Wireless Data for the Enterprise

By Boris Fridman, Arielle Emmett, George S Faigen

The plan to follow when a company goes wireless, this title offers an overview of what is possible, identifying requirements, illustrating how to implement wireless applications, and focussing on how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071386378
• ISBN13: 9780071386371
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Wrapped up with a bow and delivered to your doorstep

Enjoyed the book immensly. Author(s) do an excellent job in outlining the issues and providing the necessary background as to how and why things developed and insight on decision points and future offerings. Author did not bite on the hardware red herring but stayed the course on issues and requirements. Only crticism was over marketing of Broadbeam middleware woven into middleware discussion. This is easily excused when compared with other "white paper" type offerings. Very easy reading, recommend for technical and non technical alike.

Well written review and informative

I recently read "Wireless Data for the Enterprise" and found it well written and informative. In addition to the history of wireless data and a section on determining whether the wireless approach is right for an organization, I enjoyed the case histories. The writers have also included practical tips on choosing mobile devices, network providers and developing wireless applications. Finally, for those like myself who aren't "techies," it includes a handy glossary of terms at the end for reference purposes. Most books written by business executives tend to be dull or promotional, but I found this enjoyable reading and informative.

A great introduction to wireless data

When I opened the cover of this book I knew very little about wireless data, which I had to rectify as I contemplated deploying it for my business. I forced myself to start reading and by page two knew that I had picked a real winner. It's a technology book that reads like a novel. The graphics, case studies, and elegant prose make it one of the best business books I've read in a long time. It took me through the issues, steps, and considerations I will face in adopting the technology, making no attempt to sugar-coat the challenge, but presenting enough success stories to make me understand that it is doable.

A useful tool for business executives

Wireless Data for the Enterprise is an invaluable resource to any manager looking to add wireless functionality to their organization. The book addresses both the business and technical aspects of identifying, developing and implementing wireless data solutions to improve the productivity of a mobile workforce. Unlike many books that tend to deal with the subject on only a conceptual level, Faigen and Fridman discuss the key issues facing wireless applications from a real world perspective, providing numerous cases studies and useful project execution guides. I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering undertaking a wireless project in their own organization, or who just wants to develop a better understanding of the application of wireless data communications in general.