Nokia Development Toolkits
Kevin Curran, Computer Lecturer - Magee College
Nokia Activ Software Suite
The new Nokia Activ Software Suite, offers a complete solution for any corporation or service provider. It comes in two editions: the Nokia Activ Server 2.0 Professional Edition, based on the Nokia WAP Server solution that is already widely adopted by corporations and the Nokia Activ Server 2.0 Enterprise Edition. The Enterprise Edition, available during the first quarter of 2001, offers a scalable solution through distributed architecture for heavy use.
Nokia Activ Software Suite includes the following product options:
Nokia Activ Server 2.0 Professional Edition, Nokia Activ Office and Nokia Activ ID trial versions are available in Forum Nokia WAP Developer Section. Nokia Activ Alert will be first only available in the Nokia Activ Developer Program and later in December also in Forum Nokia.
Nokia WAP Toolkit
To assist developers in producing WAP applications and WAP services Nokia has developed a toolkit. The Nokia WAP Toolkit provides a development environment for people who want to provide Internet services and content for mobile terminals. It will allow developers to write, test, debug, and run applications on PC-based simulations of both the Nokia 7100 series phone as well as a Nokia concept phone prototype.
The Nokia WAP Toolkit is free software and is available for downloading for all developers registered in the Nokia WAP Developer Section.
Digital wireless user agents such as mobile phones have become very popular in recent years. Technically speaking, mobile phones are no longer just phones; they are communication devices capable of running applications and communicating with other devices and applications over a wireless network.
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) specifies two essential elements of wireless communication: an end-to-end application protocol and an application environment based on a browser. The application protocol is a layered communication protocol that is embedded in each WAP-enabled user agent. The network side includes a server component implementing the other end of the protocol that is capable of communicating with any WAP user agents.
For further information about the Wireless Application Protocol, please visit the WAP Forum Home Page at www.wapforum.org.
Task
Download one of the above platforms and attempt to follow the guides that come with them. Get them working,
build the 'hello world' samples, discover basically what they can do, develop a test application and then come to see me or email me and we'll discuss an exact topic for your project.