I-Mode: A Primer [Anglais] [Broché]

This book includes an explanation of I-mode; its history, technology, features and services available, and discussion of how it is being used -- followed by a developer's guide to show how to begin building I-Mode applications. The book also includes some case studies illustrating various implementations including what has worked and what has not. You will gain a very clear picture of both the hardware and software involved with this very successful implementation of a mobile phone-based Internet service, the cultural milieu that it occurred in, and how to develop for I-mode and the mobile Internet. Specific coverage includes: exploring handsets, deployment, 3G network plans, packet-switching, CHTML, and programming I-Applis, the I-Mode version of Java.

Includes an explanation of I-mode; its history, technology, features and services available, and a discussion of how it is being used--followed by a developer's guide to show how to begin building I-Mode applications.

"This guide unveils the secrets behind Japan's successful cash-for-content model. Get on board the i-mode train as it heads for global expansion!" --Danny Williams, Editorial Director, Mobile Internet, Bakerville, Informa Telecoms Group

i-mode A PrimerYour i-mode Road Map With one-button browsing, robust HTML-based content, "always-on" high-speed connections, and over 27 million Japanese users, NTT DoCoMo's i-mode already delivers the kind of mobile Internet services that WAP developers are still struggling to implement. This comprehensive primer gives you the inside story on i-mode and shows you how to put this simple, yet powerful, technology to work. Nik Frengle deciphers DoCoMo's enigmatic partnering rules and the revenue model that helps e-business turn Web games, entertainment, business news, and more into phone-sized code and cash. Put i-mode to Work*Explore the differences between WAP, regular Internet phones, and i-mode—enabled handsets*Modify an existing Web page using cHTML to employ the keypad*Build JSP and SQL databases to host dynamic content*Use server-side scripts to access an SQL database from the handset*Create an i-Appli game using the author's own translation of the i-mode Java API*Learn how NTT DoCoMo's well-regulated partnerships provide content that users are willing to pay for*Understand the underlying architecture of global expansion and how it affects your marketCD-ROM Includes:*Sample code*Java 2 SDK Standard Edition, v1.3 for Windows*Forte for Java, release 3.0 Community Edition for All Platforms*Adobe GoLive tryout*MySQL, PHP, Apache, and phpMyAdmin*Plus Chaku Melo Converter, UltraEdit-32, NJStar CJK Viewer trial version, and i-JADE LiteSystem Requirements PC 120 MHz or faster, 32MB RAM, CD-ROM drive. See the "What's on the CD-ROM" appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Nik Frengle has worked with i-mode since its introduction. He writes about the Japanese wireless Web for eimode.com, a popular i-mode Web site, and Mobile Internet, a respected industry newsletter. He has been a developer and programmer for more than 10 years and currently works as a Mobile Industry Analyst, analyzing and consulting on the Japanese mobile phone industry. Nik has lived in Japan for 11 years, where he has had the opportunity to witness the i-mode phenomenon first hand.