| The explosive growth in the demand for mobile and wireless products and services, from both businesses and consumers in the recent years, indicates that mobile commerce is starting to take off. As more and more companies begin to realize the compelling value offered by mobile and wireless technologies and start to explore mobile business opportunities, IT professionals need to understand the business and technical issues related to mobile commerce application development. Mobile Commerce Application Development introduces you to the various technologies and techniques that are widely used for developing m-commerce applications today. The book is designed to provide readers with an appreciation for the use of wireless and mobile technologies in achieving business objectives and changing the way business strategies are being implemented, an understanding of the various technologies used in m-business, and technical skills for developing and deploying wireless and mobile commerce systems.
In this book, mobile commerce application development techniques are introduced within the context of their applications. Readers learn to use these techniques by developing business applications. This approach is highly successful and widely used in information technology training. Readers with any systems development background will be able to quickly grasp the technologies and techniques discussed in this book.
About the Author Lei-da Chen is an assistant professor in the department of information systems and technology at Creighton University. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Gordon Skelton is a professor at the University of Mississippi in the Jackson Engineering Graduate Program. He lives in Madison, Minnesota. |