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Contents
Index
Operation Whiteberry
Subsections
Introduction
The Problem
The Solution
Free Protocols Foundation Endorsement of Operation WhiteBerry
Mobile Messaging Requirements
The BlackBerry Solution
How BlackBerry Works
BlackBerry: Mobile Messaging Confirmation
BlackBerry: A Closed Solution
BlackBerry: Not All Things to All People
Strategic Myopia: More Closed Solutions
The WhiteBerry Solution
Technological Components of WhiteBerry
The Unifying Component: A Set of Open Protocols
The Key to WhiteBerry: The LEAP Protocols
How WhiteBerry Works
Putting Everything Together for the End User
Technical Challenges & Responses
A Word About Networks
WhiteBerry versus BlackBerry
WhiteBerry Patent Resistance
Initial Development Framework
Open-Source Software Implementations
The MailMeAnywhere Development Forum
Initial Subscriber Services
Initial WhiteBerry Implementation
Mobile Messaging Security
BlackBerry Security
WhiteBerry Security
The Business Case for WhiteBerry
Immediate Opportunity: Installed Hardware Base
Precedents for Success
Shifting Opportunities: Winners & Losers
Business Conservativism
A Framework for Participation
Device Integration
Windows CE Enhancement
Palm OS Enhancement
Modem Integration
Challenge to Modem Manufacturers
Cell Phone Integration
Network Services Integration
Wireless ISP Integration
Network Operator Business Practices
Wireless Application Services Integration
Challenge to Application Service Providers
Systems and Solutions Integration
Message Center Integration
How to Participate
Beyond Operation WhiteBerry
Summary
Acknowledgments
