Developing a Mobile Access Architecture

This section describes specific technology features of Mobile Access to help you determine which technologies are most important for your organization. Review these features while keeping in mind your organizations short-, mid-, and long-term plans.

To assist you in developing a deployment plan in a timely and cost effective manner, this topic describes the following features:

Using Composite Capability and Preference Profiles

Mobile Access software implements the composite capability and preference profiles (CC/PP) specification, also known as JSR 188. Portal Server software can use this implementation to adapt content and pass on delivery context information to channels that adapt their behavior accordingly. This specification provides developers with a standard set of APIs for processing delivery context information compatible with the majority of Web access mechanisms that deliver context negotiations.

Writing device-independent code that can deliver content to a multitude of Web access mechanisms helps reduce costs and avoids proliferating proprietary and potentially incompatible implementations.

Integrating Mobile Access and Portal Secure Remote Access Server

The Mobile Access product integrates with Portal Server Secure Remote Access server, which provides proxy, URL rewriting, and VPN-on-demand capabilities. The Secure Remote Access server gateway sits in the DMZ in front of the corporate firewall and provides security from outside connections to resources available behind the firewall. The gateway provides proxy server and URL rewriting capabilities for content and applications. It also supports URL obfuscation.