Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise: Mobile Solutions with Visual Basic and .NET [Paperback]

Christian Forsberg (Author), Andreas Sjostrom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2001

The book is about developing mobile Enterprise solutions based on the Microsoft Pocket PC platform. The reader is provided with a discussion of the business impact of mobile solutions, a method that facilitates the development of Pocket PC applications, mobile system architecture design, getting started instructions, and a significant amount of sample code walkthroughs. The sample code is based on: *eMbedded Visual Basic *SQL Server 2000 Windows A (R) CE Edition *SQL Server 2000 *Odyssey Software CEfusion *Transaction Server (Component Services) *Message Queue Server *Internet Information Server (HTML, XML/XSL, ASP) *Web Services using SOAP Developers already familiar with Microsoft tools and infrastructure are given a mobile development kick-start. The book contains the story of a fictitious company, ACME Copier Inc and how their field service operation uses Pocket PC applications to improve customer satisfaction and productivity. The client- and server side components that make it all work are included with the book, which will enable the reader to reuse vital elements of the solution.The following software is available on the CD: *All the book samples in source code format *Microsoft ActiveSync 3. 1 *Microsoft embedded Visual Tools 3.0 *Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for Windows CE 1.1 *Odyssey Software CEfusion 3.5 Free Developer Enterprise Edition - $500!! *Odyssey Software ViaXML 1.1 Trial Edition *Software 309 PictureBox Control 2.7 *Odyssey Software OSIUtil 1.0 *Ezos EzWAP 2.0 Evaluation *Larry Banks' Virtual iPAQ/EM500/Jordana *Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0 *Simon Fell's Pocket SOAP 0.9 *Microsoft Reader 1.5 *Read in Microsoft Reader add-in for Microsoft Word 1.0

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In their book, Andreas and Christian provide the necessary linkage between the popular program development environments and the explosive growth potential exhibited by the Pocket PC platform. The key to continued growth and productivity in the smart handheld device market is the development of the next wave of applications. "Andreas and Christian take a unique approach by focusing on the enterprise and their view of the Pocket PC as a logical extension of the enterprise and the next access device. For clarity and ease of learning, the authors develop a series of applications focused upon a fictitious company. By following the examples, the reader becomes acquainted with the business processes and is walked through the code that brings those processes to the Pocket PC. "As a result, this book becomes an important contribution to the literature supporting the move towards smart handheld devices and the growth of Pocket PC as an enabling operating environment. Enjoy!" " from the foreword by Ted Clark, Vice President, iPAQ Mobile Solutions, Compaq" "Mobile devices and wireless bandwidth have matured and converged to enable great mobile enterprise solutions. Andreas and Christian enable you to quickly take advantage of this high-growth area" "Lenn Pryor, Lead Product Manager, Mobility Group, Microsoft Corporation" "This book convinced me that EVB is a viable language for Pocket PC development. It is a must for serious Visual Basic developers targeting Pocket PC. I am impressed by the authors' excellent use of EVB for developing mobile enterprise solutions." "Chris M. Muench, Siemens' technology ambassador to Microsoft and author of "The Windows CE Technology Tutorial" (Addison-Wesley, 2001)"

From the Back Cover

Developments in mobile technology and the wireless internet are converging to offer new opportunities for improving business processes and creating important new products and services. Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise is the first book to explain how to exploit these trends by developing mobile enterprise solutions based on Microsoft's increasingly popular Pocket PC platform.

The authors discuss the business implications of the mobility boom before going on to provide the method, the code, and the tools for the reader to develop their own mobile solutions. To aid understanding, the book uses the story of a fictitious company, ACME Copier Inc, illustrating how their field service operation improves customer satisfaction and productivity via Pocket PC applications. The client- and server-side components that make it all work are included with the book, enabling the reader to reuse vital elements of the solution.

Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise includes these invaluable features to help new developers hit the ground running:

• An overview of the business impact of mobile solutions;
• A tried and tested Pocket PC application development method;
• An effective mobile system architecture design blueprint;
• A set of practical, real-world illustrations;
• A wealth of sample code walkthroughs;
• A CD featuring all the code plus a host of essential Pocket PC developer tools.

CD contents include:

• FULL LICENSED VERSION of Odyssey Software CEfusion 3.5 Developer Enterprise Edition
• All the book samples in source code format
• Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for Windows CE 1.1 Trial Edition
• Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0
• Microsoft Reader 1.5
• Read in Microsoft Reader add-in for Microsoft Word 1.0
• Developer One Pocket ScreenSnap 5.0 (Full Version)
• Odyssey Software ViaXML 1.1 Trial Edition
• Odyssey Software OSIUtil 1.0
• Software 309 PictureBox Control 2.7
• Ezos EzWAP 2.0 Evaluation
• Larry Banks' Virtual CE
• Simon Fell's Pocket SOAP 0.9.1

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (October 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201750791
• ISBN-13: 978-0201750799
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,867,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great content, December 31, 2001

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Tim Walsh "ao730" (St. Joseph, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise: Mobile Solutions with Visual Basic and .NET (Paperback)

When I picked this book up I was pleased to find useful tools and tips included in both the book and on the CD. The code for the datetimepicker alone pretty much justifies the cost of the book in my opinion. Having the embedded Visual Tools, SQLCE, and the other tools all on one CD is also a good thing.

2.0 out of 5 stars Between begginer and serious but lost the focus, January 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise: Mobile Solutions with Visual Basic and .NET (Paperback)

In my opinion this is a book built arround a very good example of an application, but not a book to start with nor a book for the experts.

The introduction goes fast jumping from subject to subject without showing a clear direction to teach you either logic, approach, language, conventions or how to better understand the environment (developing environment)

The fact of talking about visual basic makes me think instantly that there will be a smooth transition till you are up to speed and then jump to more complex examples, in this book it is a collection of picks and tricks in a messy way in order to prepare you without too much explanation so they can explain "real" application written in VB.

Funnily the application itself is very informative and useful but by the time you arrive there there are too many questions running wild on your head and is quite fustrating.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, February 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Pocket PC Development in the Enterprise: Mobile Solutions with Visual Basic and .NET (Paperback)

This book is extremely broad yet contains more sample code than most other books! Really enjoyed the Pocket Service sample!