With countless wireless technology options available today, it’s more critical than ever for you to fully understand the opportunities and limitations they present. Choosing the right solutions to develop or purchase can result in cost savings, increased productivity, and new revenue potential. Scott Sbihli cuts through the hype, uncovering the pros, cons, and intangibles of wireless computing to give your enterprise a competitive edge. He offers a rational framework to help you determine a winning wireless strategy, evaluate which handheld enterprise solutions will give the greatest return, and choose the most appropriate technologies.

With the help of real-life examples and case studies, you’ll get the lowdown on the trends, emerging technologies, security and maintenance issues, and much more. Sbihli first shows how you can use wireless and handheld computing as a business advantage by implementing the right strategy. He then takes you through the basic architecture of all wireless solutions, explaining where it has been and where it’s going. You’ll also learn how wireless middleware works, what the challenges of synchronization are, and how to deal with those challenges. And you’ll find a comprehensive look at all the costs involved so you’ll be able to plan a budget and get your project started.

The perfect guide for any IT manager, project manager, or technical project lead searching for a wireless technology solution, this book will help you:

• Create a value map of wireless solutions that meet your company’s needs
• Develop new ideas on which wireless solution to develop and deploy
• Understand how data gets to and from handheld devices
• Meet the challenges of synchronization in all types of environments
• Determine all the costs involved in going wireless

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