B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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12.7. Leading M-commerce Solution Providers
Table 12.3 shows the leading wireless solution providers:
Several application server providers, such as BEA — WebLogic
and IBM, and WebSphere Everywhere Suite also provide support for
m-commerce solutions through their platforms.
12.7.1. BEA WebLogic m-commerce solution
The BEA WebLogic m-commerce solution enables enterprises to run
reliable and scalable e-commerce solutions on a single infrastructure
that serves dynamic content to wired PCs and wireless personal digital
assistants, pocket PCs, pagers and cell phones (see Figure 12.8).
Based on the WAP, the BEA WebLogic m-commerce solution
integrates BEA WebLogic server and BEA WebLogic commerce server
with the Nokia WAP server and is compliant with all WAP-enabled
wireless devices. With the BEA WebLogic commerce server, businesses
can make the best use of tiny mobile displays to deliver customized
information and services to individual wireless customers. Furthermore,
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Figure 12.8. — BEA's WebLogic provides m-commerce solution