Nokia Inc. Monday made its wireless
markup language studio available for Macromedia Inc.’s Web-authoring
Dreamweaver software.
The Nokia WML Studio will enable developers to use Dreamweaver software to
author WML content for delivery to Nokia and other WAP
wireless device customers.
The studio for Macromedia Dreamweaver software enables
the 650,000-user developer community to create WML decks and cards, insert
WBMP images, modify text and implement anchors and events within the
Macromedia Dreamweaver interface.
The WML Studio allows developers to preview their work on the Nokia phone
simulator directly from Dreamweaver software. The WML Studio tracks the
compiled size of WML decks and includes a debugger allowing validation of
WML code as it is created.
“We see a need for developers and designers alike to have a familiar tool
that they can use to create sites to run on multiple platforms, as wireless
connections for Internet browsing is going to be a fast-paced ride in the
next 2 years,” said Neil Wooding, managing director for NetMaster
Communications Ltd. “The Nokia WML Studio for Dreamweaver brings this dream
a step closer into the hands of the people who will shape this future.”
The Nokia WML Studio for Dreamweaver software fully supports the WML 1.1
standard and is available for free online here.
Macromedia and Nokia are both members of the WAP Forum and, by working
together on a Web content development platform for the
wireless Internet, the companies are bringing consumers the Internet in
presentations suited for the unique handset environment.