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| | Software Magazine - Pervasive Computing Era |
 | | The emergence and employment of certain standard platforms, specifically the Windows CE, Palm, and Symbian EPOC computing platforms, along with the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) specification, now make it possible for some classes of corporate developers to build business applications where the end-user client is some type of handheld, intelligent device. |
 | | For corporate IS, "pervasive computing" basically maps to handheld devices supporting data input, storage, and output, and some type of visual display, along with Internet and e-mail access, with personnel productivity applications (contact management and scheduling at a minimum) thrown in to boot. |
 | | Although it is firmly entrenched in the computational end of the computation-communication continuum, it is positioned for multiple device types (set-top boxes, etc.). |
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