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i-mode

Although WML is the most common PCS device language, it is not the only one. In Japan, there are several million subscribers that use a PCS device with content delivered using i-mode technology. This technology incorporates a formatting language called cHTML, which is a compact version of HTML. As such, it is a quick study for most Web developers.

i-mode was developed in Japan by a corporation known as DoCoMo, which translates to “everywhere.” Because of a marketing shift and a planned separation from the rest of the wireless providers, DoCoMo now has a vast market share of the Japanese wireless user pool, but its market share is minimal in the U.S. However, i-mode is not a business market wireless provider, but instead targets the consumer ...