WAP DEPLOYMENT FACT SHEET – FEBRUARY 2000
Publicly Announced WAP V1.1 Products, Content and Services
from WAP Forum Members
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open, global specification that empowers
mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and
services instantly. With more than 300 member companies worldwide, the WAP Forum
is the industry association that has developed this de-facto world standard for Internet
communications, wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones
and other wireless terminals.
The primary goal of the WAP Forum is to bring together companies from all segments of
the wireless industry value chain to ensure product interoperability and growth of the
wireless market. WAP Forum members represent more than 95 percent of the global
handset market, carriers with more than 150 million customers, leading infrastructure
providers, software developers and other organizations providing solutions to the
wireless industry.
To follow is a sampling of recent WAP product, content and service rollouts from WAP
Forum members as of February 2000. This document can also be found on the WAP
Forum Web site (www.wapforum.org) in the What’s New/News section. Please check
back often, as this fact sheet will be updated regularly with additional announcements
from WAP Forum members in the near future.
Across Wireless AB
The Wireless Application Delivery Platform from Across is a complete solution for WML
1.1-based application delivery. A unique feature is the capability of accessing WMLbased applications not only from WAP devices but also from the large installed based of
standard handsets. The solution consists of a Wireless Internet Gateway and a browser
implemented on the SIM card. The browser is available from all major SIM vendors. In
addition to WAP 1.1 the solution provides end-to-end security and geographical
positioning services. Across also has products for OTA provisioning of WAP devices
and for issuing of SIM/WIM cards.
Media contacts:
Karin Olsson
Marketing Communication Manager
Tel: +46 8 685 93 00
Fax: +46 8 685 65 30
E-mail: karin.olsson@acrosswireless.com
Web: www.acrosswireless.com
Alcatel
Alcatel has long been a leading player in mobile Internet. In February 1999, for
example, Alcatel was first to commercially ship GSM browsers. In 2000, Alcatel will be
the first to release a consumer WAP telephone: the One Touch VIEW db WAP.
Furthermore, to allow operators to create, build and manage Internet portals for WAPenabled telephones (and all other online devices), Alcatel has developed HomeTop
Solutions. HomeTop is a software suite for creating Internet portals with features
including localization-based information and services, push channels, unified mail
(text/voice/fax), and secure e-commerce payments. Both the VIEW db WAP and
HomeTop™ Solutions are WAP 1.1 compatible.
Contact for Alcatel
WAP-enabled telephones:
Stephanie Tramicheck
Product Manager
Tel: +33 1 55 66 30 14
Fax: +33 1 55 66 43 75
E-mail: stephanie.tramicheck@alcatel.fr
Contact for HomeTop™ Solutions
(Internet portal software):
Shannon Wolfe
Director of Communications & Marketing
Tel: +33 1 69 81 13 51
Mobile: +33 6 800 32 676
Fax: +33 1 69 81 17 46
E-mail: shannon.wolfe@alcatel.fr
Allaire Corporation
Allaire and Phone.com have teamed up to provide rich WAP and ColdFusion support in
their respective software development tools. The combination of the Allaire E-business
platform and the Phone.com UP.SDK 4.0 provide the most comprehensive and powerful
environment available for developing WAP applications. Allaire has incorporated
Phone.com-developed tools into its latest release of HomeSite and ColdFusion Studio.
Phone.com UP.SDK users can receive the benefits of the reliable and proven Allaire ebusiness platform, as well as an easy-to-use toolkit for developing custom WAP
applications. Existing Allaire customers can further extend their investment in Allaire's
open platform with the addition of new Web-based applications for mobile
phones.
Media Contact:
Kim Walker Borst, Allaire Public Relations
617-761-2000
kwborst@allaire.com
Amazon.com
Enjoy the convenience and breadth of shopping at Amazon.com from your WAP
phone. You'll have Earth's Biggest Selection right at your fingertips. Browse the
bestseller lists for gift ideas or search for books, music, videos, and more --in a snap.
Making purchases is safe and secure using 1-Click.
Media contact:
Paul Capelli
ph: 206-266-6658
email: capelli@amazon.com
Argo Interactive Group plc
With Argo's ActiGate server software, network operators can provide attractive, valueadded data services using Internet content, without rewriting content in WML. ActiGate
automatically translates HTML into WML for all WAP v1.0 and v1.1 devices. ActiGate
brings WAP-device users live, value-added services, dedicated for access by any
handsets. ActiGate works with any browser and operating system, and supports a
network of different device types simultaneously. It is totally configurable with hotpluggable add-in modules. With dynamic user profiling and user registration features,
ActiGate stores individual, personalised settings for all users and types of connected
device.
Media contact:
ATW "Stan" Vincent
Account Director
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7924 7448
Email: stan@cmcpr.co.uk
Art Technology Group (ATG)
Art Technology Group (ATG) provides the Dynamo Product Suite, a set of products built
on a Java-based application server that features personalization and e-commerce
support. Dynamo forms a foundation for applications that deliver highly personalized
content through multiple channels, including the Web, email, call center and later this
year, with the next major release of Dynamo, via WAP 1.1. With over a billion mobile
devices projected to be in use in the next five years, ATG's new products and services
will connect businesses to their customers and partners through various mobile
channels (mobile phones, pagers, PDAs, IVR and call centers).
Media Contact:
Nancy Morrisroe
Tel: +1 617 386 1282
Fax: +1 617 386 1111
Email: nancy@atg.com
Web: www.atg.com
Arthur Andersen LLP
Arthur Andersen Business Consulting is the global leader in serving emerging and
established mobile communications organizations. Arthur Andersen’s WAP Consulting
Group is a worldwide, multi-disciplinary group that provides strategy and technology
consulting, custom development, and system integration services for all aspects of WAP
1.1 and WAP 1.2. One of our products is wap:SeAL (Secured e-Business Access
Layer) - a crytographic middleware used for end-to-end security between WAP devices
and the service provider. The group also provides services and solutions for transition
from WAP 1.1 to WAP 1.2, pre-WAP, and traditional web applications.
Media contact:
Vivek S. Tuljapurkar
229 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Tel. (404) 221 4352
e-mail: Vivek.S.Tuljapurkar@us.arthurandersen.com
Aspiro - The Wireless Services Company
Aspiro develops wireless applications and services to give people this freedom both in
business and leisure. We find ways of putting WAP, SMS, GPRS and other cutting-edge
technologies into everyday use. With our expertise in mobile communications we can
offer operators, content providers and mobile organisations a wide range of products
and services, from pre-packaged WAP services to strategy consulting involving valueadded services. Aspiro was founded in 1998 and is today already one of the world's
leading developers of mobile applications and services targeted at operators, content
providers and mobile organisations. The company has a staff of over 100 working at
offices in Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, USA and Hong Kong. Further offices are
planned for Europe and around the world. Aspiro's business concept, organisation and
operations are based upon many
years of experience gained in the wireless telecommunications and IT
industries.
Aspiros' Service Portfolio
Aspiro has a wide range of innovative and useful wireless services ready for you to
deploy today. With an extensive knowledge and competence from the wireless
telecommunication area we know what you can demand as a buyer and
user of wireless applications. We offer you the following services:
Wireless Portal Solutions
 a complete solution for the wireless portal, including platform applications and
content feeds. The wireless portal solution is sold either as a system for integration
at a portal owner's location or hosted by Aspiro.
Examples of services offered:
 City Guide, which is a portable guide to a city's entertainment, events and
sightseeing.
 Communication & Personal Management, including wireless fax and wireless e-mail
 Financial Services, giving you full control of your assets via your WAP-phone Leisure &Pleasure, giving you TV-guide, At the Movies and other entertainment
information.
Wireless Corporate Applications
 vertical industry specific applications for mobile workforce management and
customer access. The enterprise applications are sold as systems for integration at
the client's location, at an operator or hosted by Aspiro.
Examples of applications:
 Aspiro Fleet Manager, which is an Internet and WAP-based application developed
for transport and haulage companies. Via an Internet connected PC and a webbrowser, the dispatcher has access to the product, physically residing on a server
located at Aspiro's operation centre. The drivers are equipped with WAP-telephones.

Aspiro Fleet Manager gives the company the possibility of communicating with and
directing the drivers using non-voice means.
Aspiro Wireless Trader, is an application, which enables stockbrokers to offer
investors the possibility to trade stock in real-time, directly from a WAP telephone.
Aspiro Wireless Trader is adjusted to and integrated with the stock brokers' existing
financial platform.
Other mobile workforces, such as Repair & Maintenance, the Construction Industry and
the Service Industry, may also utilise a wireless management system where information
is accessible at any time directly from a WAP terminal.
International SMS Network
 gives you easy access to a constantly expanding base of content suppliers. We offer
everything from facilitating SMS traffic to fully outsourced solutions or tailor-made
content including operator specific brand building activities.
