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Overview
Pervasive Computing describes a new class of mobile computing devices which are becoming omnipresent in everyday life. Handhelds, phones and manifold embedded systems make information access easily available for everyone from anywhere at any time. But Pervasive Computing is far more than just fancy devices: A powerful wireless communication infrastructure extends the reach of enterprise networks to mobile clients. Web services and portal servers offer flexible gateways to the back-end server systems and their data. And finally, a variety of new mobile solutions, and services take advantage of the possibilities and feature mobility, connectivity, and ease-of-use.Synopsis
This book describes a new class of computing devices which are becoming omnipresent in everyday life. They make information access and processing easily available for everyone from anywhere at any time. Mobility, wireless connectivity, diversity, and ease-of-use are the magic keywords of Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. Devices include handheld computers, mobile phones, interactive television, smart cards, household appliances as well as intelligent automotive equipment. The book covers these front-end devices as well as their operating systems and the back-end infrastructure which integrate these pervasive components into a seamless IT world. A strong emphasis is placed on the underlying technologies and standards applied when building up pervasive solutions. These fundamental topics include commonly used terms such as XML, WAP, UMTS, GPRS, Bluetooth, Jini, transcoding, and cryptography, to mention just a few. Voice, Web Application Servers, Portals, Web Services, and Synchronized and Device Management are new in the second edition.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewIt's a brave new world out there, and it has come upon you quite suddenly. This is a wireless world where you can go anywhere and yet be connected to the place you left behind through a multitude of mobile computing devices. The second edition of Pervasive Computing puts it all on the table. This excellent book is what you need if you want to know how it all works.
Uwe Hansmann, Martin S. Nicklous, and Lothar Merk begin by covering the most commonly used pervasive devices, like handheld computers, smart phones, telematics, smart cards, and many more. The authors describe their characteristics from a user's perspective and explain the areas of usage, their basic applications, their look-and-feel, and everything else you need to know to get a good understanding of these devices. Next, the authors go on to cover the most commonly used software components needed to build pervasive applications, like, Java, operating systems, middleware, and security building blocks. They also show which components are necessary to develop applications for these operating systems and how to start doing this. Then the authors cover the important industry standards and technologies that provide connectivity and enable communication. Next, they discuss the applied technologies and concepts. Finally, they describe some of the most known Pervasive Computing solutions, which are in use by the customers today already.
Pervasive Computing and its component devices get really powerful if they are integrated with each other and their back-end infrastructure to form powerful solutions. In other words, there is so much to know about mobile computing solutions and wireless devices that it can seem overwhelming, even impossible, to stay current at times. This outstanding book has what it takes for both the user and the provider of these technologies and services to stay on top of it all. John R. Vacca
John R. Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written nearly 40 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.