Oracle Powers Personalized Portal Services for Sprint PCS

Strategic Insights -

Sprint PCS, the nation's largest all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network, has selected Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS) Wireless Edition to offer personalized wireless services to its eight million subscribers. The partnership enables Sprint PCS to create unique, custom services by combining data from multiple sources, and delivers advanced, transaction-based content to subscribers. This marks the largest deal yet for Oracle iAS Wireless Edition and positions Sprint PCS as a leader in the wireless Internet revolution.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sprint PCS has selected Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS) Wireless Edition to offer personalized wireless services to its eight million subscribers.
  • The partnership enables Sprint PCS to create unique, custom services by combining data from multiple sources.
  • Oracle iAS Wireless Edition delivers advanced, transaction-based content to subscribers, enabling 24x7 availability with Oracle Lifecycle Support services.
  • The solution provides a common portal interface and personalization services for Sprint PCS' forthcoming business-to-business wireless applications.
  • Sprint PCS is able to prioritize content and services on the Wireless Web Companion Page based on personal preferences.
  • Oracle iAS Wireless Edition supports a wide variety of mark-up languages, such as HTML, WML, and VoxML, and protocols, such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).

Statistics:

  • Eight million subscribers will have access to personalized wireless services through Oracle iAS Wireless Edition.
  • Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Oracle iAS Wireless Edition enables Sprint PCS to serve a wide range of devices, including personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless phones, hand-held computers, and standard telephones.
  • The partnership marks the largest deal yet for Oracle iAS Wireless Edition.

Sources:

  • Oracle Corporation. (2000, October 9). Oracle Enables Personalized Portal Services for New My Wireless Web Service From Sprint PCS. Retrieved from the Oracle website.
  • Sprint PCS. (n.d.). About Sprint PCS. Retrieved from the Sprint PCS website.
  • Oracle Corporation. (n.d.). Oracle iAS Wireless Edition. Retrieved from the Oracle website.
  • Sprint Corporation. (n.d.). About Sprint. Retrieved from the Sprint Corporation website.