If you're planning a wireless initiative, but are confused by the alphabet
soup of acronyms such as WML, PQA, RIM, EPOC, CDMA, GPRS, and countless
others, this article will help clear things up with a discussion of five key
points to understand now, as well as what to look for in the future.
Launching a project to provide wireless access of mission-critical
applications or data to mobile users can be challenging. Often there's a
myriad of requirements, technical considerations, integration issues,
field-testing trials, deployment challenges, and cost issues to address. One
of the most challenging aspects of developing information systems that employ
wireless solutions is dealing with technology that's still in its infancy.
Therefore, there are five key points that should be clearly defined before
moving forward with any wireless initiative: Customer requirements of t... (more)
If you follow wireless technology, then you frequently read articles on the
Web or in various trade magazines reporting the latest security holes found.
This article will attempt to draw a border around the wireless security
landscape by providing a discussion of various security technologies that
have been designed and optimized to operate over local and cellular-based
wireless networks. The support for security in mobile application platforms
will be highlighted along with what technologies are available today for
securing wireless networks; accompanying diagrams depicting diff... (more)
Mobile VPN technology offers enterprises a mature, proven solution for
providing secure, private access to remote users of enterprise resources.
This article provides an overview of what's available for immediate
deployment.
An exciting development to watch this year has been the accelerated release
of new and existing Virtual Private Network (VPN) offerings with feature
lists that include optimization for operation over local or cellular-based
wireless networks and new handheld device support. The primary features that
differentiate a mobile VPN from other VPN solutions include... (more)
Planning to offer enterprise access to PDA or smart phone devices via the
Web? Read this article to learn what is available in the mobile browser
arena.
A significant factor in the user experience of a wireless Web site or
application is the mobile or microbrowser that is used to navigate the
application or site and interact with its contents. A mobile or microbrowser
constitutes the software that renders markup language elements and data
received over a wireless link.
In this article, I will briefly highlight the current mobile browser
landscape and provide a short overview of... (more)
If you are interested in writing computer games or simulations in .NET, then
the Apress book Beginning .NET Game Programming will prove to be a valuable
resource. A trio of authors, notably David Weller, Alexandre Santos Laboa,
and Ellen Hatton, wrote this book, which introduces the reader to many of the
fundamental concepts that go into programming a game. All topics are
illustrated in .NET using Visual Basic .NET or C# along with the .NET
Framework managed wrapper APIs for DirectX and GDI+.
The book is organized principally around four game projects, including a .NET
version o... (more)
Kevin Wittmer works for SmartSignal Corporation as a technical lead. His programming interests span .NET, Java, C++, and Perl.
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