Roam: Making Sense of the Wireless Internet [Anglais] [Broché]

Roam cuts through the hype to set out the challenges and during the last two years, we’ve been invaded by a new family of acronyms and a flurry of terms related to wireless technology. These include UMTS, GPRIS, WAP, SMS, 3G as well as Bluetooth, iMode , DoCoMo and Blackberry.
Heavily hyped by the industry, the phenomenon has happened fast. After the 3G auctions where telecom operators committed billions of euros to buy the rights to airwave space from governments, it has happened even faster.'Roam' cuts through the hype to set out the challenges and opportunities ahead. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .

Revenues for wireless commerce (i.e. mobile phones, Palm Pilots etc)could hit $83 billion by 2003 and $140 billion by 2004. 'Roam' cuts through the hype to analyse the opportunities, and dangers, ahead for business. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .

Revenues for wireless commerce have been predicted to hit anywhere between $22 and $200 billion by 2005. ROAM tells the inside story of the ‘third generation’ craze and cuts through the hype to analyse the opportunities, and dangers, ahead for business and for individuals.
Contents: Part One – The Four Births of the Wireless Internet
The third-generation license auction windfall; The phenomenon of WAP; The short messaging society; Bluetooth; Smart Antennae; Alternative approaches; Fourth generation; How Japan’s I-mode got 25 million users.

Part Two – The M Factor: M-Commerce and M-Business
The wireless consumer; The nature of industry forecasts; Mobile commerce drivers; Messaging; Wireless advertising; Mobilising the corporation; Supply chain and logistics; Empowering the workforce; The new players.

Part Three – The Devices
The battle for market domination; The future shape pf hand-held devices; The phone v. the computer; Graffiti and the Zen of Palm; Modular devices; Portable tablets; Project Oxygen (ubiquitous computing); How to send an email from a sheet of paper; The car as the ultimate wireless device.

Part Four The User’s New Issues
Wireless viruses; Network security; Public Key Infrastructure; Guaranteeing confidentiality and authentication; Electromagnetic radiation and safety issues. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .