Intel and Nokia Extend Internet with Open Short Messaging Technology.FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--At PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. 96 and the GSM Developers' Conference this week, Intel and Nokia announced the release of the Narrowband Sockets (NBS (National Bureau of Standards) See NIST. NBS - National Bureau of Standards: part of the US Department of Commerce, now NIST. ) specification for industry comment. Using the functions defined in this open industry specification, software developers will be able to create wireless messaging applications for mobile PC and SmartPhone users using familiar Internet programming interfaces. The NBS specification extends the reach of the Internet to create "always-connected" mobile clients. Narrowband Sockets defines an efficient implementation of UDP UDP (uridine diphosphate): see uracil. (User Datagram Protocol) A protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required. and TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. services over wireless messaging networks. NBS is also network independent, so applications can use NBS to send and receive data via short messages over any network. The NBS specification provides BSD socket, Winsock2, and MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. programming interfaces, all of which are well known to developers. At the GSM Developers' Conference in Frankfurt, Intel and Nokia demonstrated an always-connected mobile PC without maintaining a data call. The mobile PC used Narrowband Sockets to receive live web content updates using the GSM Short Messaging Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). A multi-session chat application was also shown. The same applications were shown at PCS 96 in San Francisco using PCS1900 equipment. The capabilities of advanced wireless messaging networks enable these applications to work even when the client is off or temporarily unreachable. "Narrowband Sockets is a key technology for enabling always-on-always-connected (AOAC AOAC Association of Official Analytical Chemists (now AOAC International) AOAC Association of Analytical Communities AOAC Association of Analytical Chemists AOAC Always On/Always Connected AOAC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center ) mobile PCs," said Jim Valerio, Director of Mobile Communications at Intel. "AOAC means your data finds you automatically, giving you instant access to the latest Internet and Intranet information. With a mobile PC and NBS, you won't need to wait to download e-mail because your e-mail will be automatically delivered to you; you will be able to participate in multi-person chats without making a phone call; and you will get automatic updates to frequently changed Internet and personal data, such as news, stock quotes, web pages, and group calendars." "This announcement clearly shows Nokia's commitment to make wireless services more easy to access and use. NBS is one more step in Nokia's strategy to create wireless Internet," says Reijo Paajanen, Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones, Cellular Data. "The development of NBS utilizes Nokia's experience in GSM data and widely accepted SMS services. You can expect to see products using NBS technology in markets during the first half of 1997," Paajanen adds. Intel and Nokia are committed to making NBS an open industry specification. It is available for comment and can be found at http://www.intel.com/ial/nbs/ or http://www.club.nokia.com/. The specification is compatible with the following wireless messaging networks and protocols: SMS in GSM, TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , pACT, Reflex, Mobilex, Ardis, and TDP. Implementation for GSM/PCS1900 is expected to be available on Windows 95 and NT in the first quarter of 1997. Support for pACT, Mobitex, and Ardis is expected to follow shortly. Nokia is an international telecommunications group with net sales of USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 8.4 billion in 1995. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, the Nokia Group employs 32,000 people in 45 countries. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking and communications products. Through innovative technologies, Intel is committed to improving the Internet experience for PC consumers. Additional information is available at http://www.intel.com/pressroom/. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Other brands and marks belong to their respective owners. CONTACT: Nokia Mobile Phones Mika Setala, + 358 10 5051 OR Intel Wijnand Ket, Central European Programs PR + 49 89 991 406 |
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