White Paper: Getting Ahead of The Trend in the Mobility Market Building Mobile Infrastructure, Consumer-oriented Apps on GlassFish Mobility Platform
If you are planning your corporate mobility strategy, designing next generation mobile application architecture, or just developing device-agnostic mobile applications, then take the time to review the Sun white paper "Getting Ahead of the Trend in the Mobility Market." The white paper briefly examines security and support cost concerns, and discusses how the GlassFish Mobility Platform can support enterprises and developers in their mobile development efforts.
The paper asserts the following demands currently faced by the mobility market:
Security risks with mobile technologies offer their own set of challenges. Transmission of sensitive data over the air and across networks with little or no control for users is one consideration. Wireless connections increase the likelihood of the data transmitted between a mobile device and the backend server being intercepted by third parties. Plus, storing sensitive data on a portable device increases security risks since it can be easily lost or stolen.
Cost concerns in the mobility market are evident in the diversity of mobile devices and wireless standards that directly translates into higher application development and support expenses.
Another issue cropping up is what the paper's authors term "technology populism" where employees are using their own choice of mobile devices to access corporate applications and information. This means companies' IT departments are further strained to maintain security and cost controls.
The paper then introduces the Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform, a
horizontal mobility platform integrating advanced synchronization and dynamic data access capabilities. Some of the features and benefits of the GlassFish Mobility Platform the authors highlight:
Three tiers: enterprise connectors, mobile gateway and mobile applications
Plug-and-play mobility, including JavaFX Mobile compatibility with GlassFish Mobility Platform to develop RIA applications
Scalability: expanding the mobile platform when and where a real business need exists
Security: secure protocol (SSL), encryption, locking out of physical devices from the management console, API allows for the replacement of the default security manager implementation
Open standards and technologies, ensuring no vendor lock-in
Ease of maintenance: over-the-air provisioning for remote install of applications on mobile devices
Managed mobility services allows for service providers to host all or some parts of their mobile infrastructure
Developing on consumer-oriented mobile applications
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White Paper: Getting Ahead of The Trend in the Mobility Market
