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0471327557 978-0471327554 April 23, 1999
The Complete Standard with Searchable CD-ROM.

The official and definitive reference on the technology that is revolutionizing wireless communication.

"WAP is at the heart of the convergence of the Internet and wireless telephony-the two most significant technologies for the millennium."-Chuck Parrish, Chairman of the WAP Forum and Executive Vice President, Unwired Planet.

The Wireless Application Protocol is the first common standard to bring Internet content and advanced services to digital cellular phones and other wireless devices by writing a single application. Available for the first time from the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, who developed this breakthrough technology, is the official unabridged WAP standard. An indispensable resource, this book/CD-ROM package gives manufacturers, network operators, content providers, and application developers unparalleled access to the specification in both printed and custom-searchable electronic form.

The CD-ROM gives you:
* The complete unabridged WAP standard-fully searchable. Featuring a custom Folio(TM) infobase, this CD affords instant access to all-important WAP features, such as the Wireless Markup Language and Transport Layer Security. As an added benefit, the CD-ROM provides access to a Web site dedicated to providing ongoing updates to the WAP specification, in the same custom-searchable, indexed infobase found on the CD-ROM.
* Downloading these files to your hard drive and accessing the protocol revisions will be as easy as point-and-click.

The WAP Forum is a non-profit industry association whose members number more than 90 of the top worldwide communications companies. Founded by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet, the intent is to provide consistent standards to expand wireless information on the same scale as wireless voice.

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The Wireless Application Protocol is the first common standard to bring Internet content and advanced services to digital cellular phones and other wireless devices. Available for the first time from the Wireless Application Protocol Forum who developed this breakthrough technology is the official unabridged WAP standard. An indispensable resource this book/CD-ROM package gives manufacturers, network operators, content providers, and application developers unparalleled access to the specification in both printed and custom-searchable electronic form. The key advantages of WAP uncovered in the specification:
* Enables application developers and content providers to write a single application or content format that will run on all carrier networks, all transport protocols, and all wireless devices
* Brings the ubiquity of the Internet to the rapidly growing wireless user base
* Uses the Web-browsing model to make applications and content adaptable
* To a host of devices with different screen sizes, graphical resolutions, key configurations, and native metadata requirements

The CD-ROM gives you:
The complete unabridged WAP standard-fully searchable. Featuring a handy, built-in search tool, this CD affords instant access to all-important WAP features, such as the Wireless Markup Language and Transport Layer Security.

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The Complete Standard with Searchable CD-ROM.

The official and definitive reference on the technology that is revolutionizing wireless communication.

"WAP is at the heart of the convergence of the Internet and wireless telephony-the two most significant technologies for the millennium."-Chuck Parrish, Chairman of the WAP Forum and Executive Vice President, Unwired Planet.

The Wireless Application Protocol is the first common standard to bring Internet content and advanced services to digital cellular phones and other wireless devices by writing a single application. Available for the first time from the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, who developed this breakthrough technology, is the official unabridged WAP standard. An indispensable resource, this book/CD-ROM package gives manufacturers, network operators, content providers, and application developers unparalleled access to the specification in both printed and custom-searchable electronic form.

The CD-ROM gives you:
* The complete unabridged WAP standard-fully searchable. Featuring a custom Folio(TM) infobase, this CD affords instant access to all-important WAP features, such as the Wireless Markup Language and Transport Layer Security. As an added benefit, the CD-ROM provides access to a Web site dedicated to providing ongoing updates to the WAP specification, in the same custom-searchable, indexed infobase found on the CD-ROM.
* Downloading these files to your hard drive and accessing the protocol revisions will be as easy as point-and-click.

The WAP Forum is a non-profit industry association whose members number more than 90 of the top worldwide communications companies. Founded by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet, the intent is to provide consistent standards to expand wireless information on the same scale as wireless voice.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 768 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (April 23, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471327557
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471327554
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,278,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Wonderful Whirling World of WAP, January 24, 2000
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Jacko Douma (Utrecht, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Official Wireless Application Protocol: The Complete Standard with Searchable CD-ROM (Hardcover)
Don't get me wrong. This is a 5 star book but before buying this book please be aware that this book is about the WAP 1.0 specification while the most recent version is 1.1. Because of big differences between the two specifications I would recommend buying the new version of this book based on the WAP 1.1 specifications as soon as it comes out.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars To the person concerned about the WAP 1.1 Standard..., February 25, 2000
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This review is from: Official Wireless Application Protocol: The Complete Standard with Searchable CD-ROM (Hardcover)
Please note, this book was intended and designed to be "version proof". As we stated on the back cover of the book, "As an added benefit, the CD-ROM provides access to a web site dedicated to providing ongoing updates to the WAP specification, in the same custom searchable, indexed infobase found on the CD-ROM." Just load your CD from the book and go to www.wiley.com/compbooks/WAP and you'll find the complete standard, WAP 1.1 waiting for you to download to the CD that comes with the book."

So, don't worry, and pull down your updates from the web. Enjoy! the folks at John Wiley & Sons

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Read for concept - not detail. Code examples are incorrect., September 15, 2000
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Brian Moran (Issaquah, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Official Wireless Application Protocol: The Complete Standard with Searchable CD-ROM (Hardcover)
Suggest skipping this title. Many of the examples provided in the book are just plain out of date, using a version of WML that you won't find in any shipping phone. You might also waste time fiddling with the organization of the book.

Suggest getting the docs that come with some of the FREE SDKs (e.g. Nokia, etc.), using the source code examples there.

If you must read this, get it from the library.

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