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Wireless Messaging is 'instant messaging' anywhere you go. It is for cell phones, PDAs and, pagers and great for corporate and individual users alike. It is less expensive than phone calls and is a worldwide success story! This book helps you understand why wireless messaging is the next communications phenomenon. A booming worldwide craze - with more than 850 million messages exchanged during one month in the U.K. alone - wireless messaging, like SMS, EMS, and MMS, is now ready to conquer the U.S. market. This guide for telecom professionals tells you what you want to know about wireless messaging without getting mired in technical details. From mobile e-commerce applications, technical and architectural components, and the standards that have made SMS a success abroad, "Wireless Messaging Demystified" provides the vital details you want. You must read this book if: you want the hows, whys, and wherefores of i-mode's conquest of Japan and SMS' triumph around the globe; you need to know how SMS fits with IM and other emerging wireless messaging technologies; you want to discover profitable mobile e-commerce applications from automatic meter reading to getting a soda from a vending machine; you desire details on development, implementation, and rollout of EMS and MMS for the general population and the enterprise; you require answers on privacy, and how 3G will impact wireless messaging; and, you can't get enough information on the newest trends transforming wireless communications. The easiest way to investigate why wireless messaging is one of the biggest communications successes ever, "Wireless Messaging Demystified" is the only guide you need to fully understand everything about instant messaging, mobile commerce, and wireless location-based services.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1061963 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 335 pages

From the Back Cover
Wireless Messaging
* It’s “instant messaging” anywhere you go
* For cell phones, PDAs and pagers
* Great for corporate and individual users alike
* Less expensive than phone calls
* A worldwide success story!

UNDERSTAND WHY WIRELESS MESSAGING IS THE NEXT COMMUNICATIONS PHENOMENON

A booming worldwide craze—with more than 850 million messages exchanged during one month in the U.K. alone—wireless messaging, like SMS, EMS, and MMS, is now ready to conquer the U.S. market. This guide for telecom professionals tells you what you want to know about wireless messaging without getting mired in technical details. From mobile e-commerce applications, technical and architectural components, and the standards that have made SMS a success abroad, Wireless Messaging Demystified provides the vital details you want.

You must read this book if—
* You want the hows, whys, and wherefores of i-mode’s conquest of Japan and SMS’s triumph around the globe
* You need to know how SMS fits with IM and other emerging wireless messaging technologies
* You want to discover profitable mobile e-commerce applications from automatic meter reading to getting a soda from a vending machine
* You desire details on development, implementation, and rollout of EMS and MMS for the general population and the enterprise
* You require answers on privacy, and how 3G will impact wireless messaging
* You can’t get enough information on the newest trends transforming wireless communications

The easiest way to investigate why wireless messaging is one of the biggest communications successes ever, Wireless Messaging Demystified is the only guide you need to fully understand everything about instant messaging, mobile commerce, and wireless location-based services.

About the Author
Donald Longueuil is a Wireless Analyst for the research and consulting fir, In-Stat, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier Publications. For almost 4 years, Mr. Longueuil has been an advisor to CEOs, senior management, and investment professionals on global telecommunications issues, identifying and analyzing trends to telecom operators. Mr. Longueuil began his career with The Yankee Group. He has been widely published in leading industry and business periodicals, as well as contributing articles to numerous trade journals.

Colin Matthews, President and CEO of Infomatch, brings more than 20 years of experience in establishing, growing, and managing high-tech companies. Previously a Vice President and Corporate Officer with Sedona Corporation (NASDAQ: SDNA) and President of the firm's software division, Sedona GeoServices, Colin assumed responsibility for turning the company around and positioning it as an Application Service Provider (ASP), serving the Business Intelligence/ERP and information delivery markets.

Geof Wheelwright is a journalist and author with 22 years of experience in covering the telecommunications and high technology sector. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, as well as NASDAQ International Magazine and Canada's National Post. In addition, he regularly writes for a number of British and North American trade journals, and provides consulting services.