SavaJe Technologies, developers of the most advanced, Java technology-based mobile operating platform, today announced it will unveil the SavaJe-based Jasper S20 mobile phone during the 2006 JavaOne Conference.

The Jasper S20 is the first Java powered mobile phone to support an early access version of JSR-209 specifications, providing Java Platform Micro Edition application developers with the ability to create advanced user interfaces for mobile phones and devices using Swing and Java2D.

The SavaJe-based Jasper S20 has been named "Device of the Show" by JavaOne organizers, representing the importance of mobile Java to the entire Sun community.

SavaJe is the first mobile platform to demonstrate JSR-209. Developed under the Java Community Process, JSR-209 is a set of specifications that include Advanced Graphics and User Interface Optional Package, previously available only in the Java Standard and Enterprise Editions. This allows application developers to utilize Swing, Java2D Graphics and Imaging, and Image I/O. 

"A Java-based platform is the only way for operators and manufacturers to create mobile phones that deliver the richness consumers expect from their personal technology," said Gregory Koss, CEO of SavaJe Technologies. "The SavaJe Mobile Platform alone brings advanced Java to mobile communications, offering the industry newfound revenue potential in customization and the selling of services, along with greater security and expedited product development. With a pool of millions of Java developers now able to apply their skills to mobile applications, it's clear a new era in mobile communications is on the horizon."

The SavaJe-based Jasper S20 is manufactured by Group Sense Limited of Hong Kong and will ship this summer in Asian markets.