Glossary157JavaProgramming language generating applications thatcan run on all hardware platforms, whether small,medium, or large, without modification. It has beenpromoted for and geared heavily to the Web, bothfor public Web sites and Intranets. When a Javaprogram runs from a Web page, it is called a Javaapplet. When it is run on a mobile phone or pager, itis called a MIDlet.MMS (Multimedia message service)A message service for the mobile environment,standardized by the WAP Forum and the 3rdGeneration Partnership Program (3GPP). For phoneusers, MMS is similar to Short Message Service(SMS)--it provides automatic, immediate delivery ofuser-created content from phone to phone. Themessage addressing used is primarily phonenumbers, thus the traffic goes from phone tophone. MMS also provides support for e-mailaddressing, so that messages can be sent bye-mail. In addition to the text content of SMS, MMSmessages can contain still images, voice or audioclips, and also video clips and presentationinformation.Multi-party callingAbility to establish a conference call involving up tofive additional parties.Phone passwordSecurity code used to unlock the phone when youhave selected the option to lock it automaticallyeach time it switches on.
