Mobile applications for international use should employ the simplest technologies

摘要

Companies needing to create mobile applications for international use face many problems. Regional variations in IT, business practices and culture mean they should favour simple technology and sacrifice range for usability. As mobile and wireless applications become more common, organisations are starting to consider multinational mobility. Do conventional globalisation techniques apply to mobile applications, and what other challenges does the combination of mobility and globalisation pose? From a technical perspective, it is certainly possible to develop internationalised mobile applications. Key client platforms, such as Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), Symbian and Pocket PC, provide some technical support but there are many challenges beyond simply developing globalised code.