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In this paper we describe an application model for seamless mobile data access using handheld devices and wireless links. We go beyond the current model in which handhelds are used as smart organizers augmented with stripped down versions of popular desktop programs. Instead, we propose to integrate handheld devices seamlessly in a distributed computing environment. Componentized applications, adaptable middle- ware frameworks, and standardized protocols play a significant role in this new paradigm. We also describe an implementation within this paradigm using PalmORB, a CORBA client for the 3Com Palm devices.
This research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, NSF 98-70736
Supported by a Fulbright-Ramon Areces Fellowship
Supported by an IBM Graduate Fellowship
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Román, M., Singhai, A., Carvalho, D., Hess, C., Campbell, R.H. (1999). Integrating PDAs into Distributed Systems: 2K and PalmORB. In: Gellersen, HW. (eds) Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing. HUC 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1707. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48157-5_14
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