Mobile Text Phone
 a service which enables text-telephone conversations on mobile telephone
networks. The primary target group for this service is deaf, hearing- or speech
impaired. These groups has a true need to use pocket-sized mobile telephones as
they cannot use ordinary telephones, such as public booths, etc.
media contact:
Helena Gynnerstedt
ph:+46-709-918018,
e-mail: helena.gynnerstedt@aspiro.com
www.aspiro.com
AU-System
AU-System, the leading Telecoms consultancy, has the worldwide exclusive rights to
distribute the Ericsson WAP Browser to other manufacturers. The browser, which has
been co-developed by AU-System and Ericsson, was the first commercially available
component that met all requirements in the WAP 1.1 specifications. AU-System has
already signed up a number of leading suppliers including LG Information &
Communications and Pixo. A public demonstration version of the browser, adapted for
handheld devices based on Palm OS (TM) from Palm Computing, Inc., is immediately
available for free download from AU-System's web site at www.ausystem.com/wap.
Recently AU-System launched a WAP 1.2 compliant version of the browser with support
for a broad range of features such as Push, WTLS, and WTA. The company has also
constructed a demonstration system, which allows remote control of appliances from a
WAP enabled terminal communicating via Bluetooth. The combination of WAP and
Bluetooth creates new possibilities for short-range wireless applications.
Media contact:
Anders Cedervall, Executive Vice President
Tel: +46 705 330 330
Fax: +46 46 286 56 20
E-mail: anders.cedervall@ausys.se
Avenir ASA
Avenir is working with customers to develop strategies and solutions for mobile ecommerce. Examples of solutions for WAP V1.1 include:
 FINN.no: A personalized WAP service for the leading Internet marketspace in
Norway. The service offers end users mobile access to advertisements for cars,
boats, real estate, recruitment, etc.
 E-PORT ™ (Avenir product): An information gateway for private and state
enterprises. E-PORT ™ offers its services via WAP and web and is integrated with
the leading suppliers of standard IT-systems.
 Together with Visma, Avenir is developing a WAP based project management and
time sheet solution (TimeEase, will be launched in Q1 2000).
Media contact:
Hans Jørgen Bentzen
Tel: +47 23 15 75 00
Fax: +47 23 15 75 00
Email: hjb@avenir.no
Web: www.avenir.no
Baltimore Telepathy – Making Mobile Commerce Secure
Baltimore Telepathy addresses security for everyone within a wireless network.
Developers can mix and match individual products to provide exactly the amount — and
the structure — of security they need. These products can be used to create
comprehensive security systems today that will also work with the wireless technologies
of tomorrow (e.g., WAP 1.2 and 1.3).
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Security Toolkit
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Security Toolkit (WST) is a powerful software development kit
allowing application developers to create secure encrypted sessions between online
networked applications. W/Secure contains an implementation of Wireless Transport
Layer Security (WTLS) allowing developers to build full strength security into their WAP
applications
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Security Gateway
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Security Gateway (WSG) provides an end-to-end security
solution for content providers who need complete unbroken security from the mobile
phone all the way to their web/WAP servers. It works with today’s WAP phones and is
the quickest way to get your mobile e-business up and running today. It provides WTLS
authentication, confidentiality and integrity as a standalone application independent of
the WAP gateway/server. It can be configured to re-direct WAP data traffic to any WAP
server or gateway.
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Certificate Authority
Baltimore UniCERT, the award winning Certificate Authority (CA), has been extended to
produce WAP digital certificates (WTLS certificates). WAP gateways and mobile
devices and servers need these certificates to authenticate themselves to mobile device
users. Baltimore Telepathy WAP Certificate Authority (WCA) extends the wide range of
UniCERT plug-in modules already available to now include wireless and wired world
users.
Baltimore Telepathy WAP Certificates
An essential part of publishing secure content to mobile devices is the ability to
authenticate your server to mobile users. WAP Server certificates, also known as WTLS
certificates, are available from Baltimore Technologies as part of its Telepathy range.
Baltimore Telepathy PKI Registration System
A powerful registration system that allows wireless users to seamlessly enter into a
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The Baltimore Telepathy PKI Registration System
(PRS) provides mobile device users with their digital identity in a wireless network. It
provides the technology to bind mobile device users to their digital certificates stored in
PKIs. It enables users to authenticate themselves and participate in mobile commerce.
This system can be used for both WAP and GSM/SIM phones.
Baltimore Telepathy PKI Validation System
This is a unique digital certificate retrieval and validation system, with minimal
bandwidth and storage requirements, specifically designed for the constrained wireless
environment. The Baltimore Telepathy PKI Validation System (PVS) retrieves and
validates using certificate identifiers rather than the complete digital certificate, allowing
the user access to multiple certificates without the need to store them locally.
Baltimore Telepathy Digital Signature Toolkit (DST)
This is a powerful developer toolkit allowing content providers to build systems to
process wireless digital signatures. It is an essential tool for anyone creating a mobile
commerce solution that requires digital signatures to be used for authentication,
confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation. WAP 1.2 specifies digital signatures in
WML (Wireless Markup Language). This toolkit implements that specification and allows
content providers to receive signatures sent from a mobile device and verify their
validity using a PKI.
Media contact:
Carol Clavin
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +353 1 647 4357
Fax: +353 1 605 4388
Email: cclavin@baltimore.com
Web: www.baltimore.com
Brightpoint, Inc.
Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced services in the global wireless
telecommunications and data industry. Brightpoint's innovative services include contract
manufacturing, customized packaging, prepaid and e-commerce solutions, inventory
management, distribution and other outsourced services. Brightpoint's customers
include leading network operators, e-tailers, retailers, and wireless equipment
manufacturers. Brightpoint’s focus within the WAP community is to provide its services
to members of the WAP Forum, including manufacturers of wireless handsets and other
terminals, wireless communications network operators, and information content
providers.
Media Contact:
Phillip A. Bounsall, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1 317 387-5353
Fax: +1 317 387-5354
Email: iipab@brightpoint.com
Web: www.brightpoint.com
Certicom Corp.
Certicom provides a complete security solution for WAP implementations, enabling
end-to-end security and business transactions between WAP-enabled devices and
back end systems. Certicom’s WTLS Plus toolkit, optimized for high performance and
low memory requirements, allows WAP developers to add WTLS functionality for both
client and server implementations. Certicom’s industry leading SSL Plus provides
Internet standard security between the WAP proxy and origin servers. Certicom’s
Security Builder SDK enables digital signing and encryption functions on any client
platform, including WIM implementations. Certicom’s MobileTrust Certificate Authority
is positioned to enable a full client PKI, in addition to issuing server certificates.
Available worldwide, Certicom's products can be ported to virtually any client and server
platform.
Media contact:
David Krane
Tel: +1 510 780 5420
Email: dkrane@certicom.com
Web: www.certicom.com
CMG Telecommunications
CMG's WAP Service Broker gateway solution is highly successful in Europe and Asia
Pacific. The launch for the Americas will follow early 2000. The WAP Service Broker is
deployed in both operator and customer environments and features unique capabilities
for users (service navigation and personal home pages), for content providers (user
directories and service directories) as well as for operators and corporate customers
(user authentication, billing, provisioning, scale-ability). The product supports WAP
devices as well as pre-WAP mobile phones. As a global and leading supplier of mobile
messaging and gateway solutions, CMG offers full life cycle support. CMG's
international consultancy organisation has set up WAP competency teams for the
Telecoms, the Finance, the Trade, Transport & Industry and the Public markets to
create WAP services.
Media contact:
Renate van Berchum
Email: renate.van.berchum@cmg.nl
Web: www.cmgtelecom.com
Conduit Software Limited
Conduit Software launched its first WAP-DA™ - the latest in directory assistance
applications. It utilizes the latest in WAP technology to deliver requested information to
subscribers instantly. The most notable benefits of Conduit Software's WAP-DA™ is
that it utilizes any existing directory assistance database and ensures a great marketing
channel to provide additional value added service to the clientele. It allows for an easy
and secure way of transmitting information via the web to the mobile phone. With this
new technology, it opens the door to endless business opportunities, services and ideas
to service providers to give them the edge they need to be one step ahead of their
competitors. Conduit Software's WAP-DA™ is established using Conduit's VAS
Platform that handles all the enquiries and interfaces with the various network modules
and protocols to get the information to the user. This robust platform provides the users
stability and flexibility. It also incorporates multiple protocol support that allows it to
communication with differing SMSCs (i.e. CIMD2, SMPP) and through differing
technologies (i.e. GSM, CDMA, and TDMA).
Media contact:
Winnie Brennan
Marketing Manager
Tel: +353 (0) 1 819 0060
Email: wbrennan@conduit.ie
Web: www.conduitsoftware.com
Consafe Infotech
Consafe Infotech has developed WAP solutions for several different industries. MILES
– TRADER is a stock trader solution initially built on TTML and now converted to WAP.
