1994
December
Alain Rossman forms Libris Inc., hires two engineers to develop what eventually becomes the backbone for WAP.
1995
March
Libris completes software prototype.
1996
June
Libris changed to Unwired Planet. Commercial release of first generation UP.Link Server and UP.Browser software.
1997
June
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Unwired Planet agree to collaborate and create WAP.
September
WAP architecture published on Web.1998
1998
January
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Unwired Planet create WAP Forum, open membership.
May
WAP 1.0 specifications published on Web.
1999
April
Unwired Planet changes name to Phone.com.
May
Microsoft joins forum.
June
WAP forum surpasses 100 members.
WAP version 1.1 released.
Phone.com commences with initial public offering.
September
Forum reaches 180 members.
October
Phone.com buys WAP infrastructure provider APiON.
December
WAP Forum surpasses 250 members. Introduces WAP 2.0.
Microsoft releases Mobile Internet Explorer, a dual-mode microbrowser supporting both WAP and HTML. Ericsson first to license the new microbrowser.
