Newsletter Archive 7

Newsletter 7 - 2000

1. New WML 1.2 Standard ! (April 2000)
2. Nokia as a business partner of British Norweb ( April 2000 )
3. New WAP-Forum member: VASCO (April 2000)
4. Nokia and NetSanity work on standards-based platform to deliver information ( April 2000)
5. Mobilcity and ScreamingMedia cooperate to bring customers real-time information (April 2000)
6. Use your mobile to navigate your way (April 2000)

1. New WML 1.2 Standard ! (April 2000)

The WAP Forum introduced the new WML 1.2 standard. Since WML 1.0 and 1.1 were not compatible, the programmers and developers took special care of the new update and made it completely compatible. WML 1.2 is a version, which obviously brings about some new features. One of the biggest differences is the new phone reference. This means that now, programmers can make links to actual phone numbers. If, for example, you are on the page of some government agency, you could click on a link at it would connect you to some information service. The technical specifications to WML 1.2 can be found at: http://www.wapforum.org/

2. Nokia as a business partner of British Norweb ( April 2000 )

Nokia, the Finnish Mobile-manufacturer, has cooperated with the British Norweb Telecom to create a WAP Gateway for the British people. The 2 companies plan to have a complete set of M-commerce solutions for companies of any size. Nokia's role will be that of a consultant and helper with the installation of the complicated software and hardware

3. New WAP-Forum member: VASCO (April 2000)

VASCO Data Security International (www.vasco.com) is a security firm, which is spezialized on the internet. The worldwide known company has been accepted as a member of the WAP-Forum. With this new member, the security standards of the m-commerce world will rise higher, because the company is planning to be actively involved in the forum. Another function of VASCO will also be that of a consultant to the other members.

4. Nokia and NetSanity work on standards-based platform to deliver information ( April 2000)

NetSanity, an IT company from California, are working in cooperation with Nokia to link XML and WML together and create a platform which is faster and more customizable because of its standard-based nature. As of today, 70 content partners and 1500 affiliates are adapting and working with the new XML standard. The biggest advantage of this new standard will be a faster finding of information. (http://www.netsanity.com)

5. Mobilcity and ScreamingMedia cooperate to bring customers real-time information (April 2000)

Mobilcity, a leader in the m-commerce world is cooperating with ScreamingMedia, which is a leader in the distribution of real-time Web-content. Mobilcity will benefit with the possibility of offering real-time content to its customers, while ScreamingMedia will be able to use the whole range of Mobilcitys m-commerce solutions. The 2 companies are looking forward to a win-win deal, which might have a big impact on the whole WAP-world.

6.Use your mobile to navigate your way (April 2000)

A week ago, the GSM World Congress saw a brandnew idea: the use of mobile phones as a navigational tool. The mobile manufacturer Alcatel has developed a system especially for cell phones, which is not unlike the one, which has been established in some cars already. With this novelty, some maps could simply become obsolete, because any cell phone user can now get the same information with his/her handy. The user can find out his/her exact location up to 150 meters. More extras would be information on traffic, events, restaurants, cinemas etc.

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