Fabric of Mobile Services

Software Paradigms and Business Demands

AvShoshana Loeb,Benjamin Falchuk

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

What is the future of mobile services? In order for mobile services to achieve the scale, scope, and agility required to keep them relevant and successful, a number of fundamental technical and business challenges need to be addressed. The Fabric of Mobile Services provides readers with a solid understanding of the subject, covering short-and long-term considerations and future trends that will shape thistechnological evolution.Beginning with an introduction that brings readers up to speed on the mobile services environment, the book covers: The business of mobile servicesMobile user location as a service enablerSimplicity and user experienceThe always-on infrastructure challengeUnderpinnings of mobile opportunismDesign patterns for mobile servicesAdvanced services of today and tomorrowComplemented with case studies and end-of-chapter summaries that help facilitate readers' comprehension, The Fabric of Mobile Services is essential reading for researchers, engineers, software engineers, students, and anyone working in the mobile services industry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-08-28
Mått:163 x 244 x 23 mm
Vikt:572 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Information and Communication Technology Series
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470277997

Utforska kategorier

Elektronik och kommunikationer inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Shoshana Loeb, PhD, is Executive Director and Chief Scientist at Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, New Jersey. She has a proven track record in creating, financing, operating, and growing innovative technology organizations and businesses. Ben Falchuk, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist in the Software & Applications Lab at Telcordia Technologies. He has a long and diverse background of innovation in practical R&D related to the areas of mobile, multimedia, HCI, and middleware.Euthimios Panagos, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Telcordia Applied Research. His expertise lies in the areas of distributed data management, strategic planning, engineering, marketing, and client engagement.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface. 1 Introduction.1.1 Introduction.1.2 Ubiquitous Computing and Next Generation Mobile Services.1.3 The Mobile Web.1.4 Emerging Mobile Services Environments - Network View.1.5 The Mobile Device Environment.1.6. The Personal Assistant Example.1.7 The FSocial Rules of Mobile Services.1.8 The Focus of This Book.2 The Business of Mobile Services.2.1 The Ecosystem and the Value Chain.2.2 Between Two Worlds.2.3 Innovative Business Models.2.4 Case Study: Personalized Navigation Devices.2.5 Summary.3 Mobile User Location as a Services Enabler.3.1 Introduction.3.2 LBSs - The Killer Enabler.3.3 Positioning Technology.3.4 LBS Architectures and Middleware.3.5 Information-Level Enablers.3.6 Summary.4 Simplicity and User Experience.4.1 New Services and User Experience.4.2 User-Centered Simplicity and Experience.4.3 Methodologies for Simplicity and User Experience.4.4 Case Studies: Simplifying Paradigms.4.5 Summary.5 The Always-on Infrastructure Challenge.5.1 Always-on Service Properties.5.2 Architecting for Always-on Mobile Services.5.3. Business Impact of Always on.5.4. Data Management.5.5. Summary.6 Underpinnings of Mobile Opportunism.6.1 Managing Complexity and Opportunities.6.2 Technologies supporting Opportunism.6.3 Design of Opportunistic Systems - Examples.6.4 Relevant Standards.6.5 Summary.7 Design Patterns for Mobile Services.7.1 Background.7.2 Architectural patterns.7.3 User Interface Design.7.4 Distribution and Resource Management.7.5 Event Notification.7.6 Use Case: Voice-based Content Management.7.7 Summary.8 Advanced Services of Today and Tomorrow.8.1 Emerging Mobile Application Areas.8.2 Advanced and Emerging Mobile Technologies and Services.8.3 Getting Personal - What it Takes and Why it’s Important.8.4 Summary.9 Concluding Remarks.References.Index.