Pervasive Computing: The Mobile World (Springer Professional Computing)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3540002189 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Great Overview and nicely written" according to Thomas. Pervasive Computing: The Mobile World (Springer Professional Computing)This book gives a great overview on devices, technology and explains the fundamental thought of mobile computing. Despite the fact, that the book is on the market since a while, the information is still accurate and the texts are fun to read! Again, a good overview and background information.
From the Back CoverPervasive Computingdescribes a new class of mobile computing devices which are becoming omnipresent in everyday life. But Pervasive Computing is far more than just fancy devices: A powerful wireless communication infrastructure extends the reach of enterprise networks to mobile clients. And finally, a variety of new mobile solutions and services take advantage of the possibilities and feature mobility, connectivity, and ease-of-use.Key TopicsThis book is a guide to the world of Pervasive Computing. Handhelds, phones and manifold embedded systems make in
Voice, Web Application Servers, Portals, Web Services, and Synchronized and Device Management are new in the second edition. M-Commerce, e-Business, networked home, travel, and finance are exciting examples of applied Ubiquitous Computing.. Besides a comprehensive state-of-the-art description of the Pervasive Computing technology itself, this book gives an overview of today's real-life applications and accompanying service offerings. This book describes a new class of computing devices which are becoming omnipresent in every day life. The book covers these front-end devices as well as their operating systems and the back-end infrastructure which integrate these pervasive components into a seamless IT world. Mobility, wireless connectivity, di- versity, and ease-of-use are the magic keywords of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. These fundamental topics include commonly used terms such as XML, WAP, UMTS, GPRS, Bluetooth, Jini, transcoding, and cryptography, to mention just a few. They make information access and processing easily available for everyone from anywhere at any time. A strong emphasis is placed on the underlying technologies and standards applied when building up pervasive solutions