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SmartPhone Emulator JavaBean Edition Overview

"Yospace's series of emulators are among the most developer-friendly and innovative in the wireless industry. We are pleased to work with Yospace to make it even easier for developers to transform an enterprise's existing software infrastructure into a completely wireless-enabled platform."

Dr. Jeff Capone, CTO, Aligo, Inc.

Aligo Partners with Yospace to Speed Mobile Application Development

Overview

The SmartPhone Emulator JavaBean Edition is designed to be embedded into your own software where faithful emulation of a WAP-enabled handset is required.

The entire system required to fetch and render WML/WMLScript decks is provided as a single component. The "bean" provides access to methods that allow the programmer to feed the emulator WML directly, set the current URL, find out the current location, get error codes and even access WMLScript functions within the page. The software is written in 100% Java 1.1.8, however we intend to release a modified version so that it operates as a Java-based ActiveX Control.

Consider using the SmartPhone Emulator JavaBean Edition as a means of outsourcing the WAP browsing function of your application. Our emulation platform is extensible which means that your software will be able to emulate more handsets as Yospace, third-parties, or handset manufacturers release personality plug-ins.

For software vendors that wish to bundle the SmartPhone Emulator Developer Edition with their own software as an optional extra, please contact sales@yospace.com for more information on our referral programme.

If you are building a custom solution that requires WAP emulation/browsing and you think you might be able to take advantage of our expertise to meet your end goal, we'd be happy to hear from you. Contact sales@yospace.com with a basic description of your requirements.

YoPad
The YoPad is designed to highlight certain differences between the way that WML is being interpreted by the handset microbrowsers currently, and the way it is likely to interpreted by more sophisticated devices in the future. In many ways, the YoPad microbrowser is similiar to the Ericsson R380s (which we will be releasing shortly as an additional emulation) and it may cause you to rethink the way you write your WML. More information

Features / Benefits

WML and WMLScript 1.1	A full implementation of both WML and WMLScript 1.1 is included as part of the emulation platform. It is your choice of handset that determines the behaviour of the WML and WMLScript.
Accurate handset emulation	Currently, only the Nokia 7110 handset is emulated. Although as a registered developer using the JavaBean edition, you will be entitled to receive upgrades and plug-ins that extend the capabilities of the emulator to support more handsets as they become available.
Proxy support	If necessary, the bean will use a proxy server to fetch content from the network.
Firewall Friendly	The applet uses standard HTTP to talk back to its servlet, which means that it should work through any firewall that lets you reach the page containing the applet. It also will use your browsers proxy configuration, if one exists.
Customisable phone skins	You don't have to stick with the skins that come with the emulator -- you can design your own and integrate them with the applet using our free tool Skin Builder.
Flexible API	We are happy to work with you to make the JavaBean suit your requirements. If want to access certain functionality of the emulator that cannot be reached using the existing API, we will endeavour to make it possible.

Pricing
There are many uses for the SmartPhone Emulator JavaBean Edition and a single fixed pricing structure is not appropriate for these uses. We consider each requirement individually and propose a fair price based on your requirements. We base our license fees on a number of factors, including the purpose and intended sales volume of your software (niche solution or general sale). We are flexible and will also consider the possibilities of strategic partners and joint ventures in certain areas.