The purposes of the Provato SMS MMS Gateway Server is to hide all the complex issues surrounding the development and deployment of mobile messaging applications - be they for mobile operators, content providers or enterprises. Provato does this by providing a a user friendly inteface for configuring a feature-rich mobile message layer in an application server, and a simplified API for developing mobile applications.
White Papers - Handset Capability Server
The purposes of a Handset Capability Server is to identify the capabilities of a mobile phone, be it SMS, MMS, EMS or WAP Push. By knowing the capability of a mobile phone before sending a message, the message can be reformatted to maximise the use of the handset, such as colour, font style etc.
This white paper identifies a process whereby formatting of content for different handsets can be achieved transparently.