As the industry shifts and evolves, different technologies come to the fore; this page highlights today's topical Java technologies.

Wireless
The Java platform provides the mobile industry with an application and services platform that benefits developers, consumers, carriers and device manufacturers. The benefits of Java technology for wireless implementations:

• Flexibility: Runs atop a variety of operating systems and hardware, with binary compatibility programs
• Innovation: Supports a competitive mobile marketplace that is free of vendor lock-in
• Adoption: Deployed by major carriers worldwide, enabling developers to create compelling content in all major markets and geographies around the globe

The Wireless Developer site helps you solve technical problems, connect to other developers, and have easy access to mobile market solutions and resources. Some key places to start:

• Intro to Wireless: wireless concepts and basic Java mobile components
• Learn: high-level end-to-end architecture of a wireless system
• What's New: the latest and greatest site and developer community news
• Find a Device: resource listing for over 65 J2ME technology-enabled devices

Java Technology & Web Services
Java Technology & Web Services showcases the technologies and techniques for building Web services with the Java platform. Web services enable applications to communicate with each other using emerging industry standards. The Java platform provides cross-platform implementations of all the key Web services standards technologies: XML, SOAP, UDDI, ebXML, and WSDL.

Find out more:

• The Java Web Services Tutorial: A beginner's guide to developing Web services and Web applications on the Java Web Services Developer Pack.
• Downloads & Specifications: The latest offerings available for download.
• Java Web Services Developer Pack Product Page: An integrated toolset to help Java developers build, test and deploy XML applications, Web services, and Web applications.