Pervasive Computing: The Mobile World

by Uwe Hansmann, P. Korhonen (Foreword by), Lothar Merk, P. Kahn (Foreword by), Martin S. Nicklous

Overview

This book describes a new class of computing devices which are becoming omnipresent in everyday life. They make information access and processing easily available for everyone from anywhere at any time. Mobility, wireless connectivity, diversity, and ease-of-use are the magic keywords of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. Devices include handheld computers, mobile phones, interactive television, smart cards, household appliances as well as intelligent automotive equipment. 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. A strong emphasis is placed on the underlying technologies and standards applied when building up pervasive solutions. These fundamental topics include commonly used terms such as XML, WAP, UMTS, GPRS, Bluetooth, Jini, transcoding, and cryptography, to mention just a few. Voice, Web Application Servers, Portals, Web Services, and Synchronized and Device Management are new in the second edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642055256
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/12/2011
Series:	Springer Professional Computing
Edition description:	Second Edition 2003
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: What Pervasive Computing is all about.- Introduction.- Part II: Pervasive Components.- Pervasive Devices.- Pervasive Operating Systems.- Pervasive Java.- Pervasive Middleware.- Pervasive Security.- Part III: Connecting the Pervasive World.- Internet Prools and Formats.- Wireless Application Prool.- Pervasive Connectivity.- Pervasive Service Discovery.- Part IV: Back-end Server Infrastructure.- Application Servers.- Gateways and Proxies.- Application and Device Management.- Content Adaptation and Synchronization.- Part V: New Services in the Pervasive Space.- Pervasive Portals.- Networked Home.- e-Finance.- e-Travel.- Security Services.- Part VI: Pervasive Computing at Work.- Part VII: Appendixes.- Useful Web Sites.- Bibliography.- Glossary.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
It's a brave new world out there, and it has come upon you quite suddenly. This is a wireless world where you can go anywhere and yet be connected to the place you left behind through a multitude of mobile computing devices. The second edition of Pervasive Computing puts it all on the table. This excellent book is what you need if you want to know how it all works.

Uwe Hansmann, Martin S. Nicklous, and Lothar Merk begin by covering the most commonly used pervasive devices, like handheld computers, smart phones, telematics, smart cards, and many more. The authors describe their characteristics from a user's perspective and explain the areas of usage, their basic applications, their look-and-feel, and everything else you need to know to get a good understanding of these devices. Next, the authors go on to cover the most commonly used software components needed to build pervasive applications, like, Java, operating systems, middleware, and security building blocks. They also show which components are necessary to develop applications for these operating systems and how to start doing this. Then the authors cover the important industry standards and technologies that provide connectivity and enable communication. Next, they discuss the applied technologies and concepts. Finally, they describe some of the most known Pervasive Computing solutions, which are in use by the customers today already.

Pervasive Computing and its component devices get really powerful if they are integrated with each other and their back-end infrastructure to form powerful solutions. In other words, there is so much to know about mobile computing solutions and wireless devices that it can seem overwhelming, even impossible, to stay current at times. This outstanding book has what it takes for both the user and the provider of these technologies and services to stay on top of it all. John R. Vacca

John R. Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written nearly 40 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.

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