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GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communication)
International standard for cellular communication,
guaranteeing compatibility between the various
network operators. GSM covers most European
countries and many other parts of the world.
Java
Programming language generating applications that
can run on all hardware platforms, whether small,
medium or large, without modification. It has been
promoted for and geared heavily to the Web, both
for public Web sites and Intranets. When a Java
program runs from a Web page, it is called a Java
applet. When it is run on a mobile phone or pager, it
is called a MIDlet.
MMS (Multimedia Message Service)
A message service for the mobile environment,
standardized by the WAP Forum and the 3rd
Generation Partnership Program (3GPP). For phone
users, MMS is similar to Short Message Service
(SMS)-it provides automatic, immediate delivery of
user-created content from phone to phone. The
message addressing used is primarily phone
numbers, thus the traffic goes from phone to
phone. MMS also provides support for e-mail
addressing, so that messages can also be sent by
e-mail. In addition to the text content of SMS, MMS
messages can contain still images, voice or audio
clips, and later also video clips and presentation
information.
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Multi-party Calling
Ability to establish a conference call involving up to
five additional people.
Phone Password
Security code used to unlock the phone when you
have selected the option to lock it automatically
each time it switches on.
PIN (Personal Identification Number)
Security code that protects the phone against
unauthorized use. The PIN is supplied by the
service provider with the SIM card. It may be a four
to eight-digit number and can be changed, as
required.
Proxy Server
A proxy server resides between a web client, such
as a web browser, and a real Web server and acts
as an intermediary between them. When some
people browse a web site, their browser is not
actually connecting to the web server. The request
from their browser goes to a proxy server, and the
proxy server makes the request to the web server.
A proxy server can improve performance for groups
of users because it cache the results of all requests
for a certain amount of time. If a user requests a
web page that it already loaded for another user, it
reloads the page instead of forwarding the request
to the Web server, which can be a time-consuming
operation.
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