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DIANA (Device-Independent, Asynchronous Network Access) is a new application architecture to solve two major difficulties in developing software for mobile computing—diversity of user interface and varied communication patterns. Our architecture achieves display and network independence by de-coupling the user interface logic and communication logic from the processing logic of each application. Such separation allows applications to operate in the workplace as well as in a mobile environment in which multiple display devices are used and communication can be synchronous or asynchronous. Operation during disconnection is also supported.
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Keller, A.M. et al. (1996). The Diana Approach to Mobile Computing. In: Imielinski, T., Korth, H.F. (eds) Mobile Computing. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 353. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-29603-6_24
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