URLs can change over time. If any of the sites used in these Internet Exercises change, please visit the Turban Electronic Commerce 2002, 2e Companion Web site at http://www.prenhall.com/turban for an update.

Chapter 19

1. Learn about PDAs by visiting vendors' sites such as at Palm, Handspring, HP, IBM, Phillips, NEC, Hitachi, Compaq, Casio, Brother, Texas Instruments, and others. Start with a visit to 4pads.4anything.com.
   
   
2. Access Progressive.com, an insurance company, from your cell phone (use the Go to.... feature). If you have a Sprint PCS wireless phone, do it via the Finance menu. Then try pda.progressive.com from any wireless PDA. If you have a Palm VII Handheld you can download the Web-clipping application from Progressive. Report on the capabilities.
   
   
3. Research the status of 3G and the future 4G by visiting itu.org and wapforum.org.
   
   
4. Explore what AT&T, MCI, and other telecommunications companies are doing in the area of mobile communications.
   
   
5. Enter Nokia.com/corporate/wap/sdk.html and download (for free) the WAP Developer Toolkit. What can you do with this tool kit?
   
   
6. Enter kyocera-wireless.com. Take the smart tour and view the demos. What is a smartphone? What are its capabilities? How does it differ from a regular cell phone?
   
   
7. Enter ibm.com/software and click on the case studies. Read the two wireless-related stories and a story in an industry you are familiar with. Prepare a summary of the systems' capabilities.
   
   
8. Building m-commerce systems can be complex. Enter ibm.com and find the capabilities of their WebSphere EveryPlace Suite.
   
   
9. Enter alcatel.com, siemens.com, and nortelnetworks.com and find all their products and services related to m-commerce.
   
   
10. Enter ericsson.com and review all the available demos. Also play the stock trading game.
    
    
11. Enter mapinfo.com and look for their location-based services demos. Try all the demos. Find all of the wireless services. Summarize your findings.
    
    
12. Enter ordersup.com, astrology.com, vicinity.com, and similar sites that capitalize on l-commerce. What is common to all of them?
    
    
13. Enter packetvideo.com and microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc and examine their demos and products.
    
    
14. Learn about intelligent home appliances by visiting x-home.com and sunbeam.com.
    
    
15. Enter mdsi-advantex.com and review their wireless products for the enterprise. Summarize the advantages of the different products.