"This book provides an overview of emerging trends in context-aware computing, pervasive and smart environments, as well as research on applications of pervasive technologies in healthcare organizations, work environments, and educational settings"--Provided by publisher.

Enterprise application software vendors seek to re-produce the success story of consumer mobile apps in their domain. Like private users, business users ask for flexible, consumer-grade applications for their daily work. However, enterprise software applications do not meet those expectations...

1. Developing tools that support effective mobile and game based learning : the COLLAGE platform / Evi Chryssafidou, Sofoklis Sotiriou, Pavlos Koulouris, Manolis Stratakis, Antonis Miliarakis, Mario Barajas, Marcelo Milrad, Daniel Spikol -- 2. Designing an architecture to provide ubiquity in...

Digital software platforms such as iOS or Android evolve quickly. Through regular updates, their set of built-in (core) features increases. While innovation allows strengthening platforms amidst competition, it can hurt contributors when introducing core features that are already provided by...