A collection of programming tools, utilities, compilers, debuggers, interpreters, and application programming interfaces (API) that a developer uses to build an application to run on a specified technology platform. For example, the Java SDK supports developers in building an application that users can download to run on any operating system. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM), the Java SDK interpreter, executes the application in the specified software and hardware configuration. BIRT Designer Professional and Actuate BIRT iHub Integration Technology provide an SDK.