B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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this solution is designed to protect the confidentiality of sensitive
customer information across all communication channels.
12.7.2. IBM's WebSphere everyplace suite
IBM's WebSphere everyplace suite is server software that extends
network connectivity to a wide variety of wireless protocols, synchronizes
device databases with server databases and delivers content reliably. It
accommodates a variety of connectivity gateways, including WAP, GSM,
CDMA, TDMA, and TCP/IP, and securely communicates with wireless
devices. By extending essential business-to-business transactions to
wireless devices, participants can remain engaged from anywhere, thereby
increasing market efficiency.
12.8. To be or not to be... Wireless: Pertinent
Strategic Considerations
The mobile Internet will not supplant the PC-based Web experience that
we now enjoy. Rather, the promise of the mobile Internet today is that
it will expand the reach of the Internet, even though the browsing
experience on a handheld will probably not resemble what we see on
the traditional Web. The mobile Internet represents a new tool for
businesses. It permits them to connect their employees and to streamline
their processes in ways previously thought to be unwieldy, expensive or
impossible.
12.8.1. Goal and business definition
Building an application is similar to building a house. Goals must be
defined clearly in the beginning and plans must be drawn up before the
actual coding commences. Companies should think first about the nature
of their existing operations and where in those processes mobilization
could play a role. This could be through the speeding up or elimination
of various processes, the freeing up of employees from their desks
so that they could spend more time in the field, improving access