Mobile Computing Implementing Pervasive Information and Communicatio

Mobil Computing: Implementing Pervasive Information and Communication Technologies is designed to address some of the business and technical challenges of pervasive computing that encompass current and emerging technology standards, infrastructures and ar

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OPERATIONS RESEARCH/COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERFACES SERIES Series Editors Professor Ramesh Sharda Oklahoma State University

Prof. Dr. Stefan Voß Technische Universität Braunschweig

Other published titles in the series: Greenberg, Harvey J. / A Computer-Assisted Analysis System for Mathematical Programming Models and Solutions: A User’s Guide for ANALYZE Greenberg, Harvey J. / Modeling by Object-Driven Linear Elemental Relations: A Users Guide for MODLER

Brown, Donald/Scherer, William T. / Intelligent Scheduling Systems Nash, Stephen G./Sofer, Ariela / The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Computer Science & Operations Research Barth, Peter / Logic-Based 0-1 Constraint Programming Jones, Christopher V. / Visualization and Optimization Barr, Richard S./ Helgason, Richard V./ Kennington, Jeffery L. / Interfaces in Computer Science & Operations Research: Advances in Metaheuristics, Optimization, and Stochastic Modeling Technologies Ellacott, Stephen W./ Mason, John C./ Anderson, Iain J. / Mathematics of Neural Networks: Models, Algorithms & Applications Woodruff, David L. / Advances in Computational & Stochastic Optimization, Logic Programming, and Heuristic Search Klein, Robert / Scheduling of Resource-Constrained Projects Bierwirth, Christian / Adaptive Search and the Management of Logistics Systems Laguna, Manuel / González-Velarde, José Luis / Computing Tools for Modeling, Optimization and Simulation Stilman, Boris / Linguistic Geometry: From Search to Construction Sakawa, Masatoshi / Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization Ribeiro, Celso C./ Hansen, Pierre / Essays and Surveys in Metaheuristics Holsapple, Clyde/ Jacob, Varghese / Rao, H. R. / BUSINESS MODELLING: Multidisciplinary Approaches — Economics, Operational and Information Systems Perspectives Sleezer, Catherine M./ Wentling, Tim L./ Cude, Roger L. / HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Making Global Connections Voß, Stefan, Woodruff, David / Optimization Software Class Libraries

MOBILE COMPUTING Implementing Pervasive Information and Communications Technologies

SHAMBHU UPADHYAYA SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, New York ABHIJIT CHAUDHURY Bryant College Rhode Island KEVIN KWIAT Air Force Research Laboratory Rome, New York MARK WEISER Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma

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Contents

Contributors

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Preface

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Acknowledgments

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Part I Business and Management

1. Mobile Computing – The Indian Vista P.K. Mukherjee

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2. Coor