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Mobilizing the Enterprise. N. Lee Faus Enterprise Architect Railinc. Where We Began. Can you build me a wireless application? Sure… Can you do it in 3 months? How many developers… Where are the requirements…
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Mobilizing the Enterprise N. Lee Faus Enterprise Architect Railinc
Where We Began • Can you build me a wireless application? • Sure… • Can you do it in 3 months? • How many developers… • Where are the requirements… • One, not hired yet. Requirements don’t exist yet. We need a prototype in 5 days.
So We Gathered Requirements • Mobile Worker Application • Able to handle rough conditions • Connect to current application that was architected 3 years ago • Intermittent data connection • Go live date 12/31/2004 • 1 developer
Devices • Standard Slate • XP Tablet 2005 • Hardened Webpad • XP Embedded • “Hummer” Tablet • XP Tablet 2005 • PocketPC • CE.NET Derivative
System Architecture • Communication Via • 1xRTT • CDMA • Broadband Wireless (EDGE, EVDO) • Satellite • WiFi • LAN • J2EE application deployed on Tomcat • JMS Backbone for B2B communication
Technologies Off The Shelf • Client • Eclipse RCP • Communications • Broadbeam ExpressQ • Mobile IP • Wireless Matrix • Infrastructure • Websphere 5.0.2 • MQ 5.3