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The Future of Wireless Commerce

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
It has been hyped for years – wireless commerce and the ability to make purchases from a cell phone or mobile device. However, wireless commerce still hasn’t hit full stride in the US and probably won’t have wide scale support and adoption for several years. The technology divide exists where the next generation of technology meets deployment challenges and delays. Carriers and device manufacturers cannot agree on standards. And the biggest challenge that remains: waiting for the industry to accept wireless commerce and let it have its own space to breath in the mobile ecosystem.

Over the last decade, text messaging services and mobile internet has quickly taken hold in the US. As of June 2008, the CTIA reports that in the US, over 75 Billion text messages are sent and received every month. To put that into perspective, in June 2000, the number of text messages was just 12 million (not billion). How and why did mobile messaging kick into full gear? Wireless carriers opened their networks to inter-carrier messaging that transmits messages between mobile communications networks regardless of technologies involved (CDMA, GSM, iDen, or TDMA). This has lead to mass adoption to text messaging and opened the door for mobile marketing.

Advertisers, retailers and other service businesses have jumped on board to take advantage of mobile marketing. Mobile marketing can enhance customer loyalty and reduce churn and as it becomes a popular and sustainable revenue-generating medium, will also force the carriers to take notice.

The complete mobile ecosystem includes network operators, advertisers, technology and solutions providers, service providers and consumers who all stand to benefit from wireless commerce. To apply wireless commerce to everyday life, companies are quickly developing new mobile commerce applications. These applications and services are prepared to give a significant boost to the adoption of wireless commerce across the mobile ecosystem. Some of these applications include:

Wireless Commerce Applications

Mobile banking & Financial Service

” Mobile brokerage

” Mobile financial information

Mobile entertainment

” Mobile gaming

” Download of music and ring tones

” Download of videos and digital images

” Location-based entertainment services

Mobile information services

” Current affairs (financial, sport and other news)

” Travel information

” Tracking services (persons and objects)

” Mobile search engines and directories Mobile office

Mobile marketing – Mobile couponing

” Direct (context-sensitive) marketing

” Organization of mobile events

” Mobile newsletters

Mobile shopping

” Mobile purchasing of goods and services



Mobile ticketing

” Public transport

” Sports and cultural events

” Air and rail traffic

” Mobile parking

These mobile commerce applications are currently in use by retailers, banks and other companies. Other wireless commerce applications are being tested throughout several markets in the US. Having a mobile commerce application is only half the challenge. Many wireless carriers require approval for some types of m-commerce while others have to approve each campaign running across their network or promoted in their storefront. These new campaigns and applications often require certification and testing prior to acceptance.

Quality of service and ease of use are often considered part of a carrier review. According to Telephia, 22 percent of consumers who encounter a “quality of service” problem when making a purchase give up on the purchase. They also tend to register their complaint with the retailer or their wireless carrier. However, all is not lost. Those who can’t finish the order process often complete their purchase in store or online and 17 percent stated they would try again later.

“We have found that user testing and quality of service improvements are critical if we expect to foster development of wireless commerce as a sustainable and formable business model,” noted David Geipel, President of US-based QWASI, Inc. “Companies have to create a user experience for wireless commerce and m-commerce that supports industry growth.”

The future of wireless commerce and m-commerce depends on a number of players in the mobile ecosystem to be creative and innovative. A solid, replicatible customer experience is vital to growing m-commerce throughout the next decade. As more retailers and companies dip their toe into the water, one thing is sure: the outlook for wireless commerce is bright.



By: Dave Geipel

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Wireless Security Systems – Ensuring A Secure House Through Convenient Methods!

Friday, May 29th, 2009
Home security system is something that is a must nowadays with the increase in the rate of crime. You need to protect your possessions and loved ones against the burglars who have been increasing manifold. There are a lot of variety of these security systems from which you can choose. Both wired and the wirelesses are available to use for your house. They have their own pluses and minuses and also you find a difference in their prices.

The technology found in the wired and the wirelesses are quite different from each other. The wireless sends the messages through radio signals to the control panels. When the wireless was introduced, they were said to be less reliable than the wired ones. As time passed, the wireless has been proved to be good.

As the wireless have no wires, they are more convenient to be installed than the wired ones. Wireless systems can save quite some amount of your money at the same time as you do not need to break down walls or the floors in your house. But the wireless systems need their batteries to be changed every now and then. One of the advantages of a wireless system is that they can be relocated very easily from one place to another without much trouble.

