Preliminary Layla850 P1B
call centres, video conferencing, PIMs /PDAs, pagers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard is specified by IETF.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. Graphics standard introduced by IBM, having a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
VPN
Virtual Private Network. A private network that is configured within a public network. A VPN appear as private national or international network to the customer, but physically shares a backbone trunk with other customers. VPNs enjoy the security of a private network via access control and encryption, while taking advantage of the economies of scale and
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol is a specification for a set of communication protocols to standardise the way that wireless devices, such as cellular phones and radio transceivers, can be used for Internet access, including email, the World Wide Web, and newsgroups.
WAV
A Wave file is an audio file format, created by Microsoft, that has become a standard PC audio file format for everything from
system and game sounds to
WBXML
Wireless Binary Extensible Markup Language.
WIM
The Wireless Identity Module is a data module for electronic identity certificates. It can contain both trusted and client certificates, private keys and algorithms needed for WTLS handshaking, encryption, decryption, and signature generation. The WIM module can be placed on a SIM card, called a SWIM card.
WML
Wireless Markup Language. A markup language used for authoring services, fulfilling the same purpose as HyperText Markup Language (HTML) does on the World Wide Web (WWW). In contrast to HTML, WML is designed to fit small handheld devices.
WTLS
Wireless Transport Layer Security. Part of WAP, WTLS provides privacy, data integrity and authentication on transport layer level between two applications.
W3C
The main standards body for the WWW.
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