Are IRM and application server vendors seizing wireless opportunities?
We are going to take a quick look at some of the key players in the application server market and in the IRM market and their game plans regarding wireless technology. A new element to integrate: WAP protocols and Gateways. BEA was one of the first application vendors/IRM framework providers to declare itself a WAP integrator and has recently signed an agreement with Nokia to integrate its WAP. Allaire just unveiled its “2000 Technology Roadmap,” in which wireless applications are presented as optional. The vendor prefers to focus on such new initiatives as B2B (business to business) in which XML is the core element. Allaire intends to address wireless applications by making it easy for its users (developers) to interact with its product using XML-based language/protocols. BlueStone Software is not really committed to wireless technology, but its XML Suite does provide a good cornerstone on which to build wireless-related applications. Enhydra 3.0, an Open Source Software (OSS) applica