The same kind of components like the cameras, alarms, detectors and the touch pad can also be used along with the wireless systems. The wireless system relies in the radio frequency that need to be transmitted by windows, motion activated sensors and door contacts. The deactivation and the activation of your system are located at the entrances of your homes at the touch pads. When there is a power cut, the wireless system will still work and provide security to your house by making use of the back up system.

Inputting a code through a control panel is all you need to do to make use of a wireless system. This is normally done before you leave your house or enter it. Once the code has been put into the control panel, the control panel will take over. The control panel will now send remote signals to the other parts of the system that will help in activating the alarm. Depending on what type of system you have the alarm will sound off. It might happen even when a window or a door is being opened.

There are several wireless security systems which you can easily install by yourself. It is recommended that you make necessary enquires before you buy a system as you might not know what type of system bests suits your house. It may cost you more, but it sure is a better option than waste your money on something that doesn’t suit your needs.



By: Abhishek Agarwal

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Abhishek is a Home Security expert and he has got some great Home Security Secrets up his sleeve! Download his FREE 104 Pages Ebook, “Home Security Made Easy!” from his website http://www.Survival-Today.com/116/index.htm . Only limited Free Copies available.



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Data and File Encryption Software

Friday, May 29th, 2009

As we already know, there are many security holes in the internet that can be used by irresponsible person to collect, store and then share or sale the data and files they grab. If you or your company needs to store or share your important data and files, then you must take much aware about your computers, laptop, server or internet connection security. This is to make sure that your important data and files are saved from the thief.

If you didn’t know yet about how to make your important data and files to be secure, then you must visit www.alertsec.com. They are one of the best companies offering computer security software that can be used to make Data Encryption and File Encryption using their valuable Encryption Software.

If your important data and files are encrypted using the Encryption Software, there’s no worries that your data will get stolen by cracker or hacker, and if bad situation happen, where your data get stolen by the thief, they will confused about how to store the data and files because its already encrypted using the Encryption Software before.

The Encryption Software is available on trial version so you can try it first before you decided to buy the full software later. The trial version is 30-Day Free Trial with automatic uninstalls. This is useful for you so you will know much about how the software will work.

So, what are you waiting for? Go to www.alertsec.com to download the software, make Data Encryption and File Encryption for your needs.

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Free Your Hands With Bluetooth Wireless Headsets

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Sometimes you just need to talk on the phone at the same time that you need to accomplish another important task or two. And, in this day and age, when the ability to multi-task is ever more important, Bluetooth wireless headsets are a huge help.

Bluetooth headsets are hands-free, wire-free devices that you simply attach onto your ear. This gives you the freedom to take care of other important tasks, such as using the computer, doing the dishes, driving the car, or anything else that is better done with both hands, yet still allows you to carry on a phone conversation.

Bluetooth wireless headsets can be used with Bluetooth enabled phones which allows you to talk on your cell phone, both hands-free and without wires that might get tangled up in your task. But there are other uses for a Bluetooth wireless headset as well. You could use it to connect to a computer that is Bluetooth enabled which would allow you to listen to music and use your VoIP phone.

The popularity of its headsets has continually increased since they were first introduced. They have proven to make people’s lives easier and more productive, not to mention safer, when it comes to being able to drive with both hands on the wheel and still have a clear conversation via your cell phone.

Bluetooth headsets are also being designed to be more stylish and in some circles, could even be considered a fashion, or at least a technology statement. If you are ever in a store or an airport or waiting in line at the movies and see someone who appears to be talking to themselves, it’s a good bet that if you could catch a glimpse of the other ear, you would see their Bluetooth wireless headset.

Another advantage of wireless headsets over their wired predecessors, is that this mobile wireless technology also delivers crystal clear quality of sound. In addition, you can use your enabled headset to use all of the voice activated commands that are available in your wireless phone. This makes it easy to send, receive and even make phone calls from your cell phone even if it is stowed away in a purse, pocket or briefcase, as long as your phone has functions that can be voice activated.

When you are considering which of the available headsets is best for you, there are a number of different features that you should check out. Since there are so many choices, a Bluetooth wireless headset should have just the right compliment of functions that you require.

