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- ISBN 9780470277997
- Weight: 572g
- Dimensions: 163 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 2009
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 services
- Mobile user location as a service enabler
- Simplicity and user experience
- The always-on infrastructure challenge
- Underpinnings of mobile opportunism
- Design patterns for mobile services
- Advanced services of today and tomorrow
Complemented 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.
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.