The solution consists of functionality such as receiving real-time quotes, examining
personal portfolios and dealing with stocks. MILES - Mobile Travel Management; offers
a wide range of services for travellers. Awaiting the push feature of WAPv1.2, SMS is
used to provide the travel agencies with a direct marketing tool as well as to distribute
personalised information about confirmations and delays. The traveller may fetch last
minute offers, timetables or the company's commercial agreements, using any WAPv1.1
client.
Media contact:
Per-Anders Nilsson
Product Manager
Tel.:
+46 40 691 96 34
Fax:
+46 40 691 96 96
Email: peranders.nilsson@consafeinfotech.com
Web: www.consafeinfotech.com
Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH (T-Mobil)
Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH successfully launched commercial WAP1.1
services in early November 1999. The service package contains a broad portfolio of
services ranging from information services on different topics like politics, sports,
eonomy, local events and directory services to games, online lottery and hotel booking.
The portfolio is constantly being enlarged by new services from well known cooperation
partners. This includes services like a personal calendar, access to your existing E-Mail
account, eCommerce and Brokerage etc. In addition, a wide range of services specific
to corporate customers (e.g. access to corporate E-Mail and directories etc.) is included.
T-Mobil intends to support upcoming features of the WAP standard like PUSH and WTA
upon availability to offer new and innovative features to its customers.
Media contact:
Andrea Vey
Public Relations Manager
Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH
Tel: +49 228 936 -1717
Fax: +49 228 936 -1719
Email: andrea.vey@t-mobil.de
Web: www.t-d1.de
Digital Bridges, Ltd.
Leading the field in the development of games over the WAP V1.1 platform, Digital
Bridges has released a beta version of the world’s first combined WWW and WAPbased entertainment environment, 'www.wirelessgames.com'. The site will provide a
suite of high quality interactive games tailored to the various interests of mobile device
users, ranging from simple quiz and puzzle games, to more elaborate multi-user gaming
experiences. The site will also provide information for everyone interested in the latest
developments in wireless gaming. In conjunction with Nokia, Digital Bridges recently
demonstrated examples of multi-player WAP games at the WAP Congress in
Barcelona.
Media contact:
Chris Knight
Tel: +44 171 821 6812
Email: chris@1upmedia.freeserve.co.uk
Web: www.digitalbridges.com
Digital Mobility Limited
Digital Mobility creates, packages, hosts, and delivers transactional and other
information services for WAP users, targeted primarily at high net worth mobile
executives. Via the WAPHUB™, Digital Mobility provides a total, managed WAP
offering in partnership with banking and other content providers to deliver secure,
personalise, operator neutral WAP services to all GSM users, independent of their
mobile subscription. Other DM services include content adaptation, user interface
design, customer registration, wireless configuration, WAP roadmap independence from
1.1 to N.x and call centre capability. Digital Mobility is launching its own “mobile portal”
of aggregated services for WAP users that will be marketed from Q2 2000 under the
InHand brand.
Product contact:
Marcus Taylor
Director of Products and Services
Digital Mobility Ltd
The Glassmill
1 Battersea Bridge Road
London SW11 3BZ
Media Contact:
Victoria Collis
Larkspur Communications
Tel.: +44 20 7580 0990
Fax: +44 20 7580 0660
Email: victoria@larkspur.co.uk
Web: www.digimob.com
Diversinet
Diversinet’s Passport Certificate Server™, Version 3.0 available in December ’99,
allows organizations to implement wireless PKI’s and act as their own CA for WAP
applications. The CA issues WAP 1.1 compliant WTLS certificates allowing developers
to build full strength security into their WAP applications using WTLS, the mandated
security layer within any WAP 1.1 compliant product. The Passport Certificate Server™
supports both RSA and ECC cryptographic engines. Extending WAP PKI functionality,
the Passport Certificate Server™ also issues digital certificates to clients and servers to
provide full application-level wireless PKI services in applications such as finance,
secure messaging and healthcare. All certificates issued will work with Passport Digital
Permits, which extend the functionality of certificates to include privileges or
permissions.
Media contact:
Larry Cosgrove
Tel.: +1 800 357 7050, x.266
Fax: +1 416 756 7346
Email: lcosgrove@dvnet.com
Web: www.dvnet.com
Dynamical Systems Research (DSR)
Dynamical Systems Research (DSR) is the technology partner of Digital Mobility, a
WAP service provider and member of the WAP forum.
DSR offers a full, end-to-end WAP software solution, in addition to consulting and
application development services. All of our products are fully WAP v1.1 compliant, and
we are committed to upgrades for v1.2 across our product range.
Our product line supports GSM data (and will shortly support CDMA) and includes the
Catapult WAP Gateway, for Linux, Solaris, HP U/X and shortly Win NT; the Wireless
Application Reader WAP browser; gateway compiler and encoder modules; the world's
first WAP Developer Toolkit, released 1998; WAPLauncher, over-the-air handset
provisioning software; and WAPWizard, web-based WML editor.
Company contact: Dr. Erik Bovee
Business Development Manager
Dynamical Systems Research
telephone: (44) 171 8010191
fax: (44) 171 8010192
erik@dsres.com
EarthPort.com plc
EarthPort's WAP product is an electronic payment system that integrates e-commerce
and m-commerce systems and communities internationally across the internet. It is
economical, fast, seamless and secure. The EarthPort secure payment system is multicurrency and allows customer-to-customer and business-to-business two-way
transactions. It is flexible, handling cleared funds as well as credit cards for business of
any size including micro-transactions. The current application supports WAP V1.1, with
a V1.2 version available in 1Q2000.
Media contact:
Henry O'Sullivan
EarthPort.com plc
Tel : +44 207 348 5200
Fax : +44 207 348 5201
Mob : +44 795 683 5576
Email : henerz@earthport.com
Web : www.earthport.com
Edify
Edify's "EWF WAP Enabler" is a set of Application Objects add-ons for the Edify
Electronic Workforce (EWF). These add-ons are available to WAP developers to create
workflow and data interaction without writing any CGI code. Several standard functions
built to these application objects facilitate WML page creation including selection lists
and hotkey navigation. The Electronic Workforce is the first scalable, open system
Internet and voice e-Commerce platform that enables enterprises to create and deploy
e-Commerce applications across multiple channels including WAP v1.1 compliant
devices, for multiple users accessing back end date resources (host, database, COM,
etc.) in a dynamic environment.
Media contact:
Joyce Rozzi
Edify Marketing
Tel: +1 408 486 1739
Email: joyce.rozzi@edify.com
Entrust Technologies Limited
Designed for telcos, banks and e-commerce sites Entrust Technologies’ WAP products
and services deliver an end-to-end security solution for those interested in offering
secure and trusted transactions to their customers and partners over wireless networks
and mobile phones. Services from Entrust.net include WAP server certificates for
server authentication to mobile phones and MyEntrust.net permitting affiliate issuance
of WAP server certificates. Products from Entrust Technologies include Entrust/PKI for
the issuance of WAP server certificates, and eventually WAP client certificates, as well
as the Entrust/Toolkit for WTLS permitting application developers to create content
servers and gateways that provide a seamless level of security to the transactions
between mobile phones and back end systems.
Media contact:
Carrie Bendzsa
Email: carrie.bendzsa@entrust.com
Web: www.entrust.com
Ericsson
Ericsson is the complete WAP supplier with a broad range of WAP 1.1 compliant
products commercially available. WAP 1.2 will be supported from mid-2000.
WAP Gateway/Proxy: First WAP 1.1 compliant gateway. Avalaible on the market since
June ’99. Designed with telecom requirements for reliability, availability, scalability,
billing support etc. Installed at more than 50 sites.
Jambala™ WAP Gateway: WAP 1.1 compliant gateway built on Ericsson’s new open
carrier-class Jambala platform. The gateway is commercially available during Q1/00.
WAP Application Server: Makes it possible to fast and efficient introduce WAP services.
It has a number of open API’s for development support and a runtime environment that
works together with a WAP gateway.
Developers’ Zone: Offers a broad range of highly interesting services for application
developers and content providers. Includes development tools, training and other
information. http://www.ericsson.com/wap/developer/
WapIDE SDK: An Integrated Development Environment for developing WAP Services.
Downloadable free of charge from the Developer’s Zone.
Mobile Companion (MC) 218: The first ever commercial WAP 1.1 device, based on
EPOC. Deployed August ’99.
Mobile Phone R320: A lightweight and powerful mobile phone including a WAP 1.1
browser. Commercially available first quarter of 2000.
Smartphone R380: WAP 1.1 compliant. A sophisticated combination of a PDA and a
mobile phone in one device, based on EPOC. To be launched closely after the R320.
