Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet

Ryan Fife is a Technical Architect for Yospace where he is building their developer outreach program. Yospace has a strong market reputation for the development and deployment of high quality, working wireless data solutions that add value even at the earliest stages of this market. Ryan is working to maintain this prestigious reputation and expand the number of developers who use Yospace products to build quality applications. He has been building wireless solutions for more than two years for clients that include large wireless companies such as Nokia and Ericsson. Prior to joining Yospace, Ryan co-founded AnywhereYouGo.com, a wireless portal for developers that covered WAP, J2ME, SMS, i-Mode, and PDA technologies. Ryan also has architected and built large e-commerce systems in Java as a consultant for Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

Dan A. Olsen is an independent Web technology consultant based in San Francisco, CA. He specializes in helping nonprofit organizations and small business people utilize Internet technology to make their internal processes more efficient and to communicate with their clients more easily. Dan formerly worked as an application developer and usability engineer for Informano Networks, a wireless Managed Services Provider located in Emeryville, CA. In this capacity, he handled all aspects of client-side development for a wide variety of devices including WAP and wireless mobile phones, PDAs, and desktop Web browsers. Prior to his venture into the world of wireless technology, Dan spent two years with Cox Interactive Media (CIM) as a Multimedia Developer and Web Technical Lead. During his tenure with CIM, he was the in-house technical resource for BayInsider.com, a San Francisco Bay Area portal. Under the umbrella of CIM, he developed, built, and maintained several Web sites for various local media partners and local events. Dan studied anthropology and new media communications at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Wei Meng Lee is Series Editor for Syngress Publishing's .NET Developer Series. He is currently lecturing at The Center for Computer Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. Wei Meng is actively involved in Web development work and conducts training for Web developers and Visual Basic programmers. He has co-authored two books on WAP. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.