Is there a way to interface The Dude? I want to make a small java
client to get the outages on my smartphone.

you can use Dude web interface. Just go to http://your.dude.server/

you can use Dude web interface. Just go to http://your.dude.server/

Yes. I know. But I dont want to leave the webbrowser open on my smartphone. I want a small notification when sth goes down. And then I will click the notification to fire up the browser.

in dude, settings, polling, create a notification which send an email to the account configured in your iphone