The fundamentals of mobile databases and object-oriented database management systems
(OODBMSs) are introduced in this chapter. Portable computing devices coupled with wireless
communications allow clients to access data in databases from virtually anywhere and at any
time. However, communications are still restricted owing to security reasons, cost, limited bat-
tery power and other factors. Mobile databases overcome some of these limitations of mobile
computing. OODBMSs provide an environment where users can avail the benefi ts of both object-
orientation as well as database management systems. The features of an OODBMS proposed
by the Object-Oriented ...
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