Mobile Application Development with Sms and the Sim Toolkit (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Guthery, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071375406 ISBN 13: 9780071375405

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2001 Pages: 304 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional The first complete hands-on SMS and SIM tutorial for Mobile Application Developers

About this title

From the Back Cover:

MAKE MOBILE APPLICATIONS THAT WORK

Just what you need to get mobile messaging going on virtually any platform, in virtually any language, this guide provides a thorough tutorial in the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) programming environment, today's most-used mobile applications technology. Smart card expert Scott Guthery teams with information management specialist Mary Cronin to show seasoned developers how to:

* Design, build, and integrate SMS messaging into your applications environment
* Create code that harnesses the power of the SIM
* Use the micro-browsers and micro-Web servers in 3G phones
* Construct leading-edge mobile commerce applications on today's networks
* Send and receive SMS messages from your server or your laptop
* Enable interfaces and other needed components
* Create secure wireless applications for corporate networks and VPNs

This book is for you if--

* You're building applications for GSM or 3G networks
* You know that today's 2 billion SMS messages per month are not enough
* You wish you had sample code for reality-based applications
* You want to add mobile extensions to your software products and corporate network
* You manufacture smart cards or create smart card applications
* You seek reliable answers on 3G programming interfaces and toolkits
* You want guidance on SIM application design, integration, or management for any platform
* You prefer to avoid others' mistakes

Other books offer application overviews. Mobile Application Development Using SMS and the SIM Toolkit gets you writing code.

About the Author:

SCOTT B. GUTHERY is one of the best-known names in the technical aspects of smart cards. As Chief Technology Officer of Mobile-Mind, a provider of wireless consulting services and SIM applications, he was the lead designer of Microsoft's Smart Card for Windows. He also led the team that developed the first Java Card. A regular contributor to GSM and 3G standards, he holds 3 patents for smart card applications and real-time systems. He is the convener of the Architecture Working Group of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Smart Card Platform (SCP) project.

MARY J. CRONIN, Mobile-Mind President, is the author of five books on technology and business strategy, including Doing Business on the Internet, a groundbreaking work that has been translated into 10 languages. As a Professor of Management at Boston College, Dr. Cronin specializes in Electronic Commerce, International Telecommunications, and Wireless Information Management.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071375406
• ISBN 13: 9780071375405
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320