What is an M-Business channel?

In its most basic form, an M-Business channel is just another Web site. There is more to it than that, of course. An M-Business channel page does not contain all the bells and whistles you might see on, say, a Web page in Internet Explorer 5.x. But if you know how to create a Web page, you can make yourself an M-Business channel.

As a simple introduction, look at what happens when you subscribe to and subsequently download an M-Business channel. Some elements have been simplified for the sake of brevity, but you will get a basic understanding of the process. See Testing and deploying your mobile application.

Open up and configure an account on M-Business Server. This account contains certain relevant information: your username and password, what channels you want to subscribe to, and so on.

After that, you install the software necessary to view M-Business channels. This software includes:

  • M-Business Client. This is a Web browser (and a mini Web server) that is installed on your Palm OS, Pocket PC, or other mobile device. Some information about your account is also stored here.

  • M-Business Connect. This is installed on both your desktop computer and device. It is the software that enables you to connect to M-Business Server whenever you synchronize your device.