Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 563 g
Software Paradigms and Business Demands
Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 563 g
Reihe: Information and Communication Technology
ISBN: 978-0-470-27799-7
Verlag: Wiley
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.
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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.
