(June 10, 2003) - Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. have announced plans to unify their application testing and certification programs into a single initiative that will help accelerate the availability of applications and services for Java technology-enabled wireless devices. The initiative will set common certification criteria for content testing that the participants aim to make a symbol of consistent quality in the wireless industry. Sun will provide a Java logo under license for applications that have passed certification testing.

"With more than 94 million Java devices already deployed over 53 wireless carrier networks worldwide, the demand for new wireless content and services is astronomical and fast growing," said Juan Dewar, senior director, Consumer, Mobility and Strategic Solutions Group, Sun Microsystems. "By unifying the testing criteria, the industry leaders are further stimulating demand and supporting developers by reducing their overhead and creating a much greater target market."

Network operators and independent distributors will be able to select from a range of content from multiple sources without having to re-test, allowing them to deliver new content and services more efficiently and helping to raise average revenue per user (ARPU). Consumers can benefit from the faster and more cost-effective delivery of services.