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Ericsson brings WAP to enterprises |
Ericsson has launched the enterprise Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP) Gateway, which allows enterprises to bring mobile e-commerce
services to their customers. It also provides mobile office users access
to corporate intranet resources.
October 26 2000
"The WAP Gateway offers huge business potential as a building block
for partners who want to provide customized solutions, "said Mats
Victorin, Marketing Director, Ericsson Enterprise. "Banking
including stock trading, travel requirements like ticketing and even
gambling and betting can be mobile based."
The WAP Gateway offers applications for all vertical markets. With
specially designed applications the WAP Gateway can support virtually
anything mobile office users want to do which requires real-time access
to corporate intranet services. It creates opportunities for mobile
offices by providing mobile users with access to corporate directories,
calendars,
news services, and e-mail.
The Enterprise WAP Gateway fully supports the WAP standard according to
the WAP Forum and it runs on Window NT. The WAP Gateway guarantees
interoperability on any present and future mobile system.
