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Author:   Shoshana Loeb ,  Benjamin Falchuk ,  Thimios Panagos
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Interscience
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.572kg
ISBN:  

9780470277997

ISBN 10:   0470277998
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   28 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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.

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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.

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