Nordic Business Report-November 23, 2006-Sony Ericsson releases package for Web Services development (C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Swedish-Japanese telecomms solutions provider Sony Ericsson announced on Thursday (23 November) the release of a complete package for Web Services development, enabling over-the-air access directly from a Sony Ericsson mobile phone to web server based solutions by using the C++ or Java programming languages. Extending its support for Web Services for the Java ME Platform to UIQ 3, Sony Ericsson Developer World now introduces a new development tutorial and sample code for use together with the gSOAP open-source toolkit, the company said. Web Services for the UIQ 3 software platform reportedly make it easier to design sophisticated enterprise applications such as real-time mobile inventory systems or online banking services. By combining the open-source gSOAP toolkit with a new developer tutorial and code samples from Sony Ericsson Developer World, developers are provided with a simple API that enables them to concentrate on the application-essential logic instead of protocol specifics, Sony Ericsson said. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture of Swedens Ericsson and Japans Sony. The company, headquartered in London in the UK, has some 7,000 employees worldwide. Sony Ericsson Developer World is a global support programme and web portal for wireless developers, providing documentation, tools, training, technical and go-to-market support. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))