Mobile Distillery, which specialises in Java and BREW mobile application porting software, has announced the forthcoming release, later this year, of its next-generation software solution, Celsius v5, a development and automatic porting suite based on a new architecture. Using Celsius v5 dramatically simplifies the mobile development process, the company says, enabling application developers to create literally hundreds of individually-optimized mobile applications in a few clicks, from a single set of source code.
In an industry which has struggled for so long with the ever-increasing number of handsets, says Mobile Distillery, the level of automation offered by Celsius v5 offers developer a unique advantage, as it abstracts the process of creating applications, from the logistical nightmare of porting to every different handset on the market.
Celsius v5 is built around the idea of developing with one single Java ME source code,  which can then be automatically ported and optimized to thousands of Java and BREW handsets. According to SUN Microsystems, there are more than 2.1 billion Java-enabled handsets in use worldwide.
At the heart of the Celsius v5 architecture is the concept of Parametric Profiling – basing development around the desired features and behaviours of an application, and leaving the Celsius conditional programming engine to calculate the best way of implementing this on individual handsets with full control. In this way, says Mobile Distillery, developers can easily develop their mobile applications, without needing to know which devices support what features.
In addition, Celsius gives developers the ability to keep full control at any time, letting them develop for individual devices or whole handset families at once, with the ability to activate or deactivate phone features on the fly as required with the development code being adjusted automatically.
In addition, the company says, since the architecture is built on an advanced double-pass pre-processor and on one of the worlds most detailed and verified knowledge databases of mobile devices, automatic porting and backfill becomes simple. Celsius v5 dynamically customizes and optimizes a mobile application for each device. With Celsius v5, it is now possible for any developer, even one not familiar with Java ME, to easily create individually optimized applications for more than 1,000 different makes and models of handsets in a cost and time effective way.
Mobile Distillery says that Celsius can reduce the development phase by 30%, and the time to port and backfill by up to 80%. The software also introduces Dynamic Version Reduction, which is the ability to reduce the number of binary versions of an application, the proliferation of which currently plagues mobile testing, cost of certification and deployment.
Celsius v5 brings down the barriers to mobile development, says Mobile Distillery Co-founder and General Manager, Vincent Berge. With these tools, more companies can create rich, innovative content and services for the billions of mobile owners around the world. With this launch, we are delivering a much needed aspirin for all the headaches developers have faced in the past.
Celsius v5 will be released worldwide in September 2008. Pricing for the software is based on a monthly licence fee ranging from 500 per month for prototyping, to 3,250 per month for all modules and support.