A flexible architecture for mobile collaboration services

ABSTRACT

While a multitude of collaborative applications are available in mobile environments, most of them are built from scratch or use proprietary libraries. In this paper we present a conceptual architecture and a set of reusable services for mobile collaborative systems. The evaluation is based on the implementation of a mobile collaborative tourist guide system using three different mobile platforms.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.5 COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
      C.5.3 Microcomputers
          Subjects: Portable devices (e.g., laptops, personal digital assistants)

Keywords:
NaradaBrokering, XMPP, adaptation, android, collaboration middleware, context-awareness, geo-tagging, mobile collaboration, multimedia