Media contacts:
Infrastructure and Developers’ Zone:
Mikael Lenneryd
Email: mikael.lenneryd@era.ericsson.se
Web: www.ericsson.com/WAP
Handsets:
Ulrika Jönsson
Email: ulrika.jonsson@ecs.ericsson.se
Web: www.ericsson.com/WAP
everypath
Everypath is a 2-year old company located in Santa Clara, CA. The company targets
web-based businesses who need to give their content "wings"-- making existing web
sites available on WAP(tm) smart phones, wireless PDAs such as the Palm VII.... even
regular voice telephones! Everypath acts as an ASP to companies with complex,
transaction-oriented websites. Our methodology takes into account the special needs
and requirements of end users when using these small format/wireless devices.
Initial funding comes from USVP and Sevin Rosen, among other investors. Call 1-888711-8101 or visit us on the web at www.everypath.com.
Media contact:
Giselle Bisson
Director of Corporate Communications
everypath
408.588.4057 ext.32
gbisson@everypath.com
Exalink
Exalink is an innovative supplier of platforms for delivery of Internet-based services to
all types of wireless devices. Our mission is to empower Wireless Network Operators
with superior platforms and applications, enabling increased profitability and subscriber
retention. They deliver a groundbreaking device-independent, policy-driven mobile
Internet platform, consisting of eXa.Flow Mobile Internet gateways; eXa.Rule policybased management system; and eXa.Application, an integrated suite of ready-to-deploy
WAP applications.
Media contact:
Valerie Christopherson
Bock Communications, Inc.
phone + 1 714-540-1030
fax + 1 714-540-1060
vchristopherson@bockpr.com
Excite
Excite Mobile is a personalisable WAP V1.1 portal that lets users pre-select news
categories they want, TV channels they regularly follow, weather in cities important to
them, and their own personal portfolio of stocks. Users can also add personal
reminders, find a cinema and read film reviews, check sports results and fixtures, and
much more. The personalisation, which is seamlessly linked to the web, allows users to
quickly access the information they want, with minimised click-throughs and keypad
entry on both PCs and mobiles. Currently available in the UK, local versions will launch
across Europe and the U.S.
Media contact:
Doug Lucas
Senior Business Development Manager
+44-171-447-1857
dlucas@excitecorp.com
fusionOne, Inc.
fusionOne is providing an Internet Synchronization service that automatically syncs
information between PCs, handheld devices, web sites, and mobile phones. Unlike
similar technologies that require direct contact between devices, fusionOne utilizes the
Internet and wireless carrier services to automatically update devices with information
changes, regardless of the device’s physical location. Because fusionOne uses the
Internet to manage a user’s information, the service also provides a Web-view of all
managed information through its Personal Information Portal, eDock.com. Based on
WAP 1.1, eDock allows seamless access to personal information such as calendar,
address book, email, bookmarks and files to anybody using a WAP-compatible device.
A user can send and receive email while on the road, forward files from his mobile
handset to any email address or fax number, receive calendar updates and synchronize
new address book updates to his PIM applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft
Exchange, Lotus Notes, ACT etc.
Media contact:
Sally Winship Comollo
VP, Communications
Tel: +1 408 399 5620, ext. 217
Email: sally@fusionone.com
Web: www.fusionOne.com
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP is working with customers worldwide to provide a full range of
WAP solutions on the popular NT and HP-UX Operating System platforms.
Our Public Announced Products & Services Include:
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Nokia WAP Server V1.1 for HP-UX
Nokia WAP Server V1.1 for NT
HP Mobile E-Services Bazaar & Cyberbazaar, a developer's program assisting WAP
1.1 applications developers to move their products to HP-UX.
Solutions for WAP 1.1 covering Mobile e-Banking, Mobile e-Commerce and Mobile
Workforce Automation.
Media contact:
Louis J. Judice
Product Marketing Manager
+1 732-562-6287
+1 908-537-4367 (FAX)
louis_judice@hp.com
http://www.hp.com/go/wap
http://www.mobile-bazaar.com
IBM
IBM recently launched its “SWAT Team” to help customers rapidly extend their ebusiness services to a new breed of WAP-enabled mobile wireless devices. The IBM
WAP SWAT Team, formed to address this surge in demand, enables IBM to get
customers started on WAP applications within days. IBM’s Pervasive Computing SWAT
Team has access to more than 200 people who can deliver the wireless technology
extensions of e-business solutions. The SWAT Team consists of consultants, architects
and developers who work hand in hand with the local IBM Global Services teams, which
recently added a new practice dedicated to helping customers use pervasive computing
and WAP to extend e-business to a new generation of devices.
Media contacts:
Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen
IBM Pervasive Computing Division, EMEA
Tel: +47 920 80980
Email: cecilie@no.ibm.com
Richard White
For IBM
Tel: +44 20 8600 4606
Email: richard@axicom.com
Web: http://www.ibm.com/pvc
Icon Wireless
Icon has developed and delivered a WAP based system for Time Systems to enable full
access to calendar and future groupware services. Icon has also developed the ticket
reservation system for Finn Kino, which are examples of how Icon is combining
knowledge and creativity within user-centered design to successfully deliver WAP
based technology and business services. Icon Medialab delivers the WAP based
solution to companies and organizations that enable them to offer personalized
information services and secure on-line banking, e-commerce and other e-business
services across a wide range of Internet-enabled wireless and consumer electronic
devices. The Icon Wireless organization is a network spanning through the whole of the
Icon global organization currently (01/02/00) consisting of over 110 WAP professionals.
Contact:
Björn Schulz
Global Manager – Icon Wireless
Icon Medialab Intenational AB
+46 709 150 700
bjorn.schulz@iconmedialab.com
www.iconmedilab.com
IDO Corporation
As a follow-on to its introduction of microbrowser-based pre-WAP EZAccess service in
April 1999, IDO upgraded EZAccess to support WAP V1.1 in October 1999, thus
enhancing its service offering. An early member of the WAP Forum and (together with
roaming partner DDI Cellular Group) the first Japanese carrier to introduce WAP V1.1,
IDO continues to move aggressively to provide Japanese consumers leading-edge
mobile Web access services based on WAP - the de-facto global standard.
Media contacts:
Tokyo, Japan
Tsuyoshi Takenouchi
Advanced Services Group
Tel: +81 3 3263 7317
Email: t-takenouthi@ido.co.jp
Web: www.ido.co.jp
Seattle, WA, USA
John Martin
IDO Lab
Tel: +1 206 322 7918
Email: martin@idolab.com
www1.ido.co.jp/company_e/index_e.html
Infinite Technologies
Infinite InterChange: The most powerful e-mail solution available for WAP phones,
InterChange extends the reach of corporate e-mail systems and ISP e-mail systems to
mobile devices . This product supports WAP V1.1 and V1.2, and is commercially
available. Infinite Corporate WAP Server: Connects WAP phones to Internet and
Intranet based applications and content. It features fast conversions, low overhead, and
scales to thousands of users. This product supports WAP V1.1 and V1.2, and is
commercially available. Infinite Technologies is a leader in the WAP market and has
provided WAP solutions for BT Cellnet, Telstra and other mobile operators.
Visit: http://www.InfiniteMail.com/WAP
Media contact:
Allan Carter
VP, Marketing
+1 410-363-1097
Allan@InfiniteMail.com
Information Highway
Information Highway has developed a WAP service that will give the Swedish National
Weather Forecast Institute (SMHI) the ability to distribute weather forecasts to cellular
phones. It is possible to click a button and get the local weather forecast directly from
your cellular telephone, regardless of your current location in the world. Information
Highway is also working with industry suppliers to identify the market possibilities in the
development and sales of WAP-related services, as well as to analyse how WAP can
support future cellular e-commerce solutions. Projects and preliminary studies
supporting the WAP V1.1 Standard are run using IIS, Apache, Nokia WAP Server,
Ericsson’s Jaffa framework, ASP, Java and C++.
Media contact:
Per Dahl
Business Manager Telecom and WAP Forum Contact
Tel: +46 8 635 16 51
Email: Per.Dahl@InfoHwy.Se
Web: www.infohwy.se
Infospace.com
InfoSpace.com is a world leader in delivering Internet-based services to
wireless devices. Using an advanced technology platform, InfoSpace.com
provides wireless carriers worldwide with a platform of commerce,
information and unified messaging services that include information services
such as personalized, multi-lingual location-based services; unified
communication services such as device-independent e-mail and instant
messaging; and secure commerce services such as single-click buying; real
time alerts such as stock alerts; and transaction services such as personal
banking. InfoSpace.com supports all leading industry standards and device
formats.
InfoSpace.com delivers WAP V1.1-based services, compliant with
multiple-vendor WAP gateways, throughout Europe and North America.
InfoSpace.com not only delivers services to WAP-enabled devices but to a
wide range of devices including GSM/CDMA/TDMA SMS-, SIM-AT- and UP- enabled
mobile devices.
