i-mode IS COMING

The wireless Internet service that dominates the Japanese market—mushrooming from 3 to 17 million users in a single year—is coming to the United States and Europe. i-mode Crash Course helps you prepare, whether your interest is technical or financial—whether you’re offering the killer app or competing against it—even if you’re simply a consumer who wants to get on top of the latest technology.

i-mode Crash Course gives you insider details on the most successful wireless Internet application in the world.

Get the big picture on i-mode, the wireless Internet service that took Japan by storm, now targeting the US and Europe Technologies, requirements, and markets
Understand installation, deployment and configuration The international i-mode spectrum i-mode security,
Up-and-coming applications and market directions
Make the right career and corporate decisions

i-mode:

UNQUALIFIED WIRELESS INTERNET SUCCESS

Learn how i-mode connects cell phones and other handhelds to the Internet for instant messaging to friends, email, online shopping, and real-time news, stocks, weather reports, and more
See why i-mode beat out WAP
Discover development secrets behind i-mode applications and the advantages of cHTML
Understand NTT DoCoMo’s market strategy in Japan and its plans to take America and Europe—this year
Gain insights to help you analyze markets, predict results, and influence outcomes

GET READY FOR i-mode

Contents           

   PART ONE: I-MODE WIRELESS FUNDAMENTALS    Chapter 1: I-Mode Wireless Fundamentals    Chapter 2: I-Mode Technology    Chapter 3: Using I-Mode    Chapter 4: The Types and Sources of Technology That Support i-mode    PART TWO: DEVELOPING I-MODE APPLICATIONS     Chapter 5: Official I-Mode Menu Sites    Chapter 6: Developing For I-Mode     Chapter 7: I-Mode For Business   PART THREE: INSTALLING AND DEPLOYING I-MODE     Chapter 8: I-Mode Versus Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)     Chapter 9: I-Mode Emulators: Testing    Chapter 10: Security On I-Mode    Chapter 11: The International I-Mode Spectrum.    Chapter 12: E-mail, Short Messaging, Message-Free, Message-Request     Chapter 13: Third Generation (3G) Broadband Mobile    PART FOUR:  CONFIGURING I-MODE     Chapter 14: I-Mode And Java     Chapter 15: I-Mode Handsets    PART FIVE:  MANAGING I-MODE MARKETS     Chapter 16: Overview Of I-Mode Markets.     Chapter 17: Overview of the Japanese Cellular Market.     Chapter 18: The Japanese Mobile Data Market.    PART SIX  ADVANCED I-MODE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS     Chapter 19: The Future Of I-Mode     Chapter 20: Future Markets For I-Mode And Its Handset Suppliers.     Chapter 21: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations   Appendix A: List of I-Mode Resources   Appendix B: Japan Mobile Internet Case Study: NTT DoCoMo I-Mode   Appendix C: I-Mode Independent Resources: I-Mode Eye   Appendix D: Creating I-Mode-Compatible Web Sites   Appendix E: Internet, M-Commerce, I-Mode in Japan   Appendix F: Complete Tagset of I-Mode-Compatible HTML Tags in Japan   Appendix G: Compact HTML Tag List   Appendix H: Compact HTML DTD   Appendix I: Glossary   Index