From today, mobile Java developers have a new URL they might like to bookmark: www.javaverified.com. Here developers can register and select among the participating global testing providers to test their mobile Java applications.

It is all part and parcel of the "Java Verified" Project launched in February 2004 by Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson and Sun. Latest recruits to the project, from July 1, are Orange and T-Mobile Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK). 

The program is now supported, says Sun, by leading wireless operators "totaling over 100 million subscribers and device manufacturers representing 65% of the global market."

The program provides developers with a way to test, promote and distribute mobile content to global end-users and subscribers. Developers whose applications successfully pass Java Verified testing can choose to participate in marketing and distribution programs offered by each of the member companies.

Also available at www.javaverified.com are detailed explanations of the testing process, testing criteria, pricing and access to member companies' marketing and distribution programs.

Once Orange and T-Mobile Europe start requiring all new mobile Java applications distributed over their wireless networks to be successfully tested under the Java Verified Program, it is expected that adoption by remaining global operators will increase still further.and accelerate demand for the Java Verified Program among developers seeking to sell to the largest possible market.

"With the adoption by Orange and T-Mobile Europe, the Java Verified Program enjoys unprecedented support to bring cohesion to the mobile industry," said Juan Dewar, senior director, Consumer and Mobile Systems Group, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "With these leading carriers on board, it is becoming even easier and faster for developers creating exciting and profitable mobile experiences on the mobile Java platform."