One of the first things you will want to check on in a wireless headset, is the range of the device. The range will vary somewhat depending of the version and the power class. In most cases, a Bluetooth wireless headset will be able to connect to other devices of this technology within a range of about 30 feet.

Active noise reduction (ANR) is an important feature to look for in a wireless headset. ANR headsets use a specific technology that is able to reduce the ambient noise from your surroundings. This is especially helpful in improving your conversations while you are on the road or anytime you have a lot of background noise.

One popular feature that is available on some Bluetooth wireless headsets is an LCD display. This tiny display on your headset allows you to see who is calling with the Caller ID feature. It also allows you to access the features of your Bluetooth wireless headset.



By: MIKE SELVON

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Educate yourself further about bluetooth wireless headsets from Mike Selvon articles portal. Your feedback is valued and appreciated at our bluetooth wireless technology blog where a free audio gift awaits you.



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A Wireless Enhanced Marriage – Part Two

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Remembering to Remember

 

Let’s face it, nowadays there’s no excuse for either partner to forget important events such as birthdays or anniversaries.  We can now wirelessly sync our PDAs to display parallel information (and reminders) and our calendars can even prompt to tell us that we need to buy a card, gift and so on; so there’s no chance of any big day slipping our minds.  This does, however raise the question: “Has technology taken the romance out of modern marriage, or has it positively enhanced it?”  

 

For example, from a wife’s perspective, should I celebrate the fact that a reminder pops up on my husband’s screen about my birthday several days before the event and then gives him an option to purchase his card and gift online?  Should I be thrilled that the same store then provides suggestions as to the ideal gift, based upon my age, weight and hair color?  Or should I look back wistfully on yesteryear, when he all too often hurriedly grabbed a bunch of flowers on the way home along with the only ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR WIFE” card left in the garage shop and then tried to discretely phone a restaurant to book a last minute table?  Should the ‘new and improved’ wirelessly-enhanced version of my event-ready husband be applauded or chastised?  A personal choice I realise, but I rather liked the bashful last minute romantic offerings of the old Dean.  Call me an old fashioned girl, but there was something quite endearing about the sudden realization of the missing card or gift that made the ‘making up for it’ so much more romantic than the sometimes all too smug handing over of the perfect (haveIgotagiftforyou.com) prezzie (beautifully gift wrapped as an optional extra of course!).

 

A Debt of Gratitude

 

I fear that I may be somewhat straying from the core message of this piece.  It was intended from the start to be a grapple of the Grattons, a wireless rant if you will, about how wireless might be used to enhance and improve my husband.   Instead, I find myself singing its praises for the most part for having narrowed the distance between us on so many occasions.  I guess that I’m just a woman who’s content with her man after all.  Unlike wireless technology, we don’t always want a seamless and invisible connection, especially in the bedroom!  Marriage is all too often turbulent, messy and passionate, but that’s what fundamentally keeps it alive.  So whilst we may have narcissistic fantasies of what the perfect spouse should be I have to admit that absolute perfection would inevitably grow to be boring very quickly; hence a dichotomy forms, since being boring ultimately makes the perfect man imperfect!  Similarly, control shouldn’t be one sided, as experienced within a wireless context – no master and slave relationship for me thank you very much, but a joining of minds and souls that, if correctly balanced, withstands the test of time.

 

There is no doubt that wireless technology surrounds us and will continue to grow and, to some extent, dominate our lives.  Even smarter homes will rise up with greater incorporated technology and more wireless capability than ever perceived possible, but the truly smart family will be able to distinguish, and nurture, the difference between real-time and real times together.  Sounds terribly corny I know but it’s a statement that will undoubtedly hold particular meaning for those spouses who see more of their husbands or wives on their computer screens than they do on their sofas.

 

For as long as I have known my husband, he has been passionate about wireless technology.  Out of this passion has sprung an extraordinary career, resulting in the publication of three amazing books on wireless technology along with a string of successful articles.  For this, above all else, I owe wireless technology a debt of gratitude and I can honestly say that, for all intents and purposes, my husband has been truly wirelessly-enhanced.   So thank you wireless for making my husband the man he is today; successful, happy and, although not always here, always loved.

 

 

 

 



By: Dr Sarah-Jayne Gratton

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Dr Sarah-Jayne Gratton has a PhD in Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy. She is the author of Marketing Wireless Products (Butterworth Heinemann, 2004) and her work has been published in a number of newspapers and magazines.



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