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Research In Motion unveiled a new set of Java development tools for its BlackBerry handheld. But no MIDP 2.0 yet …

“The tools support Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and feature enhancements designed to give developers greater flexibility and support, the company said. The new features include an enhanced Application Programming Interface set, documentation, code samples and applications, new Java Specification Request implementations, synchronization tools, an XML generator and a new simulator.”

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[Update]
With BlackBerry Handheld Software version 4.0 or later, the BlackBerry Java implementation supports the following Java Specification Requests (JSRs):
• JSR 185: Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI)
• JSR 139: Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1
• JSR 118: Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0
• JSR 75: Portable Digital Assistant Profile (PDAP) – PIM APIs only
• JSR 120: Wireless Messaging API (WMA) 1.1
• JSR 135: Mobile Media APIs (MMA) 1.1 – subset defined in MIDP 2.0
BlackBerry Handheld Software versions prior to version 4.0 support CLDC 1.0 (JSR 30) and MIDP 1.0 (JSR 37).

[PDF] BlackBerry Application Platform Release 4.0 Technical Overview

BlackBerry Development: Using Apache Ant, by C. Enrique Ortiz, who has a blog site on J2ME development.

Eric Giguere:
BlackBerry Development, Part 1
BlackBerry Development, Part 2

C. Enrique Ortiz:
Notes on BlackBerry Development, Experiences Part I

Jason Lam:
Kick Start J2ME (TM) Development With BlackBerry

MPx mobile handset will support Good Technology’s GoodLink, which means this phone will be a direct competitor for the current dominant email device - RIM Blackberry.