Mobile computing characteristics demand data management systems to support independent operation. However, the execution of updates in a mobile client usually need to be considere...
A number of factors, such as the increasing popularity of wireless networks, the opportunities offered by 3G services, and the rapid proliferation of mobile devices, have stimulat...
We introduce different mobile network applications and show to which degree the concept of database transactions is required within the applications. We show properties of transact...
The Swiss National Competence Center for Research in mobile Information and Communication Systems (NCCR-MICS or MICS) is one of several research initiatives sponsored by the Swiss...
As technological advances are made in software and hardware, the feasibility of accessing information "any time, anywhere" is becoming a reality. Furthermore, the diversi...