Introduction Features OS Architecture Platform System Requirements Tools Building Blackberry application

Developed by RIM (research in motion) a Canadian company, since 1999 The modern Blackberry devices utilize an ARM 7 or 9 processor, while older models make use of Intel 80386 processors. The very latest GSM models have an included Intel PXA901 312 MHz processor, around 64 MB of flash memory, and usually 16 MB of SDRAM.

Recordable voice notes Navigations Easy to use Bluetooth Office docs Wi-Fi QWERTY keyboard Multitasking OS Third party developers can write software using APIs Web browsing and other wireless info services

Instant information
Browser Organizer Blackberry maps GPS Push Email Blackberry messenger Social networking Phone

Stay in touch

Browse, shop and buy

Blackberry Wallet

Multi tasking environment developed by RIM Designed for use of input devices such as the track wheel, track ball, and track pad. Provides support for Java MIDP1.0 and WAP 1.2 The current OS 5.0 provides a subset of MIDP 2.0, and allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Exchange e-mail, calendar, tasks, notes and contacts.

Provides a wireless gateway for Blackberry device users to access corporate email. Provides following key features
Network security Data encryption and compression Advanced functionality for IT administrators

Alternative to BES Is an email and internet service designed to provide users with automatic delivery of email messages, wireless access to email attachments, and access to internet content.

Allows the blackberry java application to access resources behind the corporate firewall. Provides http and TCP/IP proxies for blackberry java application, which allow the blackberry device to communicate without additional VPN software.

BlackBerry Web Development: This is the newest offering from RIM(Research in motion) Using the Widget SDK. BlackBerry Widgets are small, discrete. Web applications that use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Java Application Development: This is the classic way in which

BlackBerry apps are developed in Java using MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 and RIMs proprietary APIs.

Computer monitor with resolution 1024768 or higher Intel Pentium 4 Processor (minimum 3 GHz) 1.5GB Hard drive 1GB RAM Microsoft Windows Vista, or Windows XP

Sun JDK (Java Development Kit) which includes the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) Eclipse IDE for Java Developers BlackBerry Plug-in for Eclipse and BlackBerry JDEs from http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/re sources/devtools.jsp. You will need the plugin and at least one JDE. You should download the JDE for whichever version of the BlackBerry operating system you are targeting.

The BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides a complete set of tools and APIs for you to develop Java applications that run on BlackBerry devices. JDE requires the Java 2 SDK to run. It comes with a BlackBerry simulator for testing. Through the JDE you can compile your Java source code, package it in a .cod file, and load your application into the BlackBerry, whose JVM will then run it. Note that, as in other environments, a preverification process occurs before classes are loaded into the device. The JDE pre-verifies code automatically before packaging it in .cod files.

Now we shall learn that how to build a simple application in eclipse for BlackBerry.