Vijay Kumar 
Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems 

A comprehensive new edition on mobile computing–covering
both mobile and sensor data

The new paradigm of pervasive computing was born from the needs
of highly mobile workers to access and transfer data while on the
go. Significant advances in the technology have lent and will
continue to lend prevalence to its use–especially in
m-commerce. Covering both mobile data and sensor data, this
comprehensive text offers updated research on sensor technology,
data stream processing, mobile database security, and contextual
processing.

Packed with cases studies, exercises, and examples,
Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems
covers essential aspects of wireless communication and provides a
thorough discussion about managing information on mobile database
systems (MDS). It addresses the integration of web and workflow
with mobile computing and looks at the current state of
research.

Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems
presents chapters on:

* Mobile Database System

* Mobile and Wireless Communication

* Location and Handoff Management

* Fundamentals of Database Processing

* Introduction to Concurrency Control Mechanisms

* Effect of Mobility on Data Processing

* Transaction Management in Mobile Database Systems

* Mobile Database Recovery

* Wireless Information Dissemination

* Introduction to Sensor Technology

* Sensor Technology and Data Streams Management

* Sensor Network Deployment: Case Studies

Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems
is an ideal book for researchers, teachers, and graduate students
of mobile computing. The book may also be used as a reference text
for researchers or managers.

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Preface ix

Acknowledgments xvii

1 Mobile Database System 1

2 Mobile and Wireless Communication 7

3 Location and Handoff Management 44

4 Fundamentals of Database Processing 61

5 Introduction to Concurrency Control Mechanisms 93

6 Effect of Mobility on Data Processing 112

7 Transaction Management in Mobile Database Systems 127

8 Mobile Database Recovery 219

9 Wireless Information Dissemination 239

10 Introduction to Sensor Technology 299

11 Sensor Technology and Data Streams Management 317

12 Sensor Network Deployment: Case Studies 348

Glossary 361

Index 367

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VIJAY KUMAR, Ph D, is Professor of Computer Science in the
department of Computer Science Electrical Engineering at the
University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Kumar has served as a
consultant to the United Nations and is on the editorial review
board of several peer-reviewed journals. He is the editor-in-chief
of two peer-reviewed journals: International Journal of Next
Generation Computing (IJNGC) and International Journal of
Computer Science (IJCS). His research interests include
recovery and security in mobile database systems, workflow on the
web, mobile computing databases, data warehousing, and web
security.