The Open Mobile Alliance: Delivering Service Enablers for Next-Generation Applications

532 Pages·2008·6.06 MB·English

by  Michael Brenner

The Open Mobile Alliance

The Open Mobile Alliance
Delivering Service Enablers for
Next-Generation Applications
Michael Brenner, Alcatel-Lucent,USA
Musa Unmehopa,Alcatel-Lucent, TheNetherlands
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