Web Services on Mobile Devices
Web Services on Mobile Devices
Corporate information on handheld devices is becoming more necessary than ever. Learn about the opportunities and challenges in developing Web services applications on mobile devices. According to industry reports, existing host systems still hold 70 percent of mission-critical data and most of the pivotal business logic that runs worldwide commerce, and will continue to be a foundation for success for most organizations. A mobile phone with a specialized piece of software called a WAP browser (also called a micro-browser) used to be considered “Internet capable.” Although the capabilities of the phone and its form factor have changed significantly in the past years, many cellular providers still rely on the WAP browser to offer Internet services