• ISBN13: 9780470277997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Engineering
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blac
• Publication Date: January 1, 2009
• Pages: 246
• Original Price: USD 122.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 545 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Mobile & Wireless Communications and Industries / Media & Communications

From the Inside Flap

Wiley Series On Information And Communication Technology

T. Russell Hsing And Vincent K. N. Lau, Series Editors

The Fabric of Mobile Services

Software Paradigms and Business Demands

Shoshana Loeb

Benjamin Falchuk

Euthimios Panagos

From the Back Cover
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 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.

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.