Media contact:
Joni Hanson
Tel: +1 425 602 0552
Email: jhanson@infospace.com
Web: www.infospace.com
Intelligent Information Incorporated
Positioned at the convergence of content and mobility, Intelligent Information
Incorporated (III) is a leading provider of personalized wireless Internet content, ecommerce, e-mail and Intranet services. III leverages the power of the WAP V1.1
platform to offer users the ability to personalize their interactions with content. Carriers
and new media organizations increase revenue and customer retention with
personalized content which includes news, sports, weather, traffic and stock quotes,
while commerce applications connect users with major marketers to produce
transaction revenue. Customized Intranet applications allow employees to access
corporate data and e-mail when away from the office.
Media contact:
Michael Forbes
Vice President, Marketing
Tel: +1 203 969 0020
Email: mforbes@intelligentinfo.com
Intershop
Als führender Anbieter von Software für Sell-Side E-Commerce hat sich INTERSHOP
auf die Realisierung von Geschäftsmodellen im Internet spezialisiert. Die Integration
innovativer Techniken spielt dabei eine große Rolle. Die Entwicklung des High-EndProdukts INTERSHOP enfiniy war von Anfang an so konzipiert, das das WAP-Protokoll
sofort unterstützt werden konnte.
INTERSHOP enfinity ist ein Standardprodukt, daß 100 % WAP 1.1. und 1.2. kompatibel
ist. Nach dem Prinzip „Out of the box“, bietet INTERSHOP enfinity die Möglichkeit
Internetgeschäfte wie Ticketing/Reservation sofort mobil abzuwickeln. Mit dem „Sales
force automation tool“ können Sales-Angestellte Geschäfte auch mobil - ohne jede
Verzögerung - abschliessen. Lagerbestand, Lieferbarkeit und Sonderkonditionen des
jeweiligen Kunden können direkt vor Ort – noch beim Kunden - über Handy abfragt
werden.
Media Contact:
Lars Wegerich
Director Business Development Europe
Tel: 040.23709-218
Fax: 040.23709-111
Email: L.Wegerich@intershop.de
www.intershop.com
Intrinsic China Technology Ltd.
In December 1999, Intrinsic Technology completed the development and testing of
LinkTone, a 20 application, Chinese language-based wireless internet portal. The
company expects to begin co-testing the product with at least one regional Chinese
operator by the end of February and several more on the mainland and in Taiwan by the
end of March. Intrinsic is currently working with three international infrastructure
providers on projects including co-marketing and handset testing. The company is
actively seeking additional partners with which to leverage its leading position in the
Chinese wireless internet market and its close relationship with the Chinese mobile
network operators.
Media contacts:
Ms. Angela Reng
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: +86 21 6313 6236
Fax: +86 21 6313 6238
E-mail:
angela@intrinsictec.com
Web: www.intrinsictec.com
Jinny Software Ltd.
The WAP 2000™ Server is a WAP 1.1 Compliant Server. The WAP 2000™ is an
enterprise WAP offering that is efficient, fast, and extremely scaleable. It is designed
with Enterprise, ISP, and WISP usage in mind. The WAP 2000™ is available in Linux,
Microsoft Windows NT, and SUN Solaris versions. Installation is done in minutes.
Various licensing and OEM schemes are available. Jinny Software’s WAP gateway
was launched in November 1999 and will be available to download from our website
(www.jinny.ie) from December 15th, 1999.
Media contact:
Irene Dehaene
Business Development Manager
Tel: +353-1-631-9311
Fax: +353-1-631-9417
Email: sales@jinny.ie
Web: www.jinny.ie
JP Systems, Inc.
JP Systems is adding WAP 1.1 to its InfoBeam Web-to-Wireless Server. The InfoBeam
product mission is to allow access to Internet and vertical data sources for the mobile
device market. InfoBeam Server is the core element of InfoBeam.Net, a free consumer
service that connects to Internet information such as financial updates, yellow pages,
consumer shopping, and wireless transactions. InfoBeam Server is also offered to the
vertical markets to enable segments including Sales Force Automation and healthcare.
WAP 1.1 will be added to the existing suite of supported wireless protocols in Q2 2000
continuing to enhance the product vision.
Media contact name:
Andy Tarzon
Director, Mobile Products
2695 Villa Creek, Suite 240
Dallas, Tx. 75234
andy.tarzon@jpsystems.com
Tel: 972-484-5432
Fax: 972-484-4154
Web www.jpsystems.com
Lionbridge Technologies
VeriTest Business Unit
Since 1987, VeriTest services have helped leading developers to ship quality
mobile computing products. VeriTest is now part of Lionbridge Technologies
(NASDAQ:LIOX), creating the world's first independent global network for
outsourced product testing. Services to developers of WAP-enabled products
include compatibility, functionality, certification, localization, and I18N
testing. We regularly test new mobile computing platforms and peripherals
with hundreds of market-leading third-party products, including O/S and
browser variants, localized O/S variants, PC Card peripherals, IrDA devices,
and software applications.
Media contact:
Steve Nemzer
Lionbridge Vice President of VeriTest Sales
+01.310.450.0062
steve@veritest.com
www.veritest.com
LG Information & Communications, Ltd.
LGIC is established in 1979 and has 7000 employees. LGIC is an integrated
information/communication company which provides the customers with the utmost
satisfaction by supplying advanced WAP Gateway(DOORS), E-mail Application
Server(EMAS), CyberHome Server(CHS; Mobile portal Server) and WAP phone.
DOORS manages and stores various information on Internet and quickly provides
information which is converted in a format that the device can recognize upon
subscriber’s request. Solutions(DOORS, EMAS, and CHS) for LGIC Wireless Internet
Service has higher performance than other existing wireless Internet service solutions.
Their internal structure is designed to be extended easily and provides stable structure
to meet various operator’s requests. The advanced technology of LGIC fully observe
WAP V1.2. LGIC's first WAP phone, WeverNet will be launched in 1Q of 2000 in
Korean market through SK Telecom, which is the largest service carrier in Korea. It fully
supports WAP V1.1 with a variety of contents giving excitement and entertainment to
customers. We also firstly commercialized pre-WAP phone(Phone.com's HTML) in
Korea market in 3Q of 1999.
Media contacts
DOORS, EMAS, CHS
Na-Young Kim
Tel: +82-2-818-4066
Email: nykim1@lgic.co.kr
Web: www.lgic.co.kr
WAP phone
Cha-Bong Choi
Tel:+82 2 850-3910
Email: eagle@lgic.co.kr
LG Telecom Ltd.
Internet 019 ez web service (pre-WAP service using Phone.com's HDML) launched as
of August 1, 1999. Internet 019 ez web service is the first in Korea. Internet site
connection, e-mail and PIM are the three main functions of Internet 019 ez web service.
It will be upgraded again to accept WAP V1.1 fully according to Phone.com's schedule
around Q4 1999.
Media contact:
Il-Soo Park
Tel: +82 2 3466 3415
Email: ispark@lgtel.co.kr
Logica
Logica are pleased to offer a complete WAP offering to our customers. The offering
begins with a WAP v1.1 compliant Proxy/Gateway. Logica’s m-World portal product
provides operators with the ability to customise and differentiate their WAP offering. In
addition, Logica are enhancing our offering based on the WAP v1.2 standard, including
a push Server, and will offer a WTA Server integrated with our existing Intelligent
Networking offerings. Logica supply a number of standard WAP applications, as well as
offering custom application development. As a leading supplier of billing products,
Logica can provide WAP billing solutions for both pre and post-paid users. Logica can
supply WAP enabled bearer infrastructure products. Our Telepath SMSC supports
SMPP v3.4. Our USSD Server has been enhanced to support the WAP defined UDCP
protocol. As a leading Systems Integrator, Logica can integrate these products and
applications into existing networks in a seamless fashion.
Media contact:
Norbert Sagnard, Marketing Manager
Telephone: +353-1-819-3400
mailto:SagnardN@logica.com
http://www.logica.com/telecoms
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Lucent Technologies and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc (TCS) offers the Short
Message Service Center (SMSC). The SMSC provides basic services such as voice
mail and fax mail notification, numeric and alphanumeric paging. It also offers
advanced information services via e-mail and Internet access. It supports mobile
originated messaging capabilities. Lucent/TCS SMSC supports the delivery of WAP
messages based on the WAP V1.1 specification. This includes the capabilities for
Teleservice Segmentation and Reassembly (TSAR) and General UDP Transport
Service (GUTS). It interfaces with the WAP servers using SMPP v3.4. These
capabilities will generally be available in the 1st quarter of 2000.
Media contact:
Rich Teplitsky
Tel: +1 908 582 5700
Pager: +1 888 432 0722
Email: rteplitsky@lucent.com
Web: www.lucent.com
MapQuest.com, Inc.
