The Vanso Wireless Message Protocol Server provides a robust and scalable solution to the man problems associated with wireless messaging, and lies at the heart of the Vanso Wireless Messaging Network. This unique server is a proven messagin technology which has been used by customers in numerous industries, as well as offering a solution to the needs of telecommunications carriers in various regions of the world. Leveraging emerging technologies, such as Java and XML (Extensible Markup Language), the Vanso Wireless Message Protocol Server is the fastest, most extensible, most reliable, and most cost-effective wireless messaging solution.

The server’s modular services model, illustrated below, makes it the most adaptable wireless messaging server currently sold. With an array of incoming and outgoing interfaces, extensive translation capabilities and compatibility with a number of platforms, the Vanso Wireless Message Protocol Server is designed to serve as a foundation for an enormous range of applications. It is based on Vanso’s own Wireless Message Protocol, a protocol designed to maximize efficiency and interoperability between wireless messaging networks. Furthermore, it includes built-in message handling, routing, security, monitoring and management tools to offer a comprehensive solution for all of your present and future wireless messaging needs.

Features:

· Modular Software Model – Each function of the server runs as a separate service and is then loaded into the server’s core. This allows dynamic plugins, updates and changes to be made to various services without shutting down operation. Furthermore, each service is able to create its own statistics and logs.

· Comprehensive Incoming and Outgoing Interface Support – Since the Wireless Message Protocol Server is based on technologies such as XML and Java, the server software is extremely extensible and versatile. The server not only supports the majority of interfaces in current usage, but can andwill be upgraded to support a number of others.

· Speed - The Vanso Wireless Message Protocol Server routes messages to the proper carrier with an average speed of 20 milliseconds even under the heaviest of loads.

· 1-Way and 2-Way Messaging Capabilities -The server is able to both send to and receive messages back from carriers throughout the world. Hence, it can enable applications which require not only the sending of messages to users, but the ability for users to reply back to the application.

· International Character Support - Send to users in virtually any language, since the Wireless Message Protocol Server supports Unicode, allowing messages to contain accented characters, Kanji characters, and symbols from languages throughout the world.

· Highly Reliable and Fault Tolerant Availability - The server was designed from the ground up for carrier grade availability. Server farming and distributed connection pooling eliminates any single point of failure, while “hot” updates allow the servers to continue to run while upgrades or patches are installed.

· Message Handling – Using a Message Packet Engine, which formats messages in a neutral fashion, the Wireless Message Protocol Server offers maximum control over the content integrity of each message. All messages are routed in full, without content changes, with the exception of  segmentation of messages which are longer than the allotted number of characters. Furthermore, the server will track all messages from the point of origination through to termination.

· Message Routing and Delivery

- Delivery acknowledgements – The server handles delivery receipts and can send notifications back to the original sender of the message.

- Store and forward – Messages are placed in an internal queue for handoff to the destination network within 20 milliseconds. The server will continually attempt to forward messages until delivery or expiration of a message validity time period. The server can even be set to forward at a given throttle rate of messages per second.

Global Carrier Recognition – Vanso’s Wireless Message Protocol Server offers the most complete Global Carrier Recognition technology including advanced features such as North American Wireless Number Portability compatibility. The Wireless Message Protocol server is able to accept numerous MIN formats including North American, International, and GSM.

· Network Monitoring / Management - Vanso’s Wireless Message Protocol Server provides three management interfaces and features:

- Watchdog – A separate service running outside the Wireless Message Protocol Server’s process is the Wireless Message Protocol Server Watchdog. The Watchdog continuously sends ‘live’ requests to the server and ensures that responses are correct and timely. The Watchdog can immediately notify a list of administrators or contacts via email, pager, or SMS if any problem should be recognized, and keep them abreast of the resolution process.

- Administration Console - The Administration Console provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to administer, manage, and monitor one or many Wireless Message Protocol Servers. The Administration Console is available in Windows, Solaris, and Linux versions, and offers an extremely intuitive and easy-to-use environment for server administration. The Administration Console permits service loads, unloads, and restarts, as well as real-time statistics on server performance. In addition to allowing dynamic server configuration, administrators can also start trace sessions to view real-time server debugging information and client connections.

- Administration Terminal – The Administration Terminal provides a command line interface to manage and monitor most aspects of the server. While very similar to the Administration Console, it provides a command line interface, rather than a graphical one.

Security – All feeds connecting into the Wireless Message Protocol Server can be uniquely identifiable such that the originating source will be known. Furthermore, the Vanso Wireless Message Protocol Server Guardian feature allows abusive or unacceptable content to be rejected entry into the terminating network. Besides the Guardian, Vanso’s server offers connection throttling with appropriate queuing mechanisms in place to prevent overloading.

· Platform independent – The Wireless Message Protocol server is designed to work on numerous platforms, such as Solaris, Linux, and Windows