What is Transcoding Technology

Transcoding Technology enables you to make Web-based information available to users of handheld and other pervasive devices economically and efficiently. Transcoding Technology modifies content presented to users based on the information associated with the request, such as device constraints and organizational policies. This transformation of information from one form to another is the central idea behind transcoding, a technology particularly suited to bridging the gaps between the variety of data formats encountered on the Web and the devices comprising them.

Transcoding Technology uses specialized programs called transcoding plugins to perform different conversions, such as from HTML for a browser, to WML for a Web-enabled cell phone. Transcoding Technology's architecture provides a pluggable framework for adding new device and content type transformations, by developing new transcoding plugins.

 

About this documentation

This Information Center discusses the Transcoding Technology architecture, how to utilize Transcoding Technology facilities like preference aggregation, working with stylesheets and annotators, using XML configuration, using special transcoding plugins and data transformation.

Along with using this Information Center it is recommended that you refer to individual component documentation for specific details about that component. To locate component specific documentation, select the desired component in the navigation tree of the Information Center.


 

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