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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>For all those teachin=
g Software Development next year - the focus of Unit 3 Outcome 2 is to "<FON=
T face=3DTimes-Roman color=3D#20231e>On completion of this unit the student=
should be able to produce a software module suitable for implementation on=
a portable computing device, in response to a design speci</FONT><FONT face=
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231e>cation, verify its performance against this speci</FONT><FONT face=3DTi=
mes-Roman color=3D#20231e>fi </FONT><FONT face=3DTimes-Roman color=3D#20231e=
>cation and explain how the program has taken into account an ethical dilemm=
a or a legal obligation."</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>The new NetBeans 5.5 releas=
e has a mobility pack that allows you to develop and test Java applications=
for mobile devices such as phones and PDAs. The software created can=
be installed on a suitable device such as a phone and used by you or the st=
udents.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>The software you will need=
(all of which is legally free) is:</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<LI><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>Java's Software development=
kit (available from java.sun.com)</FONT></LI>=0A=
<LI><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>NetBeans 5.5 (available from=
netbeans.org)</FONT></LI>=0A=
<LI><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>NetBeans Mobility Pack (from=
the same location)</FONT></LI></UL>=0A=
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>When testing the software the=
Development environment opens up a window that looks like a phone (you get=
to choose whether you are developing for a phone or a PDA and you can speci=
fy the screen resolutions of your device) and you click the keypad buttons o=
n screen to emulate the phone's behaviour.</FONT></P>=0A=
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></P>=0A=
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#20231e size=3D2>David.</FONT></P><p></p><p><b=
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