Mobile Web Services

Corporate Applications on a Mobile Device Near You

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:00:00 EDT

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 worldwide commerce still resides on existing host systems.

Adding Reliability to Occasionally Connected Computing in Mobile Devices

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:30:00 EDT

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. Occasionally Connected Computing (OCC) deals with this problem. The challenge that mobile application developers face today is to develop applications that will let users interact uniformly with the application regardless of the connection status.

Where Web Services Meet Mobile Devices

Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EDT

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, it's a phone. Others are finding that their mobile phones are their single point of contact, both voice and data, and this trend will only continue as we learn to cut the wires and as wireless networks become more pervasive and much faster.

Web Services and Portal Technology

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST

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.

Extending Web Services to the Real World

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST

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 and must be robust, platform neutral, and performance sensitive.