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

Get mobile messaging going on virtually any platform, in any language

Mobile Application Development Using SMS and the SIM Toolkit is just the guide you’ve been looking for if you’re building applications for GSM or 3G networks, wish you had sample code for reality-based applications, or want to add mobile extensions to your software products and corporate network. In this straight-talking tutorial, smart card expert Scott Guthery teams with information management specialist Mary Cronin to provide you with authoritative guidance on SIM application design, integration, and management for any platform. Seasoned developers will quickly learn how to:

• 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 network
• 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

About this title

About the Authors

Scott B. Guthery is the Chief Technology Officer of Mobile-Mind, a leading provider of wireless consulting services and SIM applications. Previously he led the team that developed the smart card for Schlumberger Corp. and served as the lead designer of Microsoft's Smart Card for Windows. He has authored GSM standards and holds 3 patents for his work on smart cards and real-time systems, and is a member of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Guthery is one of the best known names in the SIM field.

Mary J. Cronin is a professor of management at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College, and a noted speaker on electronic commerce and Internet business strategies. She is the author of Doing Business on the Internet , Doing More Business on the Internet, and Global Advantage on the Internet.

From the Back Cover

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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.

Edition details

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