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12. Technologies Used

12.1 Software

• DataPilot Universal Kit

We needed software that would help us extract the phonebook off of a cell

phone. Since we did not have access to the cell phones’ source code we

needed a third party method to achieve this task. We decided on the DataPilot

Universal Kit. This kit gave us a simple tool to extract phonebooks from cell

phones. In addition, the universal kit was compatible with all but the very

newest cell phones, with new phone compatibility always in development.

There are also individual DataPilot kits for a person who needs to upload a

phonebook from only one phone, which reduces costs.

• Oracle 8i Database

We needed a way to store all the information that is contained in a

phonebook. We decided to use a Database Management System to achieve

this task, specifically, Oracle 8i. We chose a Database Management System

because it allows for easy creation, modification, and retrieval of data. We

chose Oracle 8i because the Santa Clara University Design Center has it

installed and its use is free to all engineering students.

• Java Servlets and JDBC

After deciding to use Oracle 8i we needed a way to display the

information on a website. We decided to use Java Servlets and JDBC because

they have built in functionality to connect to and interact with databases. In

addition, we were able to find a template which made the process even

simpler. The Java Servlets run on the web server and take in requests and

respond back to the webpage. Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is called

from the servlet and provides a Java Application Programming Interface (API)

to connect, send queries to the database, and send information back to the