MapQuest.com provides information and content that turns a WAP-enabled phone into
a travelling concierge. The new MapQuest.com service allows mobile phone users to
access a variety of travel and destination information on handsets with a WML V1.1
microbrowser. MapQuest.com users can retrieve driving directions as well as
information on local hotels, restaurants and other points of interest while they are on the
move. In the near future, MapQuest.com will add more content and features to this
service including real-time traffic alerts and incident reporting information.
Media contact:
Robert Dressler
Director of Wireless Marketing
Tel: +1 212 904 0408
Email: rdressler@mapquest.com
Web: www.mapquest.com
MATERNA Information & Communications
MATERNA provides the One-Stop-Shopping-Solution to carry out WAP services fast
and professional. Based on a modularised concept, MATERNA offers the complete
WAP service portfolio for network carriers and corporate customers: the reliable and
scalable MATERNA WAP Gateway, content-conversion, billing facilities, mobile unified
messaging, Over-The-Air (OTA) configuration, and a large variety of WAP applications.
MATERNA developed the first fully integrated WAP portal, that offers unique "drag &
drop" personalisation, a WAP catalogue, a WAP search engine, individual link
management, full e-mail access and a variety of portal administration features on a
single plattform. The solutions are fully WAP 1.1 compliant and MATERNA was one of
the first WAP gateway suppliers that announced to fully support WAP 1.2.
Media contact:
Christine Siepe
Tel: +49 231 5599 168
Email: christine.siepe@materna.de
Web: www.materna.com
MAZ Hamburg GmbH
MAZ (Mikroelektronik Anwendungszentrum) focuses now on the development of WAP
V1.1-based services and applications. As a system and development house, the
company is creating location-based and hybride Value Added Services (VAS). All
services are customizable, scalable and can be personalized by the user. In these
services, new media content will be integrated. The secure interaction between the
server and the mobile application is one key issue for the product development. Both
the mass and the business markets are targeted with the company WAP V1.1 portfolio.
Media contact:
Jan Hauberg
Director Business Unit GSM Products
Tel: +49 40 766291171
Email: hauberg@maz-hh.de
Web: www.maz-hh.de
Melody Interactive Solutions
Melody is currently developing a series of WAP products, marketed under the brand
name MyWap. The MyWap Studio client enables you to develop, manage and edit
WAP sites and includes a WYSIWYG editor, a WMLScript debugger and an FTP client.
The MyWap Mail server application enables the user to receive and send email through
any WAP device, even when away from the office. The MyWap News server
application transforms any WAP device into a news or messaging tool. The MyWap
Teletex Converter server application allows any teletex broadcasting TV station to
publish content also for WAP. Platform independent, it works on any existing teletex
system.
Release dates:
MyWap Studio w/command based interface, Beta version: October 1999
MyWap Studio w/command based interface: November 1999
MyWap Studio w/graphical interface: January 2000
MyWap Mail: October 1999
MyWap News: Status unavailable
MyWap Teletext Converter: Now Shipping
Media contact:
Per Mosseby
CEO Melody Interactive Solutions
Tel: +46 8 612 39 80
Email: per@melody.se
Web: www.mywap.com
Motorola, Inc.
In July 1999, Motorola unveiled its first WAP-capable, Tri-band GSM phone. Scheduled
to be available in 4Q99, the phone supports the WAP V1.1 specification, and enables
the Tri-band GSM phone to access email and select Internet-based information
services. Motorola is also planning to provide WAP V1.1 support in its i1000plus and
Timeport P7389 handset models. Motorola intends to bring WAP technology to the
market and progressively roll it out across its entire handset product range in all
technologies, including CDMA, GSM and TDMA. Motorola’s Telematics
Communications Group is also working diligently to develop WAP-compliant Telematics
Communications Units, which are designed and manufactured for the world’s leading
automotive manufacturers.
Motorola and Starfish Software, leaders in the mobile computing market, will shepherd
in a new era of smart phones in the second half of 2000. Combining Motorola’s bestselling GSM V-Series cellular phone and Starfish’s patented TrueSync® technology, the
new product advances the vision of anytime, anywhere access by offering users tools to
immediately view and enter personal information, synchronize data across varied
platforms, and utilize web-portal content and services on the go. Mobile users of the
new GSM V-Series phones will synchronize information effortlessly and transfer
information automatically, regardless of location, distance or time, making them the
ultimate communications tool for the frequent traveler.
Media contacts:
Motorola WAP Phones
Jennifer Weyrauch
Tel: +1 847 523 0015
Email: jennifer.weyrauch@motorola.com
Motorola Telematics
Allyson Stinchfield
Tel: +1 312 372 6144
Email: afield@citigatedr-chi.com
Motorola EMEA
Natalie Link
Tel: +44 7803 958 333
Email: natalie.link@motorola.com
Nokia
Nokia's WAP 1.1 product and concept portfolio provides a comprehensive
end-to-end solution. For operators Nokia offers the Nokia Artus Messaging
Platform, for GSM and TDMA networks, commercially available 4Q/1999.
Currently Nokia has over 30 WAP trials with operators worldwide. For
enterprises the Nokia WAP Server is an ideal platform for external and
internal mobile service solutions. For developers the Nokia WAP Toolkit
enables the development and deployment of WAP applications and is available
free of charge at http://www.forum.nokia.com. The Nokia WAP Client is the
first commercially available WAP 1.1 -compliant microbrowser for handset and
PDA vendors. The Nokia 7110 media phone for GSM 900/1800 is the world's
first commercially available WAP 1.1 phone and for the Americas, the Nokia
7100 series for TDMA and GSM 1900 will be available 1H/2000.
Media contacts:
Europe & Africa
Pekka Isosomppi
Tel: +358 105 05 5861
Email:
pekka.isosomppi@nokia.co
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Americas
Cherie Gary
Tel: +1 972 894 6146
Email:
cherie.gary@nokia.com
APAC
Suguna Madhavan
Tel: +65 65 96354592
Email:
suguna.madhavan@nokia.
com
NoTime Wireless
ThinSuite
ThinSuite 1.0 is a suite of scalable business applications which are accessible via WAP
v1.1 enabled devices. The ThinSuite application deployment platform plugs into
existing corporate web sites as well as back office databases and applications. The
initial suite of applications include Email, Day Planner, and Contact Manager. The
integration between ThinSuite and existing corporate applications allows users to
access the same information whether in the office, at home or one the road. This back
office integration eliminates the expense of duplicate systems for wireless and wired
environments as well as data synchronization issues between mobile users and the
office.
Media contact:
Cory Reid
President
NoTime Wireless
http://www.notimewireless.com
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Project Panama is a wireless portal service that enables the delivery of existing
internet content to any WAP Phone. Already in production with Telia of Sweden,
Project Panama solves the issue of supporting wireless devices with different form
factors, and different communication protocols, including WAP. Project Panama
translates and modifies existing web or database content to fit screens of WAP enabled
devices, and provides content providers, corporations and Telecom operators with a
unique means of maintaining a custom wireless portal without rewriting content. Project
Panama will be production in late 1999.
Media contact:
Neil Shepherd, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Tel: +1 650 633 8072
Fax: +1 650 506 7222
Email: nshepher@us.oracle.com
Web: www.oracle.com/mobile
pc-plus COMPUTING
pc-plus has realized one of the wireless world's most anticipated breakthroughs with the
launch of their WAP Directory Solution. Branded IDA.wap, it allows WAP phones or
devices to access nationwide telephone directories with powerful back-end server
intelligence to minimize keystrokes. pc-plus' solution provides online access to
databases using recognized standard protocols. While IDA.wap is compatible with
practically all DA databases worldwide, pc-plus has already integrated access to over
30 databases around the globe. It's our vision, that WAP directory services will become
a part of everyday life. Together with today's most innovative carriers, pc-plus plans on
making that happen.
Media contact:
Ludwig Finkenzeller
Tel: +49 89 45566 172
Email: ludwig.finkenzeller@pc-plus.de
Web: www.pc-plus.com
Peramon Technology Ltd.
LEXICOS is a personal information utility which runs on any device that supports a
browser including micro browsers. Lexicos alerts users to the arrival of new mail
through their WAP mobile. LEXICOS “thinks ahead” by indexing the Inbox and
Attachments in advance to quickly find a specific message. LEXICOSlite is a WAP
email connector, which enables Service Providers to provide access to their existing
email and Directory service from WAP terminals. Indexing also allows the user to keep
information according to habits and choice – either very unstructured or neatly filed.
Both products are WAP V1.1 conformant and are available on Windows-NT, HP-UX,
Sun Solaris and Linux platforms.
Media contact:
Nad T. Nadesan
Marketing Director
Tel: +44 (0) 118 984 0507
Cell: +44 (0) 7808 910024
Email: nad.nadesan@peramon.com
Web: www.peramon.com
Phone.com, Inc.
