IMP stands for the ''Information Module Profile''. It is a specification put out by

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for the use of

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on embedded devices with very limited displays. It is a subset of the

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. IMP is part of the

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Noteworthy Limitations

* No API for displays

General APIs

The core APIs are defined by the underlying Configuration

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javax.microedition.io

Contains the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition specific classes used for I/O operations.

javax.microedition.rms

Provides a form of persistent storage for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition.

javax.microedition.midlet

Contains the base classes for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition applications.

External links

The IMP Specification
Java device platform Sun Microsystems software