It will be discussed what is the best approach to deliver mobile applications to as many handsets as possible. Attendees will learn about limitations and opportunities of all platforms (not only Android) and how to deal with these. How do I create an application that is not limited to one operating system? Is Android the best point to start from? Or J2ME? How can I guarantee that it can be ported easily without making any compromise regarding user experience? What software and which service providers are out there to help me bringing my software to a broad audience?

Referent:

Robert Virkus
CEO Enough Software
Creator of J2ME Polish, the Open Source framework for mobile development and porting

Robert started working in the mobile industry in 1999. In that time he established a mobile sports betting company that offered services using WAP and then – from 2001 onwards – using rich Java based mobile clients. Having experienced fragmentation issues first hand, he created J2ME Polish, the Open Source framework for mobile application development in 2004. Soon after, he commercialized this software and therefore founded Enough Software. Today, J2ME Polish is the quasi standard for mobile Java development: The framework has been downloaded and installed over a million times and a global community of 12,000 developers is standing behind it. The scope of worldwide commercial licensees range from small startups up to global players like Nokia, Motorola, Qualcomm or Huawei. Robert held several speeches about mobile development on key events like the JavaOne, Jazoon or Open Source in Mobile conferences. Furthermore he continuously holds training sessions for Enough Software's partners. In his spare time he enjoys the company of his friends and family. Other spare time favorites are going to concerts of Soul, Ska or Punk-Rock bands and playing around with his old computers like Atari 400, Comodore 8296 or MCS Alpha 1.