Easy create for WAP | Creating a WAP service is no harder than creating an Intranet/internet |
| service today since WML and WMLScript are based on |
| internet technology. New market segments can be addressed by |
| launching innovative mobile Value Added Services. |
Using standard tools | It is possible for the service creator to use standard tools like ASP or |
| CGI to generate content dynamically. You can utilize existing invest- |
| ments in databases etc. that are the basis of existing internet services. |
| Create a service once and make it accessible on a broad range of wire- |
| less networks. |
Maintain customer base You can adapt existing internet services to WAP. The actual binary encoding can be handled by the WAP Gateway which makes it possible to create WAP applications using the
Improve productivity | Improve and simplify the communication flow within an organization |
| by making information available to mobile users. A company or orga- |
| nization can use a WAP gateway to provide a secure connection to the |
| company network for their users. |
The WAP profiles | The T39 holds five WAP profiles, each with a group of network set- |
| tings and a home page. If you provide a corporate WAP service on your |
| Intranet, it is useful to enter an Intranet WAP profile in user phones. |
| The WAP profile holds network settings and user identification. The |
| users switch easily between the corporate services and WAP services |
| on the internet, simply by switching WAP profile. |
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