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Nokia to license WAP 1.2 compliant browser
[August 21st 2000] In an effort to speed the
deployment of standards-based, wireless Internet solutions, Nokia today
announced the availability of the Nokia WAP Browser 2.0, compliant with the WAP
1.2 specification. Unlike other major WAP browsers, the Nokia browser will be
made available to mobile phone and other device manufacturers as source code,
giving the manufacturer significantly more control over the The current release of the browser is WAP 1.2 compliant
with support for WML 1.2, WML Script, and supports Push functionality. Because
the browser is shipped as source code, it will be possible for The Nokia WAP Browser is based on the software that Nokia
has deployed in the world’s first WAP compliant handsets, the Nokia 7100
Series “smart phone” and the Nokia 9110i Communicator platforms. To speed up the overall success of the industry, developing
wireless Internet or WAP software should be easy and cost-effective," said
Pertti Lounamaa, vice president, Nokia Internet Communications.
"This is another step that
Nokia is taking to eliminate barriers
by providing high-quality, low-cost, and most importantly, flexible software
solutions.” By providing WAP 1.2 source code, Nokia gives customers the
essential WAP 1.2 baseline functionality and then enables them to add extensions
or modifications as needed. For
example, a wireless carrier could create a distinct user interface for the
browser and then make it available to all of its phone suppliers.
Additionally handset or PDA manufacturers could add new features to their
product such as synchronization or instant messaging, and they would be able to
integrate those features securely with the core browser. "Compelling applications are central to both the
success of WAP and to Nokia's vision of the Mobile Information Society.
In the wireless Internet world, the browser is the application
environment," continued Lounamaa. "We
recognize the value our customers place on
providing a pleasant user experience in that environment, and it is our
mission to give our customers the tools they need to create those |
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