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Support for cookies
This version of WAP has support for cookies (client
based), an application used by Web sites to store
site-specific information in the browser between
visits to the site. Cookies give the site owner a pos-
sibility 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-com-
merce sites (shopping carts and wish lists).
Sending bookmarks
WAP 2.0 enables the sending of bookmarks via
SMS.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
WAP 2.0 enables CSS. CSS allows developers to
specify the style of WAP page content such as font,
spacing, etc. The T290i/T290c supports CSS, and
with its colour display, user presentation is further
enhanced.
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 manu-
ally. WAP settings may also be customized by the
operator. For more information, see "WAP operator
technical data" on page 55.
Adapt to phone type
The User Agent Profile function allows WAP con-
tent to be automatically optimized for the T290i/
T290c capabilities, ensuring the intended user
experience.
Several bearer types
The T290i/T290c accesses WAP over a standard
GSM Data connection as well as over a GPRS con-
nection (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 to create WAP pages
Creating a WAP service is no harder than creating
an Internet/intranet service, since the markup lan-
guages (WML, WMLScript, XHTML Mobile Profile,
and XHTML Basic) are based on well-known Inter-
net languages such as HTML, XHTML, and JavaS-
cript.
Using standard tools
Service creators can use standard tools such as
ASP (Active Server Page) or CGI (Common Gate-
way Interface) to generate content dynamically.
Services can be created once and then made
accessible on a broad range of wireless networks.
Existing services can be adapted to WAP. The nec-
essary binary encoding is handled by a WAP Gate-
way, allowing HTML-based services to be viewed
on the WAP browser of the T290i/T290c. An
XHTML page can be viewed in both the WAP
browser and in any standard Web 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 T290i/T290c has dynamic WAP profile han-
dling, which means that the user can add, edit and
delete WAP profiles. The T290i/T290c has a maxi-
mum of 5 WAP profiles.
During WAP browsing, the options button on the
T290i/T290c gives the user immediate access to a
dynamic option menu for WAP services, similar to a
right mouse click in PC programs.
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T290i/T290c
October 2004
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