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Extend J2ME to Wireless Messaging

The notion of wireless messaging provides a whole new vista to J2ME. J2ME applications powered by wireless messaging have a platform-independent access to wireless communication resources like Short Message Service (SMS) and Cell Broadcast Service (CBS) for Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Networks, a mobile telephony system permitting inter-country communication. Before proceeding with the details on how J2ME Wireless Messaging works, I will discuss, in short, the SMS and CBS messaging systems in a GSM Network.

Five Costly Errors That May Be Preventing Your Marketing Messages From Getting The Results You Want

What marketing tools don't work for you? We ask this question when we welcome subscribers to our zine. Their answers are consistent: "We sent out a mailing and got no response," they may say. Or they tell us, "Our letters, postcards, or brochures failed."

The Great Debate: Text vs. HTML Email Messages

Some newsletter publishers swear that HTML messages are the only way to go. Others swear by the virtues of simple text. Although newsletters were "traditionally" published as text only, HTML newsletters are on the rise -- and it helps, too, that most email software these days is capable of displaying HTML messages.

A Simple Way to Create 7 Effective Autoresponder Messages

Email is the Net's most powerful marketing tool. And autoresponders are the best idea yet for marketing with email.

What's With All Those Error Messages?

Your software application pops up an error message with some cryptic message like "Unexpected Application Error", "General Protection Fault" or "Illegal Operation". You don't have a clue as to what the message means. Illegal Operation! What did you do wrong?

Decode the Hidden Messages on Business Cards

Every business card creates an impression that reveals a lot more than you'd expect about a business. It exposes more than the printed words, disclosing its health and priorities. Cards can often say unflattering things, rather than the messages you intended. It can function as your silent ambassador or as a spiteful gossip. So make sure yours expresses precisely what you want people to remember.

Combating SPAM Problems in a Corporate Environment

Perhaps no problem plagues the Internet as deeply as that of unsolicited junk E-mail, or SPAM. While there's no doubt that SPAM can be annoying to the end users, SPAM can cause problems for both the network administrators and for those who own or manage a company. The reason for this is that SPAM robs your company of productivity and of system resources.

.htaccess Magic!

If your site is hosted on a Unix or Linux server which runs Apache, you may already be familiar with your .htaccess file.

Too many messages for Outlook Express

Read the Disclaimer Recently one of my Mitel SME Server clients took two weeks off. When he returned, Outlook Express told him he had 23,000 messages waiting on the server! Unfortunately, Outlook Express couldn't bring any of those messages to his PC; it just hung.

How to Write E-Mail Sales Messages That Get Results

Free. . . Sale. . . New . . . Hot. . . Act now! These words announce yet another e-mail sales message. We're inundated with e-mail pitches and wary of anything that sounds too good to be true. So, how do you write your e-mail sales messages so customers will open, and most importantly, act on them?