Recent Advances in Mobile Middleware for Wireless Systems and Services

摘要

The most visible technology advance in the last decade is arguably the popular uses of wireless mobile handsets such as cellular phones. These devices are not just for phone calls, but also for the Internet access and management of mobile data. Many of them are equipped with positioning systems such as GPS, creating significant commercial opportunities for a range of new applications such as location-based services. Indeed, despite the recent econom ic downturn, the mobile computing industry continues to boom.