Mobile Commerce Application Development

by Chen, Lei-da; Skelton, Gordon W.

• ISBN13: 9781591408062
• ISBN10: 1591408067
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Idea Group Pub

Summary

As wireless and mobile technologies become more and more prevalent in businesses and our daily lives, organizations are starting to heavily invest in developing infrastructure and applications for mobile commerce. Wireless technologies allow users to ove

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction to M-Business Applications: Value Proposition, Applications, Technologies, and Challenges	1	(21)
Introduction	1	(1)
Value Proposition	2	(1)
M-Business Applications	3	(10)
M-Business Technologies	13	(2)
M-Business vs. E-Business Applications	15	(2)
Challenges in M-Business	17	(1)
Conclusion	18	(1)
Discussion Questions	19	(1)
References	19	(3)
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)	22	(14)
Introduction	22	(3)
WAP Architecture	25	(4)
Software Development Kits (SDKs) and Emulators	29	(5)
Summary	34	(1)
Discussion Questions	34	(2)
Wireless Markup Language (WML)	36	(29)
Introduction	36	(1)
WML Elements	37	(1)
XML Header	37	(1)
Decks and Cards	38	(4)
Navigation	42	(20)
Summary	62	(1)
Exercises	63	(2)
WMLScript	65	(20)
Introduction	65	(1)
WMLScript Functions	66	(19)
WMLScript Standard Libraries	85	(34)
Introduction	85	(1)
Integrating WMLScript Libraries with WML and WMLScript Functions	86	(31)
Summary	117	(1)
Exercises	118	(1)
XHTML Basic	119	(17)
Introduction to XHTML	119	(1)
XHTML Basic	120	(14)
Summary	134	(1)
Exercises	135	(1)
Dynamic Wireless Application Development I: Developing Wireless Applications Using ColdFusion	136	(57)
Introduction	136	(2)
Building the Database	138	(2)
Creating an ODBC Connection	140	(1)
Creating the SAS Heading	141	(1)
Creating the Customer Search Feature	142	(17)
Managing State Using Cookies	159	(3)
Interacting with E-Mail Service	162	(2)
Creating a Feature to Report Travel Expenses	164	(6)
Building a Shopping Cart	170	(2)
Session Variables	172	(4)
Confirming Orders	176	(3)
Viewing the Shopping Cart	179	(2)
Developing SAS for Mobile Handsets	181	(10)
Summary	191	(1)
Project	192	(1)
Dynamic Wireless Application Development II: Developing ASP .NET Mobile Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET	193	(35)
Introduction	193	(1)
Parking Finder Application	194	(3)
Building the Application	197	(29)
Summary	226	(1)
Project	226	(2)
Mobile Application Development I: Developing Mobile Applications Using Microsoft Embedded Visual Tools	228	(42)
Introduction	228	(1)
Desktop Pocket PC Emulation	229	(1)
Mobile vs. Wireless Applications	229	(1)
Creating an eVB Application	230	(1)
Naming Controls	231	(16)
Order Placement System (OPs)	247	(13)
Creating a WinSock Internet Connection	260	(2)
Creating Menus	262	(5)
Creating Setup Files	267	(1)
Summary	268	(1)
Project	269	(1)
Mobile Application Development II: Developing Smart Device Applications Using Visual Studio .NET	270	(38)
Introduction	270	(1)
Order Placement System	271	(1)
Starting a New Visual Studio .NET Smart Device Application	272	(1)
Creating the Forms	273	(3)
Installing the SQL Server CE Database on the Emulator	276	(4)
Creating the New Orders Form	280	(23)
Adding Menus	303	(1)
Summary	304	(1)
Project	305	(3)
Glossary	308	(6)
About the Authors	314	(2)
Index	316