XML is currently being used as the message syntax for Web services. To enable small mobile devices to use Web services, this XML use must not be too resource-consuming. Due to seve...
Jaakko Kangasharju, Sasu Tarkoma, Tancred Lindholm
The queries defined on data warehouses are complex and use several join operations that induce an expensive computational cost. This cost becomes even more prohibitive when querie...
Ad hoc networks, being able to organize themselves without user intervention, can easily provide their users with mobility, multimedia support and group communication. However, the...
The retail store environment is a challenging application area for Pervasive Computing technologies. It has demanding base conditions due to the number and complexity of the interd...
Albert Krohn, Tobias Zimmer, Michael Beigl, Christ...
UMTS/WLAN integration offers considerable benefits for the users as well as for the mobile network. As soon as coverage is available, a mobile user should be able to switch seamle...
Tom Van Leeuwen, Ingrid Moerman, Bart Dhoedt, Piet...