"This is a significant area of leadership for NetBeans in the Java ME space," Roberts said. However, an Eclipse Foundation representative said Eclipse supports CDC in its .

The NetBeans Mobility Pack for CDC 5.5 will be available for download next week.

, meanwhile, has developed a plug-in for its Java-based CodeBeamer ALM platform. The open-source plug-in links to the NetBeans IDE. The company is making available an open-source version of CodeBeamer for 15 users.

Intland is providing ALM capabilities, including enterprise wiki and project management functions as well as trackers for bugs, tasks, changes, and requirements. The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service uses CodeBeamer and NetBeans for a software development operation that includes more than 675 users and 200 projects in diverse locations, Sun said.

Intland is participating in the NetBeans Strategic Partner Program.