A method and server system for exchanging data between a wireless
electronic device and another computer system. This system allows a
wireless electronic device to securely communicate with an Intranet by
verifying authentication parameters. The first authentication parameter
is the device serial number and a password which authenticates the
network connection. The second authentication parameter is a user name
and password that authenticates the user's access to applications on the
Intranet. The system uniquely integrates the authentication parameters
into every query the wireless device makes to the Intranet to maintain
the session between the wireless device and the Intranet. Beneficially,
the authentication parameters are not stored on any particular network
device and do not burden either the server or the wireless device with
maintaining the session. In another embodiment of the present invention,
the server system uses a link rewriter service for examining web pages
generated by applications of the Intranet to identify links that target
any application that is resident on the Intranet. The link rewriter uses
a look up table in a database to rewrite the link to include a keyword
that designates the targeted application and its Intranet server. The
keyword is then used to route links to the Intranet and if a link is not
resident on the Intranet, the query will be routed to the Internet.