The inception of the J2ME platform arose from the need to define a computing platform that could accommodate consumer electronics and embedded devices. These devices are sometimes referred to collectively as pervasive devices. J2ME stands for Java 2, Micro Edition. It is a stripped-down version of Java targeted at devices which have limited processing power and storage capabilities and intermittent or fairly low-bandwidth network connections. These include mobile phones, pagers,wireless devices and set-top boxes among others