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access

CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), 69

client/server data, differences between, 203

data access, networks as, 43

FOMA (Freedom of Multimedia Access), 80

TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access), 76

access control lists (ACLs), 135, 353

access points (APs)

defined, 55

interoperability, 60

wireless solutions, 9

Acer TravelMate 100 Table PC, 38–40

ACID (atomic, consistent, isolated, durable) transactions, 234

actionable alerts, 104

actions, defined, 328

Active Server Pages (ASPs), 265, 316, 332–334

ActiveX Data Object (ADO), 266

Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA), 213, 236

Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), 236

ad hoc networks, 49, 55

administration requirements, database management, 204

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), 138

Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS), 68

advertising, mobile, 6–7, 406

Aether Web site, 354, 359, 390

alerts and notifications, messaging, 104, 123

algorithms, 137–138

always-on capabilities, 18

AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service), 68

analog vs. digital signals, 65

angle of arrival (AOA), 410

AOL Instant Messenger, 122

applets, defined, 167

application-level security, 58, 145, 147–148

applications

client-side, 21

content transformation, 350

data collection, 103

development tools, 353

device/browser identification, 351

dynamic content generation, 351

enterprise integration, 352

health care, 102

Java vs. native, 195–196

mobile productivity, 103

operating system support, 353

platform salability, 353

push messaging, 94

request-handling proxies, 350

selection considerations, 90–92, 109–110

server-based, 40, 95

session management, 351–352

state management, 351–352

terminal-based, 100

thin client, 94, 115

types of, 94

VoiceXML, 368

See also wireless Internet applications

application-to-application messaging, 104–105, 126–128

APs. See access points

ASA (Adaptive Server Anywhere), 213, 236

ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise), 236

ASPs (Active Server Pages), 265, 316, 332–334

ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), 365–366

asset management, mobile device, 394

asset tracking, location-based services, 406

asymmetric encryption, 138

asynchronous vs. synchronous messaging, 114

atomic, consistent, isolated, durable (ACID) transactions, 234

audio input/output, voice applications, 366

authentication

biometric, 144

built-in device, Bluetooth, 51

defined, 134

strong, 143

synchronization, 237

two-factor, 143–144

authorization, 135, 237

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), 365–366

AvantGo Web site, 354, 359, 390