BANGALORE: Jataayu Software has announced the release of its WAP (Wireless
Application Protocol) 2.0 complaint jBrowser (Ver 3.0), for PocketPC devices.
The software contains executables of WAP 2.0 compatible browser for ARM and SH3
processor based PocketPC devices, along with user documentation. The evaluation
copy of beta version software is available at www.jataayusoft.com for download
for a limited period of time.
WAP Forum, an international forum on Wireless Technologies, announced WAP 2.0
specifications in August 2001. Jataayu achieved the distinction of being the
first company in the world to have WAP 2.0 based gateway and browsers in October
2001.
"WAP 2.0 is a significant improvement over its predecessor WAP 1.2, and
is expected to firmly establish the mobile Internet industry created by the WAP
1.x specification. Jataayu, as one of the early adopters of WAP2, now leads the
way by providing the browser needed by the wireless developer community on
popular PocketPC devices, to start delivering innovative applications and
services based on WAP2." says Mahesh Jain, CEO of Jataayu Software.
Director and advisor Dr. Gopalakrishna, said that the launch of the Jataayu
WAP2.0 browsers would let developers deploy their WAP2.0 application on popular
PDAs, without having to wait for WAP 2 phone devices.
Jataayu Software director marketing, Raj Kesarimall, says that the release of
Jataayu WAP2.0 Browser of popular PocketPC devices will help Jataayu to maintain
its position of leadership in this area. He also said Jataayu is currently
targeting leading operators to roll out WAP2.0 services. WAP2.0 will
significantly enhance the appeal of WAP and provide the platform for delivering
Wireless Internet applications.