Preface

This guide discusses how you can use Oracle9iAS Wireless to develop and deliver mobile services to any mobile device. The structure of this document follows the architecture of Oracle9iAS Wireless.

Figure 1. Oracle9iAS Wireless Architecture

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This Guide includes the following Parts and Chapters:

Section	Content
Part I, "Introduction"
Chapter 1, "Introduction"	Overview of Oracle9iAS Wireless
Part II, "Oracle9iAS Wireless XML Developer's Guide"
Chapter 2, "XML Overview"	Overview of XML.
Chapter 3, "Displaying and Formatting Content"	Sample applications and methods for formatting and displaying XML content.
Chapter 4, "Application Navigation"	Navigating and linking among XML content.
Chapter 5, "Filling Out Forms for Data Entry and Navigation"	Using forms to simplify filling out and navigating XML content.
Chapter 6, "Advanced User Interactions and Channel Optimization"	Advanced user interactions with XML content.
Chapter 7, "Mobile Modules"	Using XML to develop and deploy mobile modules.
Chapter 8, "XML Tag Glossary"	Abstract device markup language used in the OracleMobile Online Studio application framework.
Part III, "Oracle9iAS Wireless Platform and Services"
Chapter 9, "Mobile Service Developer's Tools"	Building applications using Oracle9iAS Wireless.
Chapter 10, "Core Technologies"	Core technologies used by Oracle9iAS Wireless.
Chapter 11, "Advanced Customization"	Adapting applications to increase mobile application efficiency.
Chapter 12, "Alert Engine and Data Feeds"	Publish timely information for subscribers from a variety of data sources.
Chapter 13, "Push Service and SMS"	Push and SMS Services architectures, and how to use these services to create and deploy mobile applications.
Chapter 14, "Transcoding"	Reformatting device/markup language for use on any web-enabled device.
Chapter 15, "Using Location Services"	Specialized services for developing location-based applications.
Chapter 16, "Offline Management"	Using Oracle9i Lite for offline management of content.
Chapter 17, "Mobile Studio"	Using Oracle Mobile Studio to develop wireless applications.
Part IV, "Oracle9iAS Wireless Modules"
Chapter 18, "Mobile PIM and eMail"	Integrating PIM and e-mail services into your mobile applications.
Chapter 19, "m-Commerce"	Integrating m-Commerce and Billing services into your mobile applications.
Chapter 20, "Location-Based Module"	Integrating Location-Based services into your mobile applications.
"Index"	Index.

Intended Audience

This Guide is intended for developers of wireless applications.

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Related Documents

Here is a partial list of related documents that will provide you with important information concerning Oracle9iAS Wireless and related products/components:

• Oracle9iAS Wireless Getting Started and System Guide--all the information you need to be up and running in the shortest possible time.

• Oracle9iAS Wireless Release Notes--final notes about the products, since the Documentation and Help were produced.

• Oracle9iAS Wireless online Help (included in the product)

• Javadoc with sample code included in product directory structure

• Oracle9iAS documentation (HTML and PDF library)

• Oracle Technology Network

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