Sessions at TransferSummit 2011 about Mobile on Wednesday 7th September

There are a number of unique barriers to open innovation in the mobile space. in the case of mobile phones and network connected devices the operators have significant influence over what is or is not possible using their networks. Similarly, device manufacturers can exert significant control over what applications can be deployed using their application distribution platforms. Hardware manufactures need to align software development with hardware design and manufacturing schedules. While app developers are unable to utilise a standard mechanism for accessing the hardware on different platforms and are further limited in the kinds of licences they can include in their software due to restrictions imposed by the distribution mechanisms available to them.

This session will look at some of these issues and examine ways in which these barriers might be removed as our love affair with all things portable computing.

With continual growth and constant shifting in the mobile space organisations could be forgiven for feeling a little lost as to how to best tackle the issue of delivering content and/or services that are optimised for mobile devices. There are application ecosystems seemingly everywhere you turn, Apple, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, each requiring different development approaches; SDKs, programming languages, approval processes and terms & conditions. It’s fair to say that for organisations, looking to deliver to mobile devices while being as inclusive as possible, this area is something of a minefield.

A viable, alternative approach is developing Mobile Apps using open web technologies and standards; technologies that continue to improve performance and offer more powerful functionality – as is now being talked about quite a bit on the topic of HTML5. This session will provide give an overview of the space and cover some of the key talking points.

The webinos project will define and deliver an Open Source Platform and software components for the Future Internet in the form of web runtime extensions, to enable web applications and services to be used and shared consistently and securely over a broad spectrum of converged and connected devices, including mobile, PC, home media (TV) and in-car units.