BlackBerry Releases New Dev SDKs: Eclipse, Java, Web, and Widgets

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RIM released updated Java and
Web-based development tools for the BlackBerry platform.

The
BlackBerry Java Plug-In for Eclipse v1.1 and the BlackBerryWeb
Plug-in v2.0 offer new capabilities that make it even easier to create
feature-rich applications.

The BlackBerry Widget SDK (Software
Development Kit) v1.0 and the BlackBerry Java SDK v5.0, which
includes more than 20,000 APIs, provide unparalleled access to
BlackBerry smartphone hardware features, native BlackBerry software
applications and other unique system capabilities of the BlackBerry
Application Platform.

Using the new tools developers cany build web-based
BlackBerry Widgets or Java applications that leverage the 
benefits of the BlackBerry Application Platform to seamlessly share
information across and interact with core BlackBerry applications or
other third party applications. These are personalized and
contextualized applications that can integrate with a BlackBerry
smartphone's inbox, calendar, address book and other native BlackBerry
applications to deliver a highly engaging user experience.