Softwired, the leading supplier of highly scalable enterprise JMS technology for Intranet, Extranet, Internet and end-to-end wireless/embedded solutions, announced today that the recent release of Hewlett-Packard Company's new Mobile Toolkit for HP Netaction Application Server (HP AS) CD for Java incorporates support for the Java Message Service(TM) (JMS) message oriented middleware using Softwired's unique iBus//Mobile wireless JMS client and iBus//MessageServer Lite Edition (LE).

JMS is an integral part of the J2EE specification and is supported by all major application server vendors. JMS is implemented by leading enterprises as the standards based messaging middleware for application-to-application communication.

The JMS queue-based architecture enables effective communications with delivery of messages between client and server despite sporadic network disconnects or periods of off-line service usage, therefore being ideally suited to packet-oriented networks over which 2.5 and 3G services operate.

JMS messaging can be implemented elegantly atop Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, GPRS, UMTS and Mobitex, etc. Softwired's JMS is integrated seamlessly with XML and SOAP, as well as with other middleware technologies such as CORBA, EJBs, BEA Weblogic, and Microsoft .NET.

"We are very excited about the value this release of Mobile Toolkit for HP AS brings to developers in a market set to explode over the next 1-3 years," Martin Erzberger, Director of Professional Services of Softwired adds: "We believe the toolkit sets the standard by which other application server vendors will be measured in terms of speed and ease of use in the development of the very best mobile applications for large enterprises and telcos."

"By combining Softwired's carrier grade Mobile JMS technology and mBuilder from HP as well as other leading mobile software from HP partners, wireless developers can solve problems they face to incorporate secure, fast, communication and synchronization between wireless devices and enterprise applications," said Bob Bickel, General Manager, HP Middleware Division. "Softwired iBus//Mobile functionality is a key element in making HP's Mobile Toolkit for HP AS the choice for developing wireless Java applications."

Mike Wilson, Director of Product Management at Softwired, said: "With this announcement the Mobile Toolkit for HP AS becomes a leading player in the mobile toolkit space by going well beyond simple J2ME support. Issues such as handling unreliable connections, optimization of network traffic, support for multiple devices and bearers are now all handled within the Mobile Toolkit for HP AS. This is industry leadership at its best. And it's all based on standards - JMS, an API well known to Java programmers."