Advanced Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) so that developers can achieve mastery in the creation of wireless applications and services. It is vendor, programming language, and carrier and service operator agnostic.
The book discusses principles of wireless application design and best practices in the development of WAP services. Emerging WAP technologies such as location-based services, XML push technology, end-to-end security and XHTML are also discussed.
The book also contains a complete description of wireless handhelds, competing WAP gateways and the inter-operability concerns for developing in worldwide markets. The CD-ROM includes all the examples from the book, as well as a collection of WAP SDKs from various providers.
