Send a Press Release Free Website Analysis Internet World Reg. By Jim Wagner Attendees at this year's 3GSM World Congress got a sneak peek Tuesday of Openwave Systems, Inc. 's, graphics-based mobile browser. The micro-browser's ability to support the many different wireless technologies is sure to please many of the vendors at the Cannes, France, convention. British Telecommunications wireless arm, Genie, announced today it had named Openwave its preferred micro-browser. Using the wireless browser, users will be able to view images, animation and sounds using either a monochrome or color handset.
Users can also use applications and visit Web sites using voice commands or pen-based navigation.
Jeff Damir, Openwave president of device products, said his company's software is sure to launch renewed interest in the wireless market. Internet handsets like those offered by Sprint and Verizon because of the inefficient method for Internet surfing, which can be time-consuming when using a phone's numeric keypad to enter letters. This, at a time when wireless is poised to overtake the PC as the platform of choice for Internet access. But as access speeds, displays and interfaces improve, he said, they will become a hit with consumers as well. The WAP edition supports version 1.2.1, while the universal edition will include the current version and the expected WAP 2.0 standard.