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To: Mark Oliver who wrote (5660)	3/20/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: David Phaneuf	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10081

Good Morning everyone, here's is an interesting article of things to come, Have a magical day! FYI Aloha David Saturday March 20 12:58 AM ET Push Technology To Be Key In Wireless By Roland Moller HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Push technology is expected to be employed by mobile phones that offer with data access facilities, Pekka Salonoja, head of Nokia Telecommunications' wireless data server systems at Nokia said Friday. ''The ordinary Internet is browsed but people on the move need information sent to them...based on a defined profile,'' Salonoja said. Push technology has not seen a major breakthrough on the fixed-line Internet, but mobile phones able to access the Internet with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) will be particularly well-suited for it, he told Reuters in an interview. ''The most relevant service for WAP is push technology,'' Salonoja said. Salonoja said Nokia had made no estimate for how much data traffic in wireless Internet use would be pushed and how much browsed since the development would be driven by service providers while Nokia only wants to be a catalyst of progress. He said WAP and wireless data will produce new market segments for servers carrying content, but Nokia's production would be focused on the areas where it has a cutting edge. ''That is servers which speak to the wireless networks...and servers which require particularly high response speeds to enable mobile interactivity,'' Salonoja said. WAP servers -- which operators have to link services to their cellular networks -- are currently being pilot-tested to make sure they use with all producers' equipment and Salonoja expected volume roll-outs to begin in the second half of the year. In total, operators' WAP server investments will be small compared with the money spent on the rest of the wireless networks, he said. WITH PUSH TECH, SUCH AS CONFIRMATION OF FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CARS FOR THE ROAD WARRIERS. STOCK UPDATES AT PRESET POINTS TO BE CALLED TO YOUR PHONE WHEREVER YOU ARE FOR THE INVESTER. GOTTA LOVE THE FUTURE.