Mobile solutions can be built in many different ways, used on many different devices, operate over many different networks, and integrate with many different back-end systems. The task of building a mobile solution can often be daunting given the many technology choices and implementation approaches.The paper explores the differences between smart-client and thin-client mobile architectures. It then examines the details of common smart-client architectures, including what type of back-end systems they integrate with, the types of devices they support, how data is managed within the architecture, and development languages that can be used to build the application.

Wireless Enterprise, a digital magazine produced by iAnywhere, is focused on how enterprises are driving success at the front lines of business with mobile technology. Learn how leading global companies are deploying mobile solutions to drive revenue, reduce costs and improve worker productivity. In this issue, co-sponsored by Nokia, Sybase and Symbol, you will learn how your organization can improve its mobile data security, take the first step to mobilizing your remote workers with wireless email and find out how companies, including Liz Claiborne, Kwik Trip, and voestalpine, are improving business processes by deploying mobile and management solutions.

This paper helps the reader to prepare for the Core Hardware module of the A+ Certification examination by covering some objectives within the "Domain 1.0: Installation, Configuration, and Upgrading" section. The paper focuses on techniques and procedures for removing, installing, and configuring typical field replaceable hardware units associated with portable computer systems.