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This book covers themes such as handheld computing for mobile commerce, handheld computing research and technologies, wireless networks and handheld/mobile security, and handheld images and video. It includes research and development results in the theory, design, implementation, analysis, and...

"This book reviews concepts relating to the design, development, evaluation, and application of mobile technologies, including how mobile user interfaces, mobile learning, and mobile commerce contribute to the growing body of knowledge on this discipline"--Provided by publisher.

1. Contemporary issues in handheld computing research / Wen-Chen Hu ... [et al.] -- 2. Opportunistic software deployment in disconnected mobile ad hoc networks / Frédéric Guidec, Nicolas Le Sommer, Yves Mahéo -- 3. The impact of zoning concept on data-flow management within LBS system...

A 2D barcode validation system for mobile commerce / David Kuo ... [et al.] -- Threshold-based location-aware access control / Roel Peeters, Dave Singelée, Bart Preneel -- Survivability enhancing techniques for RFID Systems / Yanjun Zuo -- Mobile agent based network defense system in enterprise...

Section I. Mobile Commerce Systems and Handheld Devices -- 1. Fundamentals of Mobile Commerce Systems -- 2. Mobile Commerce Applications -- 3. Mobile Handheld Devices -- 4. Essential Mobile-Commerce Technology --

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