JP Systems Joins WAP Forum to Support Wireless Internet Solutions; Company's Web-to-Wireless Technology Complements Consortium's Standards Quest.Business Editors &Technology Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 JP Systems has joined the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. ) Forum to support the global adoption and acceptance of industry standards for wireless Internet technology. The affiliation means JP Systems will share its technical knowledge to advance the industry initiative while being exposed to evolving technology for future product development. JP Systems' membership demonstrates its focus to provide wireless data and Internet/intranet access -- regardless of device or network utilized -- to mobile professionals and consumers. The company develops Web-to-wireless portal data solutions that deliver information to handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. by connecting the organizers with today's two-way messaging and cellular phone devices and data networks. &uot;Liberating lib·er·ate tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates 1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control. 2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination. users from their desktop PCs is one of the true benefits of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP),&uot; said Scott Goldman, chief executive officer of the WAP Forum (Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Mountain View, CA, www.wapforum.org) An organization founded in 1997 to promote a wireless standard for smartphones and mobile terminals. In 2002, it merged into the Open Mobile Alliance. See OMA and WAP. . &uot;The delivery of Web-based content to handheld computers, palmtops, pagers and wireless phones will carry significant appeal for both consumers and enterprises.&uot; The 280-member WAP Forum is an industry association that has developed the de-facto world standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. The WAP Forum's mandate is to bring companies together from all segments of the wireless industry to ensure product interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and growth of the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. market. WAP Forum members represent more than 95 percent of the global handset market, carriers with more than 100 million subscribers, leading infrastructure providers, software developers and other organizations providing solutions to the wireless industry. About JP Systems JP Systems Inc. is a leading developer of Web-to-wireless portal data solutions for mobile professionals, corporations and wireless service providers. The company's software integrates multiple handheld communications devices Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. and data networks, allowing mobile users to wirelessly access Internet and intranet information anywhere, anytime. Based in Dallas, JP Systems partners with leading handheld and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. device manufacturers, as well as service providers, to deliver solutions on today's data networks and devices that are scalable for next-generation technology. For more information, visit JP Systems' Web site: http://www.jpsystems.com. |
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