This book meets the demands of management students by providing a thorough textbook on performance management. The author, who has taught the subject for a long time, has discovered that even with the abundance of books available on performance management, students still struggle to locate a book that is easily understood and covers the course structure that different universities require. With this need in mind, the author has worked hard to provide a book that covers the key performance management ideas that are typically required of management students in most universities.
A new class of mobile computing devices that are becoming commonplace in daily life is described in the book Principles of Mobile Computing. Everyone can easily access information at any time, anywhere, thanks to cellphones, handheld devices, and numerous embedded systems. However, Pervasive Computing goes far beyond fancy gadgets: Enterprise networks can reach mobile clients with the help of a robust wireless communication infrastructure. Flexible gateways to the back-end server systems and their data are provided by web services and portal servers. Lastly, a range of innovative mobile services and solutions make use of the opportunities and offer portability, connectivity, and user-friendliness.