A very interesting topic, come see Nikunj Mehta, tech lead for Oracle’s AtomDB project, talk about an emergent approach to mobile applications and browser-embedded databases, involving the use of the Atom publishing protocol for application programming as well as data synchronization, and areas of future work in off-line data for Web applications.
This event is sponsored by Oracle.
Talk synopsis:
There is heavy latent demand for mobile applications and recent industry events have heightened interest in mobile Web applications. Mobile application developers face a number of inherent challenges of mobility such as form factor and user interaction. Besides these, they are also forced to deal with incidental issues such as platform fragmentation and unreliable connectivity. Various “Rich Internet Application” platforms are currently targeting these problems. Oracle, of these, is interested primarily in standards-based platforms, i.e., Web browsers and AJAX. Therefore, Oracle has developed a solution to the network unreliability problem in the context of Web browsers, Oracle’s AtomDB . This technology provides a transparent, local, read-write cache for application data that is synchronized with data sources using the same REST APIs used by AJAX applications to access their data. This talk will focus on the dual use of IETF’s Atom publishing protocol for application programming as well as data synchronization. He will also discuss areas of future work in off line data for Web applications.
Speaker bio:
Since his early days, Nikunj has been working in the crosshairs of mobile and Web as well as business and data. He is an entrepreneur at heart and an architect at work. Nikunj leads the AtomDB project at Oracle and helps shape Oracle’s strategy in distributed applications, mobile technology, and Web databases. He works in Oracle’s Database Advanced Development Group. His doctoral thesis focused on implementation primitives for distributed software architecture styles. He dons the colors of USC and University of Mumbai, both in computer science.
His blog is o-micron.blogspot.com
When: July 14th, 2008, 6 – 8 PM
Cost: Zero, nada, free! But seating is limited; please RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@austinwirelessalliance.org, indicating your name and affiliation
Where:
Oracle/Austin offices
9600 North MO-Pac
Seventh Floor
Austin, TX 78759
Main Phone: 512.671.5100
Main Fax: 512.671.5600
For more information see the MobileMonday Austin website.
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