Face it. Wireless devices are red hot. For example, the number of mobile phones is double that of PCs and continues to increase; sales of wireless Web devices are expected to grow from $10 billion in 2000 to $73 billion in 2005, according to consultants Strategy Analytics (seeics.com/press/PRCR007.htm). While there are many debates about which wireless services will succeed, Short Message Service (SMS) is one that has already proven to be a winner. According to Logica, a global solutions company, within three years, carriers will be sending up to 200 billion short messages per month, a 170 percent annual increase over current levels (for more, see com/news/press/pr704.html). At this rate, the average mobile phone user will receive three SMS messages each day.

This article describes how to turn your IIS Web Server to a WAP server that creates WBMP images on the fly. The article consists of 3 parts. First part describes how to configure IIS. Second part tells you about how to create WBMP images on the fly. Third part shows how you can convert existing images to WBMP that can be displayed by a WAP enabled phone.