Trucking Technology Report - March 26
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Lotus Brings E-Mail to Web Phones
Lotus Development and mobile phone makers Ericsson and Nokia have joined forces to help corporations extend application functionality to mobile workers without having to build a separate infrastructure to support wireless computing.
"As a corporate user, you want to rely on the corporate infrastructure," says Lotus' Jim Pouliopoulos. "You don't want to have to learn a new email address or adopt new databases." InternetWeek Online (03/22/01); Tillett, L. Scott
Wireless Makes Trucker Treks More Efficient
Internet transportation exchange NTE is introducing a wireless service for truckers. The service will allow drivers using wireless devices, such as WAP-enabled cell phones and PDAs, to locate and book loads in any state.Along with providing important NTE data regarding shipments, the system allows Carriers, shippers, and customers to trace the location of trucks and shipments in real time. InformationWeek (03/19/01)
Universal Language for Wireless Data
The proliferation of wireless devices throughout the world illustrates the need for a global wireless standard. Current wireless devices often use incompatible systems that make data transmissions between devices problematic, if not impossible.But SyncML, the first global standard able to synchronize wireless data, could change this. The system could allow wireless users to exchange and update data via any type of network or wireless device.
According to Psion's head of technology, Noel Poore, SyncML is needed because a great number of wireless devices use different communication standards. Henry Harrison, an analyst for independent consultancy Schema, says data synchronization is needed because many business people want to manage their e-mails, diaries and contact lists while traveling.
The deployment of SyncML would make mobile phone technology much easier to use, since the protocol could be used on both fixed-line and mobile networks. IBM, Ericsson, Nokia, Psion, Motorola, and Palm are among the 500 companies backing the protocol. However, Microsoft has yet to endorse the protocol.
i>CeBIT Preview - Financial Times (03/21/01); Harvey, Fionna
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