Phone.com delivers a complete WAP-enabled product line, including gateway,
microbrowser, applications, and software development kit. UP.Link™ 4.1 is a scalable,
reliable WAP gateway that connects wireless networks to the Internet and delivers WAP
V1.1 content and applications to any WAP handset. UP.Browser™ 4.1 is a WAP V1.1
microbrowser embedded in the largest selection of handsets worldwide. Phone.com is
opening a WAP 1.2 Preview Center to enable early testing of handsets and
applications. UP.Link WAP Enhanced Services include fax, push, identity, and content
translation functionality. Phone.com applications and services include UP.Mail™,
UP.Organizer™, and the MyPhone™ mobile portal platform. UP.SDK™ allows
developers to create WML content and applications.
Media contacts:
Phone.com, Inc.
Rowan Benecke
PR21
+1 (415) 369 8102
rowan_benecke@pr21.com
Phone.com (Europe) Ltd
Vicky Ryce
Text 100 Ltd.
+44 (0) 181 242 4248
vickyr@text100.co.uk
Phone.com Japan K.K.
Hiroko Kimura
Phone.com Japan K.K.
+81 3 5325 9204
hiroko@corp.phone.com
Riverbed Technologies, Inc.
Riverbed Technologies' ScoutWeb product is a powerful platform for building and
deploying Internet-enabled solutions and dynamically adapts and optimizes richly
formatted Web content to match the capabilities and screen size of all mainstream
mobile devices -- WAP enabled smart phones, PalmOS-based devices, Windows-based
devices (2000, 95/98/NT, CE) -- 'on-the-fly' and without the need for proprietary
software on the mobile device. ScoutWeb enables a "create once, deliver anywhere"
paradigm removing the need to create multiple versions of web content for each device
type or screen size. Riverbed also offers server-side synchronization software that
extends customized business applications into the WAP domain.
Media contact name:
Carter Cromley
Director, Corporate Communications
ccromley@riverbedtech.com
(703) 847-8401 x2334
room33 (formerly Palm Reach)
room33 is a leading provider of personalised information, communication, entertainment
and transactional services for all mobile users. The services are closely integrated and
can be accessed from all communication devices connected to the Internet, for example
WAP-phones and handheld computers. room33.com is a the branded global service
which is adapted to country specific needs regarding content, language and culture.
Services include messaging, a calendar, an address book, a catalogue of WAP
services, games, entertainment, mobile community services and e-commerce services.
All services support WAP1.1 today and will support 1.2 when phones deploying 1.2 are
on the market.
Media contact:
Peo Olsson, VP of Corporate Communications
Tel: +46 8 506 508 00
Email: peo.olsson@hq.room33.com
Web: www.room33.com
RTS Wireless
RTS Wireless now offers a range of products and services based on WAP V1.1. These
include Advantage WAP Proxy Gateway that is the essential tool necessary to give
users access to interactive wireless Internet applications. Advantage WAP Application
Suite includes productivity tools for the wireless Internet user, optimized for WAP.
Advantage WAP Transition Application Suite is applications to help the desktop WEB
user make the transition to wireless. Through Advantage Connectivity Integration
Services, RTS makes available its extensive experience in wireless systems and
networks to developers, integrators and the enterprise to deploy the organization’s
target set of WAP applications, technologies and content.
Media contact:
Bryan Parola
Director of Product Marketing
Tel: +1 516 939 6655
Fax: +1 516 939 6189
Cell: +1 516 381 6578
Email: bryan.parola@rtswireless.com
Web: www.rtswireless.com
ServiceHub, LLC
ServiceHub provides an Internet-based dispatch service for delivery companies, or field
service organizations. The dispatcher uses a PC & Web browser to connect to our data
center. The messages travel from our server via a wireless data network to
dataphones. The mobile worker reads the text messages that contain addresses,
directions, or other relevant information. The worker responds with an acknowledgment
and completion data. Our target market is small companies, with 3-50 mobile workers,
but it scales to hundreds. For the past two years, ServiceHub has supported HDML to
mobile devices. By the end of 1999, as the carriers upgrade their gateways to support
WAP V1.1, we will upgrade ServiceHub to support WAP V1.1. We will support future
versions of the WAP standard as they are approved.
Media contact:
Hans Wynholds
Tel: +1 408 257 4045
Fax: +1 408 273 6346
Email: info@servicehub.com
Web: www.servicehub.com
Siemens AG
Siemens provides an integrated business and engineering approach to enable network
operators and service providers to succeed in the emerging mobile data markets. As a
general contractor and systems integrator, Siemens together with its partner Phone.com
is able to deliver a turn key end-to-end WAP V.1.1. solution, ranging from innovative
WAP services and the complete network infrastructure to GSM mobile phones.
Media contact:
Günter Gaugler
Tel. +49 89 722 36798
Email: guenter.gaugler@uk.siemens.de
Software AG
Software AG, a world-wide leader in e-business solutions and a technology innovator
and leader, first demonstrated connecting WAP enabled devices to existing enterprise
business applications as early as August 1999. Software AG currently supports the
WAP v1.1 specification and plans to add any necessary extra support for the WAP v1.2
enhancements in time for any commercial use.
Software AG's productlines EntireX (middleware), Tamino (XML-Database) and Bolero
(Java/XML development environment) currently provide comprehensive solutions,
available today, that enable businesses to fully exploit WAP technology in their ebusiness strategy. They not only provide WAP access to web content but also generic
XML based content management, comprehensive development studio for WAP
application and WAP screen development and by spanning the crucial gap from WAP
Server to distributed business logic are able to provide rapid and easy access to
existing/new commercial Enterprise applications and data without having to rewrite the
applications or content.
During the course of the year 2000, Software AG plans to release XENON, the first
complete architecture for commercial XML application. Based entirely on Open
Standards it will of course encompass the current WAP standards and future
enhancements.
Media contact:
Rainer Glaap
Director Product Marketing
tel: +49-6151-92-1168
email: rainer.glaap@softwareag.com
wap@softwareag.com
Web: http://www.softwareag.com
Sonera Ltd.
Sonera launched commercial WAP V1.1 services in August 1999. Sonera's WAP
service package allows customers to use WAP-compliant handsets to make account
balance queries, read news, download Doris ringing tones, and make directory
inquiries. In the future, Sonera will widen the scope of WAP services and will include
mobile banking and e-commerce services. Sonera SmartTrust unit enables service
providers to offer secure mobile services in the WAP environment. Sonera SmartTrust
products and services are based on Public Key Infrastructure resulting in the highest
level of confidentiality, user authentication, data integrity and non-repudiation through
digital signatures; and they follow the worldwide Digital Signature legislative initiatives.
Media
contacts:
Sonera Mobile Communication
Timo Ahomäki
Tel: +358 2040 3152
Email: timo.ahomaki@sonera.fi
Web: http://sonera.fi
Sonera SmartTrust
Sari Laitinen
Tel: +358 2040 63148
Email: sari.laitinen@sonera.fi
Web:
http://sonera.fi/smarttrust
space2go GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany
space2go is an ASP for mobile devices. space2go offers a unique synchronization and
access service for personal content to make desktop PIM data from MS Outlook or
LOTUS Notes available on WAP enabled and other devices. The user can upload his
Contacts, Calendar and Tasks from his PIM application on the space2go website to
central servers. There the data is converted into XML and WML and accessible with any
WAP device. A basic version is available for free. The premium version with email, file
handling and true synchronization will be released in March 2000. After a simple
registration process all information can be send to the secure space2go servers.
Media contact:
Mr. Jens Meyer
Tel: +49 (30) 590067-0
Fax: +49 (30) 590067-11
Jmeyer@space2go.com
Spyglass, Inc.
Available now, Spyglass Prism running on Windows NT/Sun Solaris, is a server-based
content conversion solution that dynamically transforms richly formatted Web content
into formats, matching the limited display capabilities of non-PC devices. To support
WAP devices, Prism converts standard HTML to WML. Through a strategic partnership
with Nokia, Spyglass delivers a WAP V1.1 browser, a customizable, embedded WAP
client for wireless devices. The platform-independent browser incorporates a rich API
set to facilitate integration with the device’s platform and creation of WAP-based
applications and services. Available in beta, Spyglass customizes and implements the
browser for deployment by handset and PDA manufacturers.
Media contact:
Amanda Ingalls
Spyglass Public Relations Manager
Tel: +1 630 245 6512
Email: aingalls@spyglass.com
Strategy.com
Strategy.com™, the Personal Intelligence Network™ from MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:
MSTR), recently launched its WAP services. These services extend Strategy.com’s
capabilities by allowing subscribers with WAP-enabled phones to access personalized
finance, weather and sports information. Consumers can access Strategy.com through
their phone’s mini-browser by pressing “go to…” and typing strategy.com. In the near
future, Strategy.com users will also be able to trade shares of stock and buy
merchandise by simply pressing a button on their cellular phone. Strategy.com works
with companies such as EarthLink and Ameritrade to deliver personalized information
and alerts to subscribers via email, telephone, mobile phone, pager and fax.
