Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems, and Applications : Second International Conference, Mobilware 2009, Berlin, Germany, April 28-29, 2009, Proceedings

The advances in wireless communication technologies and the proliferation of mobile devices have enabled the realization of intelligent environments for people to com- nicate with each other, interact with information-processing devices, and receive a wide range of mobile wireless services through various types of networks and systems everywhere, anytime. This «Internet of Things» will dramatically modify our lives allowing progress in various domains such as health, security, and ITS (intelligent transportation systems). A key enabler of this pervasive and ubiquitous connectivity environment is the - vancement of software technology in various communication sectors, ranging from communication middleware and operating systems to networking protocols and app- cations. The international conference series on Mobile Wireless Middleware, Oper- ing Systems, and Applications (MOBILWARE) is dedicated to addressing emerging topics and challenges in various mobile wireless software-related areas. The scope of the conference includes the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of middleware, operating systems, and applications for computing and communications in mobile wireless systems. MOBILWARE 2009 was the second edition of this conference, which was made possible thanks to the sponsorship of ICST and Create-Net and most importantly the hard work of the TPC and reviewers.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Mobilware 2009, held in Berlin, Germany, in April 2009.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 contributions. The papers are organized in topical sections on location and tracking supports and services; Location-aware and context-aware mobile support and services.
middleware for QoS awareness, adaptation, and fault-tolerance of mobile services; mobility-aware wireless service discovery, management, and delivery; middleware for mobile computing & Intelligent and mobile agent technologies for mobile systems and services; OS/middleware for embedded systems, wearable networks, and personal area networks; mobility management and handoff management in heterogeneous networks.