HP, Nortel Join to Deliver Mobile E-services

<%=company1%> and Hewlett-Packard Co. plan to develop end-to-end Wireless Internet solutions and Mobile E-services to deliver profitable, seamless, high-speed access to information. The companies' global strategy marries the power of networking and the Internet with wireless communications. The two companies will work together to develop mobile portal solutions, wireless devices and networking solutions, and other mobile e-commerce service solutions, such as m-commerce services.

The initial offer will be a mobile portal that provides Internet access across Nortel Networks' wireless infrastructure using a combination of the two companies' mission-critical computing infrastructure, middleware, and appliance clients. This solution, targeted at the mobile professional or remote workforce, is designed to allow users to seamlessly roam between networks without losing their Internet connection or IP address. It will also speed up any public mobile wireless data link so that users can send and receive e-mail and attachments more effectively, conduct e-commerce transactions, and surf the Web wirelessly.

The Technology
The mobile portal solutions will use HP's Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-enabled Mobile E-services commerce platform. The two companies will provide a complete mobile portal architecture, as well as mobile front-ends to existing Internet portals. This solution will include voice portal capability, compression technology, security, and Quality of Service (QOS) and allows for complete on-the-go access to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), database, e-mail, and voice mail content via wireless data and voice.

Future Opportunities
The two companies are exploring several other wireless Internet opportunities, including m-commerce solutions. These solutions will allow businesses to integrate their sales, marketing, and service capabilities with the Internet. HP will provide Integrated Payment Solutions (IPS) to Nortel Networks' Wireless Internet solutions to enable secure electronic transaction over wireless devices.

They will combine Nortel's 2.5 and 3G wireless infrastructure with HP PCs using Nortel Networks' e-mobility Acceleration software and IP Mobility intelligent middleware solution, which delivers content that is optimized according to the end user's location, network, and device. Nortel Networks' General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) solutions are based on the Passport and Contivity switches. The combined technology delivers seamless multi-network, high-speed wireless Internet connections that are secure, location-based, and personalized to the end users' needs.

Edited by Ellen Jensen