Media contact:
Jennifer Fiumara
Marketing Manager
Tel: 1 703 848 8778
Email: fiumara@strategy.com
Swisscom Mobile
Swisscom Mobile, part of Swisscom A.G., Switzerland’s largest Telecommunications
operator successfully implemented the WAP 1.1 standard in their network earlier in the
year. Swisscom Mobile will be officially launching their own WAP product for the Swiss
market early in the first quarter of the year 2000 with a broad portfolio of services
ranging from information services to email and banking applications.
Media contact:
Lourdes Martins
Product Manager
Swisscom AG
Mobile Com
Tel: +41 (0) 31 34 23815
Fax: +41 (0) 31 342 0518
Email: lourdes.martins@swisscom.com
Web: www.swisscom.com
Tecnomen
Tecnomen is one of the first suppliers to provide WAP V1.1 access to all Unified
Messaging services. Subscribers frequently on the move have now a visual access to
their unified mailbox by using the WAP phone. One way to expand Tecnomen’s Unified
Messaging by WAP is to bring Unified Messaging towards a personal communication
portal, which combines messaging, directory, call control and address book services.
Now, the visual dimension in managing voice, fax and e-mail messages will dramatically
simplify messaging regardless of time and location. Tecnomen is ready: we have
demonstrated WAP V1.1 compliant services.
Media contact:
Ms Iris Heinonen
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +358 9 804781
Email: iris.heinonen@tecnomen.fi
Web: www.tecnomen.com
Telstra Corporation Limited
Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company.
The company offers a full range of service sand competes in all telecommunications
markets throughout Australia. Telstra commercially launched WAP V1.1 inconjunction
with telstra.com, an Internet service in December 1999. The services available to
Telstra’s WAP customers include access to telstra.com where email can be checked,
news and sport from CNN, national news, weather, horoscopes, lotteries, sports scores
or banking facilities. Initially Telstra will be offering WAP access to telstra.com on GSM.
Telstra is currently testing WAP on its new CDMA network.
Media contact:
Virginia Murphy
Telstra Corporation Limited
Tel: +61 3 9252 1336
Fax: +61 3 9252 1297
Email: virginia.murphy@telstra.com.au
ThinAirApps
ThinAirApps, LLC is a leader in wireless information access software providing the most
open platform for extending information to any wireless device, with a focus on building
applications that reflect the way people live and work in a mobile society. The company
is committed to delivering the highest quality, most affordable products for end users,
businesses and service providers. Versions of ThinAir Server for Microsoft Exchange,
POP, and IMAP messaging systems are currently commercially available that support
secure, real-time access to email and other groupware data from devices incorporating
WAP V1.1.
Media contact name
Mark Flaherty
Director of Product Management
001.212.343.5017
mark.flaherty@thinairapps.com
Universal Communication Platform AG
All of ucp.ag's (UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORM AG) mobile solutions are
based on our developed platform technology, called ucphone(tm) platform. These tools
permit us to take any kind of content and application and make it mobile. ucphone(tm)
platform is based on open and general standards and allows us to take any available
Internet source and then emit it on the various wireless devices. Additionally, it is
possible to personalize the services, thus developing custom-made wireless portals.
Fully operational WAP-services include: Event database (10,000 events), newspaper
portal, restaurant guide (approx. 3,600 entries); Austrian company register, cinema and
movie guide, regional weather forecasts, news, leisure (daily jokes, quotes, horoscopes)
domain-registration, and e-commerce wine shop (1,200 wines).
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Media contact:
Christian Lutz, CEO
Tel: +43 1 513 8474
Fax: +43 1 513 8474 ext. 44
E-mail: christian.lutz@ucpag.com
Vast Solutions, Inc.
Vast Solutions is a leader in providing wireless solutions that implement transaction
oriented applications and Internet information delivery. Our Viaduct(TM) wireless
messaging technology supports robust, scalable wireless applications that are
independent of the network and device selected for use. We see WAP as a
fundamentally important standard that will be the predominant means of wireless
interfacing in the near future. WAP 1.1 is one of the standards supported by Viaduct
and we are currently deploying customer applications utilizing WAP 1.1 as one of
several supported interfaces. Our strategy is to track WAP as it evolves and to provide
our customers who implement wireless solutions today with a smooth bridge to a WAP
based solution as the market develops.
Media contact:
Chris Sanders
SVP Marketing
++972-801-0801
Chris_Sanders@vast.com
Virtual, Inc.
Virtual and a bank in Taiwan will launch a Mobile Banking service during December
1999. The service will provide account balance query, check account status
notification, etc. Virtual will provide stock and news notification service during
December 1999. Users can set up the notification criteria from web or handset. As the
condition is met, such as stock price, index or quantity, or Currency Exchange Rate, the
information will be pushed into user's WAP terminal.
Media contact:
Hui-Jing Hung
Sr. Marketing Manager
Tel: +886 2 2502 6201 ext. 399
Email: hung@virtual.com.tw
Web: www.virtual.com.tw
Webraska Mobile Technologies
Webraska Mobile Technologies is the world's first provider of value-added real-time
traffic information, maps, and navigation services > on WAP mobile phones, turning
phones into co-pilots. Webraska's goal is to provide a flexible and complete alternative
to CD-rom-based car navigation systems, using its patented Internet-based Distributed
Navigation. Webraska's services are WAP 1.1 compatible. Originally developed with
leading French operator SFR, they are available in France (SFR) and the Netherlands
(KPN). The company is headquartered in Poissy, France and has offices in the UK,
Belgium and Spain. For more information visit www.webraska.com
Media contact:
Silvia Blanc-Bolelli
Communications Director, Tel: +33 139 22 63 04
email: sblancbolelli@webraska.com
Wireless Data Services
WDS are specialists in application development for all wireless data > services,
including WAP and Internet web-page. Services include gateway and web-site
management. Global operations cover GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and other mobile data
platforms from support centres in USA, UK, Australia and South Africa. Additional
primary services include end-user support services, benchmark testing and Training.
Clients include Network Operators, manufacturers, Software vendors, ISPs and multinational corporates.
Primary Activities: Application Development, Cross-browser development, Gateway
and Server management, Internet web-site management, End-user help-desk support,
Training
Media contact :
David Ffoulkes-Jones, Director
Tel: (01202) 713 700
Fax: (01202) 734 474
E-mail: DavidF@wds.org
URL: www.wds.org
Zillion AG Zürich
wRap ® - a WAP, SMS, and Internet-enabled server application for providing the most
flexible access to necessary data. Application modules include: a database for realtime and historical data, news, etc., data feed modules for extracting and filtering data
from a variety of sources such as the Internet, TV-text, corporate databases, and other
accessible information or data feeds from information providers (such as Reuters RSF+,
Bridge Telerate, Standard & Poors Comstock etc.), and an access and response
module enabling database query and response via Internet, WAP-enabled devices, and
SMS messages. wRap ® is implemented employing WAP V1.1. It is operational and
available as of 12.31.1999.
Win Watch Web - A subscription service providing Internet and WAP- enabled access
to its own real-time and historical database of automatically loaded and filtered data
extracted from other Internet sites, TV-text, and other data sources. Data includes
financal information, business headlines, breaking news, etc. Each user configures his
personalized Win Watch Web profile with portfolios, limits, alerting functions etc. Win
Watch Web is implemented employing WAP V1.1. It is
operational and available as of 12.31.1999.
Media Contact:
Karl Sittler
Director of Business Development
Zillion AG
Tel: +41 1 267 6825
Fax: +41 1 267 6899
Email: k.sittler@zillion.com
Ztango.com, Inc.
The Ztango.com WAP gateway enables users to experience the future of wireless
Internet services today by delivering content-rich services to WAP-enabled handsets
over today's digital networks. Ztango.com's WAP gateway is fully compliant with WAP
version 1.1 specifications. WAP version 1.2 will be supported later in 2000.
Ztango.com's long-standing clientele experience has gone into the platform's features,
which include:
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Flexible billing solutions
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Subscriber Management and Remote Provisioning
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Operations & Maintenance
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Innovative Wireless 1 to 1 portal solution with mobile commerce
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Modular WAP gateway/portal solutions
The Ztango.com WAP gateway gives our customers the best of two worlds: cutting
edge WAP technology that is built on a carrier-grade advanced SMS
wireless Internet platform.
Media contact:
Darian Germain, Communications Director
Office: +1.703.437.4422 x 107
darian.germain@ztango.com
http:/www.ztango.com
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