Cookies give the site owner a possibility to see when a person has visited their site. They also save the user from having to enter the same information (e.g. the password or user ID) more than once. Cookies are often used by e- commerce sites (shopping carts and wish lists).
Style sheets
T610/612 supports style sheets offering content develop- ers more control over the way their WAP pages are dis- played.
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be created once and then made accessible on a broad range of wireless networks.
Maintain customer base
Existing services can be adapted to WAP. The necessary binary encoding is handled by a WAP Gateway, allowing
Sending bookmarks
WAP 2.0 enables the sending of bookmarks via infrared as well as via SMS.
Provide settings
Using SMS messages, configuration settings can be sent over the air, OTA, so that the user does not need to configure the WAP access settings manually. WAP settings may also be customized by the operator.
Adapt to phone type
The User Agent Profile function allows WAP content to be automatically optimized for the T610/612, ensuring the intended user experience.
Several bearer types
The T610/612 accesses the WAP over a standard GSM Data connection as well as over a GPRS connection
Bandwidth efficiency
Unlike traditional Internet services, WAP services are relayed to wireless devices as binary encoded data, maximizing bandwidth efficiency. A GPRS connection further increases efficiency.
Easy create for WAP
Creating a WAP service is no harder than creating an Internet/intranet service, as WML and WMLScript are based on
Using standard tools
Service creators can use standard tools such as ASP (Active Server Page) or CGI (Common Gateway Interface) to generate content dynamically. Services can
Improve productivity
A business can use a WAP gateway to provide a secure connection to its corporate network, improving internal communication flow by making information available to mobile as well as office users.
The WAP profiles
A WAP profile holds network settings and user identification, allowing the user to switch easily between corporate services and WAP services on the Internet, simply by switching WAP profile.
The T610/612 has dynamic WAP profile handling, which means that the user can add, edit and delete WAP profiles. There are up to 5 WAP profiles.
During WAP browsing, the options button gives the user immediate access to a dynamic option menu for WAP services, similar to a mouse
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