Engineering Wireless Mobile Applications

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE)

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Abstract

Conventional desktop software applications are usually designed, built, and tested on a platform similar to the one on which they will be deployed and run. Wireless mobile application development, on the other hand, is more challenging because applications are developed on one platform (like UNIX or Windows) and deployed on a totally different platform like a cellular phone. While wireless applications can be much smaller than conventional desktop applications, developers should think in small terms of the devices on which the applications will run and the environment in which they will operate instead of the amount of code to be written. This paper presents a systematic approach to engineering wireless application and offers practical guidelines for testing them. What is unique about this approach is that it takes into account the special features of the new medium (mobile devices and wireless networks), the operational environment, and the multiplicity of user backgrounds; all of which pose new challenges to wireless application development. © 2006, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

ISSN

1554-1045

Publisher

IGI Global

Volume

1

Issue

1

First Page

59

Last Page

75

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

mobile technologies, process design, screen design, software design, testing activities, testing issues, wireless technologies

Scopus ID

85001544954

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Green: A manuscript of this publication is openly available in a repository

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