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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Mobility and the Wireless Web | |
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What Is Mobility? | |
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Laptops Are Not Mobile | |
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Making Information Mobile | |
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Changing the Desktop Mindset | |
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Mobile Technologies | |
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Mobile Phones: Analog to Digital | |
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Where Mobile Services Are Surfacing, and Why | |
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Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) | |
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Older Wireless Technologies | |
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Mobility and the Web | |
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Wireless Applications of the Future | |
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Wanda Is Hungry | |
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Sam's Celebration | |
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John's Telecommute | |
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Pelle and Maja Go to the Movies | |
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Further Reading | |
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Designing Mobile Information | |
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Consistent Presentation | |
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Information for Sale | |
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Wapping Web Applications | |
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Designing User Interfaces | |
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Information Design | |
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Identifying the Users and Finding the Tasks | |
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Identify Stakeholders | |
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Target Groups | |
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Needs Requirements | |
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Designing with Users in Mind | |
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Finding the Objects: Analyzing Your Information | |
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Information Structure | |
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Information Modeling Concepts | |
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Designing the Information Architecture | |
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Information Structure | |
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User Interfaces on Mobile Terminals | |
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Matching Goals of Users and Designers | |
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Building the User Experience | |
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What Should Your Site Do? | |
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Testing Your User Interface | |
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Customer Satisfaction | |
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Testing the Site | |
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Evaluating Adaptive Systems | |
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Learning from the Log Files | |
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User Behavior and Server Performance | |
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Further Reading | |
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Object Orientation | |
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Information Structuring and Navigation | |
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User Interface Design | |
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Software Development and Management | |
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General Information Sources | |
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Optimizing the Web for Mobile Access | |
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Liberating Information from Its Physical and Logical Location | |
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Site Structure | |
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Templates and XML | |
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W3C Guidelines | |
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Redesigning Your Site for Mobile Access | |
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Separate Content and Presentation | |
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Structure Your Information | |
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Design the Content Properly | |
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Using HTML Tidy and the W3C Validator | |
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The Basic Rules of Mobile Web Design | |
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Further Reading | |
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XML, WAP, and Mobile Information Systems | |
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Extensible Markup Language (XML) | |
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XML Document Structure | |
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XML Evolution and Specifications | |
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The Wireless Application (WAP) Environment | |
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Variable Substitution | |
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The Anatomy of WAP | |
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Wireless Markup Language (WML) | |
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Writing WML | |
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WML, Variables, and Dynamically Generated Content | |
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Events and Variables | |
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XHTML, the Successor to HTML | |
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Differences from HTML You Need to Consider | |
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XHTML Modules | |
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XML Fragments | |
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A Stylesheet Briefing | |
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Validity and Well-Formedness | |
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Database Access via XML and WML | |
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XML Namespaces | |
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XSLT Transformations | |
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RDF and Metadata | |
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Further Reading | |
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Building a Mobile Information Site: By Example | |
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Developing Services for Mobile Users | |
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Examples: XSLT and WML | |
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Personalized Services: Adapting Information to Position and User Context | |
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A New Paradigm | |
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Delivering Relevant Information | |
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Contextualizing Information | |
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Position-Relevant Information | |
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Describing the Position | |
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Validity and Freshness | |
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Structuring Location Information | |
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Metadata | |
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Time- and Location-Relevant Information | |
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Calendaring, Scheduling, and SKiCAL | |
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Metafiles for Events: Some Examples | |
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User Agent Profiles Using CC/PP and WAP UAPROF | |
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Logical Components | |
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The User Agent | |
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Context Awareness | |
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Security and Privacy | |
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Work of the WAP Forum UAPROF Group | |
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Context Awareness: An Example | |
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Stick-e Notes | |
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Triggering | |
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Retrieval and Filtering | |
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Further Reading | |
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Future Mobile Network Technologies | |
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Second-Generation Networks: GPRS and CDMA | |
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Third-Generation Networks | |
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Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) | |
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The Future of Terminals: Wearable Computing | |
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The Future of WAP | |
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IP over Mobile Networks | |
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Quality of Service | |
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Further Reading | |
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Future Mobile and Multimedia Applications | |
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SMIL: The Synchronization Language | |
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SMIL Document Structure | |
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MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 | |
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Java and Multimedia | |
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Mobile Multimedia Mode | |
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Further Reading | |
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Wireless Applications in Reality and Research | |
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Transport and Fleet Management (Including Positioning) | |
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JS Express Paperless Dispatch | |
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Hogia MobiRescue and MobiBus | |
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J.B. Hunt Local Mobile Messaging | |
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Roadnet MobileCast | |
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Wireless Towing Trucks | |
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Rescue and Police Work | |
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British Police PhotoWallet System | |
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Swedish Police MoAr Mobile Workplace | |
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Wireless Law Enforcement with Motor Vehicle Information | |
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Utah Unwired--Large Statewide CDPD Effort | |
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Inventory and Sales Support | |
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Pepsi Goes Unwired | |
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Avis Roving Rapid Return | |
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SABRE Wireless Travel Management | |
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Transaction Processing and Wireless Point of Sales | |
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Telemetry | |
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Enron Two-Way Metering | |
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Maintenance, Field Service, and Dispatch | |
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Sears Repair Services Wireless Field Service Application | |
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GENICOM Integrated Field Services Applications | |
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BC Tel Connects Wirelessly in the Field | |
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Visiting Nurses Use Pen-Based Documentation System | |
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Financial and News Information | |
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Other | |
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Ardis and Motorola Wireless Travel Guide | |
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European Market Studies: Entertainment Drives Mobile Expectations | |
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Research Applications in the Mobile Environment | |
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Networking of Field Support and Maintenance Operations of Trains | |
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The HIPS Tourist Guide Application | |
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The MEMO Asymmetric Application | |
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On the Move: Mobility-Enabled Applications | |
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GVU Cyberguide | |
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Context-Aware Applications at the University of Kent | |
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Mobile Open Systems Technologies for the Utilities Industries | |
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University of Lancaster Wireless Tourist Guide | |
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Further Reading | |
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About the Software | |
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What's on the CD-ROM? | |
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What Is Freeware or Shareware? | |
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Hardware Requirements | |
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Installing the Software | |
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Using the Software | |
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User Assistance and Information | |
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Index | |