1. Mobile Application Development 2005 By Sam Nasr July 25, 2006

2. Agenda Introduction Mobile Platform .Net Compact Framework Demo
Data Management
Web Services
Q&A
Feedback

3. Windows Mobile Devices
Windows Mobile provides a variety of device types
Pocket PC
Smartphone
Pocket PC Phone Edition

4. Windows Mobile Platform
Common Win32 platform across device types
Mobile versions of productivity tools
Excel Mobile, Word Mobile, Pocket Outlook
Simplified access to device extensions
Camera, GPS, Phone

5. Thin Clients
VS.
Fat Client

6. Developing Mobile Applications
NET Compact Framework 2.0
Leverage desktop .NET Framework skills
Classes for forms, drawing, storage, net, data access, XML
Optimized for smart devices (28% of coverage, 8% of size).
Full support for VB.NET and C# language features
Visual Studio 2005
Development experience consistent with desktop
Automated application deployment
Integrated device debugging
Run managed .EXEs and .DLLs directly
Debug with Visual Studio .NET
Emulators
Develop and debug applications without a device
Emulator Manager provides centralized control

7. Windows Mobile Managed API’s
Focus on simplifying device development
Encapsulate common device tasks
Global Positioning System interaction
Camera and picture management
3-D Graphics and multimedia support
State and Notifications Broker (SNAPI)
Common repository for device information
Phone state, battery life, what song is playing
Sends notifications of changes in device state
Network availability, arrival of phone call
Arrival of SMS/ message

8. .NET Framework System System.Data System.Xml System.Web System.Drawing
Globalization
Text
Security
Collections
Resources
Reflection
Net IO
Threading
Diagnostics
ServiceProcess
Configuration
Design
ADO.NET
SqlClient
Xslt/XPath
XmlDocument
Runtime
InteropServices
Remoting
Serialization
SessionState
Caching
Services
Description
Discovery
Protocols UI
HtmlControls
WebControls
System.Drawing
Imaging
Drawing2D
Printing
System.WinForms
ComponentModel
Reader/Writers

9. .NET Compact Framework System.Web System.WinForms System.Drawing
Services UI
Design
ComponentModel
Description
HtmlControls
Discovery
WebControls
Protocols
System.Drawing
Caching
Security
Drawing2D
Printing
Configuration
SessionState
Imaging
Text
System.Data
System.Xml
ADO.NET
SqlClient
XmlDocument
Serialization
Design
SqlServerCe
Xslt/XPath
Reader/Writers
System
Collections IO
Configuration
Runtime
InteropServices
Security
Net
ServiceProcess
Remoting
Text
Reflection
Diagnostics
Serialization
Globalization
Resources
Threading

10. Demo

11. Data Management

12. Data Management SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Mobile)
Full featured database running locally on device
inner/outer joins, transactions, locking, much more
Visual Studio 2005 support
Server Explorer
Create database, tables and indices
Modify schema and data
Database file can be located on device or desktop
Forms Designer
Controls created directly from table schema
Data view and edit forms can be auto generated

13. SQL Mobile Synchronization
Remote Data Access (RDA)
Merge Replication
SQL Mobile provides built-in server synchronization

14. Remote Data Access (RDA)
Loosely-coupled
Retrieve data from server and track local changes
Send local changes back to server
Very lightweight server cost
requires URL pointing to DLL to allow data access. (i.e.

15. Merge Replication Tightly-coupled device and server schema
Changes tracked on both device and server
Device and server changes reconciled on synch
Significant server cost
DB File (.SDF) stored in a folder on the mobile device. (i.e. Data Source =" foldername + "RealEstate.sdf“)

16. SQL Server Everywhere
•Essential relational database functionality in a compact footprint
•Ideal for mobile and desktop applications, including occasionally connected
•Embeddable in applications
•Free to download, develop, deploy, and redistribute

17. SQL Server Everywhere
Increase Productivity: SQL Server Everywhere allows developers and administrators to apply their existing SQL Server skills and be immediately productive.
•Enables Deep Business Insight: SQL Server Everywhere, together with Business Intelligence in SQL Server 2005, allows you to extend your business insights further across the organization to distributed and mobile applications.
•Reliability For Mission-Critical Business: Originally built on SQL Mobile technology, SQL Server Everywhere has self-healing and management technologies built designed to handle instant off and dead battery scenarios.
•Better Value Over Time: As requirements and scale grow, SQL Server Everywhere can easily scale up to other editions of SQL Server.

18. Web Services & Mobile Apps
Web services perfectly suited for mobile apps
Can communicate with any enterprise platform
Well suited for “casual” connectivity
Inexpensive way to roll-out mobile solutions
Provide internet access to enterprise resources
Accessing web services same as on desktop
Visual Studio Add Web Reference generates proxy
Proxy class handles communications details

19. .Net Mobile Advantages Managed Code environment
Garbage Collection
Type safety
Exception Handling
Threading
Organized .Net Classes
ADO.Net Integration
Platform Invoke (P/Invoke) service
Integration with Web Services
Single Vendor relationship
Tight integration with Mobile API’s
Remote Viewer
Rich Graphics UI
Faster application performance
High Productivity with Visual Studio.Net
Intellisense
Remote debugging
Common development experience
Emulators provide accurate debug and development experience
Separation of code, HTML, and scripts for easier debugging
Multi-language support
Reduced application development time
Code Access Security
Tight integration with other MS products
Integration with SQL Server CE
ActiveSync

20. Summary Windows Mobile Development Data Management Windows Mobile 5.0
Common development experience with desktop
Emulators provide accurate debug and development experience
Data Management
SQL Mobile provides reliable local data store
RDA and Merge Replication provide server synch
Web services give easy access to server resources
Windows Mobile 5.0
Simplifies common device tasks
Standardizes system status and notification

21. Valuable Resources Windows Mobile Developer Center
FREE Mobile Developer Resource Kits
SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition
Comparing RDA and Merge Replication

22. Additional Information
Mobile Messaging Discussion
How Microsoft IT Does Mobile Messaging (Level 300)
Mobile Client Software Factory (Patterns and Practices)

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