Download or read book Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems written by Vijay Kumar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive new edition on mobile computing—coveringboth mobile and sensor data The new paradigm of pervasive computing was born from the needsof highly mobile workers to access and transfer data while on thego. Significant advances in the technology have lent and willcontinue to lend prevalence to its use—especially inm-commerce. Covering both mobile data and sensor data, thiscomprehensive text offers updated research on sensor technology,data stream processing, mobile database security, and contextualprocessing. Packed with cases studies, exercises, and examples,Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systemscovers essential aspects of wireless communication and provides athorough discussion about managing information on mobile databasesystems (MDS). It addresses the integration of web and workflowwith mobile computing and looks at the current state ofresearch. Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systemspresents chapters on: Mobile Database System Mobile and Wireless Communication Location and Handoff Management Fundamentals of Database Processing Introduction to Concurrency Control Mechanisms Effect of Mobility on Data Processing Transaction Management in Mobile Database Systems Mobile Database Recovery Wireless Information Dissemination Introduction to Sensor Technology Sensor Technology and Data Streams Management Sensor Network Deployment: Case Studies Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systemsis an ideal book for researchers, teachers, and graduate studentsof mobile computing. The book may also be used as a reference textfor researchers or managers.