In the enterprise building mobile applications is as much about integration and the corresponding challenges as it is about pure application development. Recent industry reports reveal that more than 70% of mission-critical data and most of the pivotal business logic that runs worldwid...

Mobile devices use wireless networks that have limited range. Therefore, they may not always be connected to a network. This kind of intermittent connectivity in mobile devices has been one of the factors inhibiting enterprise-level adoption of pervasive mobile applications. Occasional...

Let's face it, we're going mobile. You only need to consider how you communicate these days to understand that. I, for one, find that my Blackberry is becoming my e-mail terminal of choice, as well as my best source of information via the WAP-enabled Web browser built-in. And oh yes, i...

Portals are central points of access for applications and content for both internal and external use in an enterprise through interactive and rich presentation interfaces.

This is the first in a series of articles that will explore the realm of Web services, the challenges that lie ahead, and advancements that enable extending Web services to the real world. Applications for real-world scenarios have significant dependencies on development time and ROI a...