White Paper T610/612
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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.
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
(network-dependent services.)
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 well-known Internet languages such as HTML
and JavaScript.
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
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
HTML-based services to be viewed on the WAP browser
of the T610/612. An XHTML page can be viewed in
both the WAP browser and in any standard Web (HTML)
browser.
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 right-click in PC programs.