Data management for mobile computing / by Evaggelia Pitoura and George Samaras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitoura, Evaggelia, 1967-

Contributor:

Samaras, George, 1959-

Series:

Kluwer international series on advances in database systems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile computing.

Database management.

Physical Description:

ix, 157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Kluwer, [1998]

Summary:

The focus of Data Management for Mobile Computing is on the impact of mobile computing on data management beyond the networking level. The purpose is to provide a thorough and cohesive overview of recent advances in wireless and mobile data management. The book is written with a critical attitude. This volume probes the new issues introduced by wireless and mobile access to data and their conceptual and practical consequences. Data Management for Mobile Computing provides a single source for researchers and practitioners who want to keep abreast of the latest innovations in the field. It can also serve as a textbook for an advanced course on mobile computing or as a companion text for a variety of courses including courses on distributed systems, database management, transaction management, operating or file systems, information retrieval or dissemination, and web computing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-152) and index.

ISBN:

0792380533

OCLC:

37663172