Arnie Phatak

The WAP protocol has laid the groundwork for a new generation of wireless-enabled enterprise applications. Basically anyone who accesses a host computer from a terminal can now use a handheld device to obtain anytime, anywhere information access and data entry. Things will only get better as next-generation wireless technologies provide higher bandwidths and significant performance achievements. But before you work on developing an application, you need to first determine what makes sense for your company. WAP offers the opportunity to adapt enterprise applications so that mobile employees and customers can access them from small, light, inexpensive handheld devices on an anytime, anywhere basis. The critical benefit of all of these applications is that they reduce the reaction time of mobile professionals who are far from their desks. Everyone from CEOs to service ... (more)