Mobile and wireless design essentials

I am not sure how to classify this book! Is it a book for a manager? Maybe! Is it a book for a developer new to mobile application development? Not quite! Is it a book for a hardcore technologist (architect, sr developer, product manager, etc)? Definitely not so. The content of the book is definitely dated (as of 2006). But, I wouldn't blame the author for this. The field of mobile apps is moving very rapidly. There is a lot of confusion, but, a lot of the smoke is also clearing up. Interesting initiatives like OMA are taking center stage in "clearing up the smoke". The book is way easy to read. But, that's because it has zero technical content. The book touches a lot of interesting technologies, but doesn't provide details on any. It is my belief that the author could have summarized most of the book in maybe 50 pages, or even less! The book's biggest value is for somebody new to the field. Its a very quick read. There are tons of web links (again dated, but, some very relevant even today) to consortia, forums, companies involved in mobile application development. I was really hoping that the author would put this list online. But, I haven't found anything similar after searching on the author's name in google. I usually don't read books word-by-word, line-by-line. I try to grasp the big concepts on the first read. This makes me the worst person to find grammatical mistakes in documents/books. But, even I could find grammatical mistakes on the first (and only) read of this book. The editors need to do a better job next time (if there is a next time).

a Developer’s Approach To Developing Innovative Mobile And Wireless Solutions

mobile And Wireless Design Essentials Is The First And Only Book That Provides A Detailed Analysis Of The Complete Range Of Current Mobile And Wireless Technologies From A Software Developer’s Perspective. It Examines Such Topics As Wireless Internet, Smart Client And Messaging Mobile Computing Models, Wireless Security, And Voice Application Development. Also Explored Is The Full Spectrum Of Wireless Networks Including Bluetooth, Wi-fi, And 3g. You’ll Find Easy-to-understand Guidelines And Pointers On How To Implement A Mobile And Wireless Application To Extend Your Enterprise Systems And Meet Your Company’s Needs.

this Book Presents Key Information On:

• how To Build Smart Client Applications Using Mobile Database And Synchronization Technologies

• the Complete Spectrum Of Messaging Technologies, Including Email, Sms, Mms, Wap Push, And Application-to-application Messaging

• wireless Internet Architectures And Related Markup Languages, Including Hdml, Wml, Chtml, Xhtml, And Voicexml

• technologies That Complement Enterprise Mobile Solutions, Including Pim And Location-based Services

• resources And Web Sites To Consult For Industry Specifications, Downloadable Software, And Mobile And Wireless Updates–in Dozens Of Clear, Easily Referenced Tables

Mobile and Wireless Design Essentials is the first and only book that provides a detailed analysis of the complete range of current mobile and wireless network technologies from a software developer's perspective. It examines such topics as wireless Internet, smart client and messaging mobile computing models, wireless security, and voice application development. Also explored is the full spectrum of wireless networks including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G. You'll find easy-to-understand guidelines and pointers on how to implement a mobile and wireless application to extend your enterprise systems and meet your company's needs. Describes mobile and wireless design techniques from the developer's perspective, offering in-depth analysis of the complete range of network technologies Details development options for building Smart Client, Thin Client, and messaging applications as well as PIM (personal information management) and location-based services The author is an experienced trainer who leads seminars and workshops worldwide for iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase While mobile and wireless consumer product growth has slowed down, technology development has not, since economic ups and downs are inevitable. This book delivers mobile and wireless design techniques from the developer's perspective