Hewlett-Packard Co. deployed a scaleable, secure
platform to support both wireless and conventional Internet commerce.
The mobile e-services/commerce platform will enable customers to conduct
transactions, from anywhere, at anytime, using any type of communications
device, HP (HP) said.
“The full benefits of e-commerce will be reaped only by those companies who
integrate mobile devices into their transactions,” said Duane Zitzner,
president of HP’s Computing Systems.
“Companies not only need to support
mobile clients, they also need to prepare their infrastructures for the
exponential growth of Internet transactions as mobile devices proliferate.”
The first version of HP’s mobile e-services commerce platform is built on HP
9000 Enterprise Servers and HP NetServer systems, running HP-UX and Microsoft
Windows NT, respectively. The platform supports conventional Internet and
wireless transactions via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) servers from
Nokia or the Wireless Internet Platform of TANTAU (WAP 1.1 compliant).
HP said its services and support provide proactive assessment, management and
design services to ensure high availability and security, as well as direct
connection to HP support engineers and six-hour call-to-repair on hardware
for reliable reactive support.
The platform integrates HP’s e-speak technology, which allows developers to
dramatically reduce the time required to create, deploy and manage
e-services. A secure Web console allows remote console management from a Web
browser. Pricing and configuration options vary based on the hardware and
software.
Clients at launch include KBC Bank and e-commerce solution provider
Smith-Gardner. In addition, LetsBuyIt.com is incorporating the HP platform
into its e-commerce infrastructure to enable European consumers to co-buy
products and check deal status via mobile devices.
