First of
all, please understand that this document is really meant for companies who already have a
web presence, and now want to get into WAP. It is not meant for WAP application developers
or normal users. Although it might be interesting to read anyway :)
A lot of companies already have tons of information available on their web sites, and they
want to make some or all of this available to mobile internet users. Remember, and this
goes for anyone, that it's usually not just a matter of attaching a new device or
installing a piece of software. Whatever the quality of what you publish is, it doesn't
get any better by making it available via WAP. Think before you act, and think ahead.
There's a big difference between the "normal" web and the wireless web in that
the "normal" web has had several years to mature into this great thing. The
wireless internet is probably at the stage the web was some five or six years ago, and
will use a little time to eventually catch up with the "normal" web. Now is the
time to act, but don't overdo it.
The same was true for the "normal" web. Many companies had a product range they
wanted to sell via the web, and they basically just copied the contents of their printed
catalogues and published them via the web. That wasn't very smart then, and it's not smart
now. Just as your company had to start "thinking" web a few years ago, it must
start "thinking" wireless web now.
Enough with the morals. The Independent WAP/WML FAQ highly recommends the "Making existing web content available to the mobile Internet" article available at wap.com which is very well written :-) and covers most of
the methods of publishing new or existing information to mobile internet users. |