PalmSource, Inc. announced that it is working with Insignia Solutions to create a standard Java interface to run on the Palm OS platform. Based on the Insignia Mobile Foundation, which provides a highly optimized implementation of the Java2 Micro Edition standard, and integrated with the PDA Profile (JSR-75) set of Java APIs, the Palm OS based Java solution will provide more powerful Java capabilities for developers and customers in both the consumer and enterprise markets. PalmSource has taken the lead to develop the PDAP specification and drive it through the Java Community Process with the goal of making it the Java standard for handheld and smart phone class devices. The PDA Profile is the single, unified set of Java APIs that will enable today’s feature-rich handheld and smart phone devices to successfully deploy Java-based applications. Java developers now have a standardized, PalmSource-endorsed suite of Java APIs allowing them to develop powerful Java applications for the broad range of Palm Powered products. PalmSource expects the PDA Profile to help further extend Palm OS leadership by becoming the platform of choice for Java developers targeting the handheld and smart phone markets.