Research Snapshot: Pervasive ComputingResearch Snapshot: Pervasive Computing

B2B and consumer interactions will increasingly move from a fixed-connection environment to wireless access via cell phone, PDA, and other types of devices. Wireless interactions will grow to 15%-25% of transactions within two to three years. Companies must enable pervasive computing during the next 12-18 months or risk losing customers to competitors that do. But few organizations currently have the resources or in-house expertise required to extend corporate application infrastructure into the wireless world. This Research Snapshot covers the development of gateway technologies to facilitate wireless access to HTML-based applications and content; the growth of wireless application service providers (WASPs); strategies for supporting pervasive commerce; and management of pervasive computing devices within the organization.

This Research Snapshot covers the development of gateway technologies to facilitate wireless access to HTML-based applications and content; the growth of wireless application service providers (WASPs); strategies for supporting pervasive commerce; and management of pervasive computing devices within the organization.

Table of Contents
The Gateway to the Wireless Web
Taking the Sting out of Wireless with WASPs
From E-Commerce to P-Commerce
Pervasive Gets Managed?

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