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Use the Java® Application Development approach to create rich client applications. To develop Java-based applications for BlackBerry® smartphones, you can choose either the Eclipse® environment or the BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE).

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The BlackBerry® JDE Plug-in for Eclipse® extends the Eclipse development platform so you can build BlackBerry smartphone Java applications in a familiar environment.

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The BlackBerry JDE is a legacy, standalone development environment that contains similar tools.

BlackBerry Simulators

Use BlackBerry simulators to see how your applications will look and work. Test your applications on various devices and operating systems using BlackBerry smartphone simulators.

With the BlackBerry® MDS Simulator, you can simulate network connectivity and the functionality provided by the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

Other Tools

Develop custom data source connectors for wireless synchronization between a BlackBerry smartphone and data repository with the Synchronization Server SDK.

With the BlackBerry Application Web Loader, you can simplify the deployment of your applications to BlackBerry smartphones by hosting them on a company intranet or public webserver.

Use the BlackBerry® Signing Authority Tool to manage access to sensitive APIs through public and private signature keys.

Eclipse environment:
  • Eclipse 3.4
  • Windows® XP or Windows Vista™
  • Monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher
  • PC with Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or compatible (3 GHz or higher, 1GB RAM, 1.5GB HD)
  • Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition v5.0 (BlackBerry JDE v4.1+)
BlackBerry JDE:
  • Windows® 2000 SPI or later, or Windows XP
  • Windows Vista (BlackBerry JDE v4.2.1 and higher)
  • Java SE JDK v6.0