Sun officials detailed the company's plans Wednesday at the Java Mobile, Media and eMbedded Developers Days conference at Sun offices in Santa Clara, Calif.

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"[ODP] has two primary functions," said Eric Klein, Sun vice president of Java marketing. "The first function is to make it easier for Java developers to quickly create these small widget applications using a consistent framework, and the second part is an on-device portal that lets that widget appear and be dynamically delivered."

Geared for feature phones, ODP is based on the Lightweight User Interface Toolkit (LWUIT), providing a way for Java developers to quickly build consistent mobile widgets. ODP is intended for delivering Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) applications, is focused on rapid creation of Web services, and lowers testing costs, Sun officials said. An easy-to-use UI for handsets is featured, according to Sun.

Sun has finished the technology and is working to get it certified by mobile carriers. A couple of carriers are expected to announce support in a month or so, Klein said. ODP "is really about getting content faster to the phone," he said.