Maison des Entreprises, Sophia: all about WAP

The company ADDX Technologies will ensure in partnership with Telecom Valley association and the CCI Nice Côte d'Azur, a show about WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), mobile internet technology. The meeting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 28th from 8:30 to 10:30 at Maison des entreprises, Sophia Antipolis.The main theme will be: 'WAP: the mobile internet era'. Among the topics: 'WAP, how does it function?'; 'Current and future markets and services'; 'WAP architecture'; 'environment and technical components'; 'WAP, a market that can be unknown?'.

The mobile internet does not consist in surfing on the internet thanks to a cellular phone, but to propose services in a mobility context, it has been explained. Actually, the cellular terminal is permanently with its owner. It allows the access to the internet anywhere and at any time. Thus, behaviors or advantages that people are looking for when they are out or in front of their PCs are different. The main characteristics linked to mobility are: information in real time, need of high reactivity, personalization of services, location.

The contributors will be: Frédéric Prokopowicz, in charge of the 'New technologies' section – ADDX Technologies; Dominique Prost, in charge of WAP Sport – ADDX Technologies; a France Telecom representative.

Information and contacts:
See the ADDX web site
Maison des enterprises, Sophia Antipolis, Tel: 04 93 95 45 50; fax: 04 93 95 45 58
e-mail: mde.sophia@cote-azur.cci.fr