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Wireless communications permit users carrying portable computers to retain their network connection even when mobile. The resulting computing paradigm is called mobile or nomadic computing. In conjunction with the existing computing infrastructure, mobile computing adds a new dimension to distributed computation that of universal access to information anytime and anyplace. This dimension enables a new class of applications. However, the realization of these applications presupposes that a number of challenges regarding data management are met.
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Pitoura, E., Samaras, G. (1998). Introduction. In: Data Management for Mobile Computing. The Kluwer International Series on Advances in Database Systems, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5527-8_1
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