Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM

New Apps

Wireless Browser

Any Phone Access

Thanks to Nortel Networks' Succession Interactive Multimedia Server (IMS), subscribers can create personal communications profiles that are portable, providing the flexibility to be reached anywhere, anytime, through any device and over any network. They can log on to the network from any phone for access to the same services available from their homes or offices. A personal call manager will direct incoming calls to a business, home, wireless phone, PDA or other communications device based on user-specified criteria such as caller and time of day. Succession IMS will support 3GPP open services architecture specifications.
www.nortelnetworks.com

Mobile Server

WiredPocket's WP.AutoMapping 1.1 has a server-based intelligent engine that analyzes, summarizes, prioritizes and delivers Web information to any Internet-based mobile device. Its component, the PocketDesigner, is a PC-based wizard that lets companies select specific mobile Web information. Content owners can create customized profiles, overriding the engine's automatic Web-to-Web wireless process. WP.Auto-Mapping 1.1 also offers form and cookie management, SSL and user-verification support for secure wireless transactions and graphical image display on compatible devices.
www.wiredpocket.com or 408-350-1521

Mobile PC

AirSpeak's Flair is a PC-access device that allows immediate mobile access to information from a desktop PC. Using the 802.11b wireless standard, Flair operates over LANs and WLANs. Combining security, mobility and instant access, the Flair device uses a touch screen to access personalized information that resides on PCs. Using Flair-view, the device provides a mirror image of the desktop, giving users the ability to access, manipulate and create documents on their PCs. Flair operates and displays the user's PC without transferring files. Third-party VPN and encryption software can be used and includes the security of the physical, link and network layers.
www.airspeak.com or 408-779-4656

Mobile Messaging

UltiVerse's FreeVerse provides secure, real-time access to corporate messages such as e-mail, voice mail, fax, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes from any Web-enabled mobile device. FreeVerse allows users to create voice-generated e-mails, listen to text messages, receive immediate notification of selected messages, and view and print e-mail attachments to fax machines. FreeVerse 2.0 offers expanded international support for its telephony functions and has an upgradeable architecture.
www.ultiverse.com or 781-890-2770

Carrier Solution

Avesair's MATCH (messaging and targeting for carriers and handsets) provides carriers with tools to schedule and deliver content, commerce and marketing messages to all wireless devices. Through an open and scaleable architecture, MATCH integrates with a carrier's infrastructure and gleans information from subscriber databases. This information ranges from geographic and demographic data to declared subscriber interests. Using a rules-based engine, MATCH automates the delivery of personalized content.
www.avesair.com or 919-678-8181

Mobile Platform

Mobileum 2.0 allows developers to use existing Web-authoring tools to create, test and deploy enterprise-class mobile apps. The platform uses SmartPresentation — a multichannel presentation server. SmartPresentation translates code into device-specific protocols for presentment on PDAs, WAP phones, i-mode phones and RIM pagers.
www.mobileum.com or 725-251-7200

Mobile Application Server

Aligo's M-1 server, version 2.0, is Java enabled. Enhancements for this version include new Java server pages, a profile manager, support for voiceXML, control of UI design and a multimodal session manager. The server transforms an enterprise's existing J2EE software infrastructure into a wireless-enabled platform, consistent with a J2EE application-development process.
www.aligo.com or 415-593-8200

City Information

The Real Cities network of national hubs provides local news, sports and entertainment channels in 15 major markets such as autos, business, computer and media. The Real Cities network covers more than 31 cities, allowing customers to select the city of their choice and then scroll down to view updated news and sports stories, with local entertainment content. Some of the Real Cities network Web sites available include: NYDaily News.com, BayArea.com, NWSource. com, Miami.com, InsideDenver.com, TwinCities.com, Philly.com and Charlotte.com.
www.realcities.com

WAP Solution

Captaris' Infinite WAP Gateway 2.0 is an enhanced version of the WAPlite gateway product, offering features designed for large-scale deployments. Infinite WAP 2.0 adds support for identification of WAP devices via tighter integration with network access servers, which enables content personalization, caller ID on their WAP-compatible phones and cookie storage. It also simplifies device deployment with SMS over-the-air provisioning of supported devices.
www.captaris.com or 425-820-6000

Wireless Messaging

OpenGrid's mobilePlanIt wireless messaging and information-distribution service for meetings and conferences enables conference organizers to distribute and update materials on-site through wireless devices. Attendees can network wirelessly and participate in conference polls and evaluations. Conference organizers can deliver and update event information wirelessly. Sponsors and exhibitors can target attendees and distribute press releases and other news.
www.opengrid.com or 408-792-1700

Browser Platform

Pixo's OS platform source code can be licensed by manufacturers developing wireless apps. The platform features a personal information-management suite, including address book, calendar, to-do list, memo maker, PC synchronization, e-mail, graphical world clock and calculator and the Pixo Internet microbrowser, as well as telephony apps such as 2-line support, 3-way calling, fax, voice dialing and SMS.

The Pixo OS platform protocols include cdma2000, GSM, GPRS, WCDMA and UMTS. It has a small memory footprint and supports third-party technologies and apps including WAP browsers.
www.pixo.com or 408-414-1700

Mobile Law Enforcement App

Aether Systems' PocketBlue is a wireless hand-held app for law enforcement that ensures all personnel are integrated into an agency's mobile data system. All connected users are provided with real-time data access, silent and secure communication and system-wide alarms. Pocket-Blue extends mobile data and communication to out-of-vehicle personnel on the Palm Vx, RIM 950 and 957, and Symbol's SPT 1733 hand-held computer. The devices operate over a CDPD or Mobitex wireless network. Detectives and patrol officers can access the National Crime Information Center, National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System and department of motor vehicles databases securely to check the status of vehicles, persons, articles and guns without involving dispatch. A match to a wanted person or object sends a system-wide alarm to all users and dispatch personnel. Digital text-messaging support provides secure broadcast of messages and user-to-user communications.
www.aethersystems.com or 410-654-6554

Mobile Internet

Cerylion's WebSpace platform for the mobile Internet allows subscribers to organize content and transaction services from various sources based on preference and context. The Web-Space Host server is a carrier-class solution for hosting personalized wireless data subscriber Web sites.
www.cerylion.com or781-938-9009

Portal Platform

Check out the SchlumbergerSema multi-access portal platform, Sema-Portal SMPP server. For carriers that plan to deploy m-commerce and value-added services, the SemaPortal SMPP server makes use of common protocols such as SMPP and SMTP but allows carriers to use other protocols through an app programming interface.

Enhanced features include billing identification based on message types and statistical reports on message traffic.
www.slb.com