WAP Developer Toolkit

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WAP Developer Toolkit

• Easy access for WAP developers
• Explore WAP possibilities in terms of usability
• Jump-start WAP development

• Rapid prototyping of WAP application
• Professional WAP development
• Promote WAP in Internet world
• De-mystify WAP

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WDT Contents

• Wireless Application Reader (WAR) browser
• Including WMLScript Virtual Machine
• WML Encoder/Decoder
• WMLScript Compiler
• WMLScript Assembler/Disassemler
• WMLScript Standard Library and DSRs Debug
  Library
• WAP source code examples
• Manual and Language Reference Guides

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WDT and JavaTM

• Cross-platform development
• Support for Windows, UNIX, Linux, Macintosh
• Personal and Embedded JavaTM VMs
• e.g. Microware

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WAR Browser

• Browser for prototyping
• Embedded WMLScript Virtual Machine
• All WMLScript Standard Libraries supported
• Supports plain-text WML as well as byte-encoded
  WML
• Additional support for DSRs Debug
• Porting to embedded platforms possible

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WML Encoder/Decoder

• Encoding of plain-text WML elements into single
  bytes
• tags, variables, etc.
• Byte-encoded format is called WBXML
• Optimisation for low-bandwidth wireless bearers
• Round-trip encoding/decoding
• Specify character encoding (e.g. UTF8,
  ISO-8859-1, etc)

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WMLScript Compiler

• Compiles WMLScript source code in platform
  independent assembly language representation
• Separate unit - can be integrated with Assembler

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WMLScript (Dis)Assembler

• Converts assembly instructions into WAP bytecode
  format
• Bytecode runs in WMLScript VM
• Allows for performance/size optimisation

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WMLScript Libraries

• Standard Libraries all implemented in WMLScript
  VM
• Lang, Float, String, URL, WMLBrowser, Dialog
  libraries
• DSRs debug Library
• Write debug information to console

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WAP Examples

• WAP examples included in WDT
• Hangman
• Tic Tac Toe
• WAPmapTM
• WAPmailTM

• Stand-alone
• Client/server

• Contact DSR for license information

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DSR WAP Development

• Embedded browser development
• WML Parser
• WMLScript Virtual Machine
• Java, C, C, ...
• EPOC, Windows CE, ...
• High performance server modules
• WML Encoder
• WMLScript bytecode compiler

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DSR WAP Services

• Customised Versions of DevKit
• WAP Training
• Applications development using WML and WMLScript
• Technical scoping and feasibility
• Applications Development
• Porting WWW applications (client/server end)
• Novel applications

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WAP Applications

• WAP Business Objects (Agenda, Address Book, etc)
• Entertainment (Chess, Jokes, Games)
• Gambling (Football, Cricket, Sumo, NFL, NBA)
• Infotainment (Give me info on Notre Dame, Niagara
  Falls, etc.)
• Many, many more!
• Contact DSR for license information

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• WAP Portal
• WAP Service Access Point
• Search Engine
• WAP On-line Information and Store
• Order your WAP Developer Toolkit TODAY!
• Sponsorship Opportunity

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Contact DSR

• Dr. Marcel van der Heyden
• (marcel_at_dsres.com)
• WAP Product Manager
• Dynamical Systems Research Ltd.
• The Glassmill 1
• 1 Battersea Park Road
• London SW11 3BG
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.wap.net/