Tutorial 2: Mobile and Wireless Database Access for Pervasive Computing

We are in the midst of a wireless and mobile revolution. In the near future, a typical computing environment  business, personal, scientific or educational  will provide wireless network connectivity between powerful data servers and mobile, sometimes disconnected, computers and devices. This has created exciting opportunities for developing a wide range of innovative database applications and systems. However, an open question remains: What kind of system will be capable of offering scalable data services and exhibit scalable performance? Besides advances in communications and hardware, does achieving pervasive mobile computing require innovative theories and paradigms in data management or new data engineering techniques?