memory and interface hardware to download and run MIDP-compatible games and
MP3 audio. aJile is selling the JAMiD as a complete development kit with
software tools that enable game developers to rapidly create exciting MIDP
game titles for Game Boy(R) handhelds. aJile is also negotiating with OEMs in
Asia, Europe and North America to manufacture and merchandise consumer
versions of the JAMiD game cartridge.
aJile Deploys MIDP Game Network
As part of its gaming initiative, aJile is also building an online game
portal, where mobile game developers from around the world can distribute
their MIDP games directly to users. aJile will make it possible for game
developers to offer both free and for-fee downloads to the global gaming
community. Owners of Java-enabled handsets, PDAs and stand-alone game players
will be able to access a wide selection of the latest MIDP games from aJile's
single online destination.
"aJile firmly believes that Java will be at the heart of mobile gaming,
entertainment and interactive commerce. And we believe that mobile handsets,
game players and computing devices should all have access to a common source
for MIDP games," said aJile Vice President of Marketing Danh Le Ngoc. "For
the first time, aJile's JAMiD game development kit links the huge Java
development community with the enormous Game Boy(R) user community. We expect
that consumer products based on our JAMiD cartridge will bring wireless and
peer-to-peer gaming and entertainment to the millions-strong stand-alone game
player market."
Pricing and Availability
The aJile JAMiD Development Kit (JAM-ID100K) includes a JAMiD Java gaming
cartridge (JAM-ID100C), J2ME/CLDC/MIDP Java Runtime, aJile development tool
chain, JAMiD adapter boards and cables. The JAMiD Development Kit is
available in the first week of April, and is priced at $199 each. Please
contact aJile at http://www.JAMiD.com .
aJile will be offering the first public demonstrations of its JAMiD
Development Kit and game cartridge this weekend at the Game Developers
Conference in San Jose, CA, booth 1244.
About aJile Systems Inc.
aJile Systems, Inc. was founded in 1999 by four senior technologists from
Rockwell Collins, Sun Microsystems, Integrated Device Technology and Centaur
Technologies. aJile develops, manufactures and markets a family of low-power,
direct execution processors for the Java platform and IP processor cores for
Java technology-enabled Internet mobile devices, information appliances,
networked industrial controllers and automotive products. aJile Systems is
headquartered in San Jose, California, with research and development centers
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Austin, Texas.
NOTE: JVM, J2ME, CDLC and MIDP are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE aJile Systems, Inc.
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http://www.ajile.com
CONTACT:
Media, Danh Le Ngoc, Vice President of
Marketing of aJile Systems, Inc., +1-408-557-0829, or Mobile,
+1-408-667-2455, or danh.lengoc@ajile.com
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