Mobile Server: This middle tier infrastructure server acts like a gateway between the mobile devices (such as PDAs, cellular phones, automotive computers, as well as traditional laptops) and the e-business application services those devices need to access. Mobile Server provides the necessary functions required to support mobile, disconnected devices. The following major functional areas are provided:

• Data Synchronization - Enables mobile devices to operate applications "off-line", and synchronize off-line activities with an Oracle database server when connectivity is re-established
• Application Distribution - Synchronization of corporate data requires that related applications be deployed on the mobile device. This service enables the IT department to centrally control and manage secure application and file distribution
• Software Distribution - Enables IT department the capability to manage and distribute runtime libraries or Mobile Client bundles. There are over 30 pre configured bundles ready with each installation of Mobile Server
• Application Provisioning - Enables administrator to centrally register and provision mobile, offline applications
• Mobile Persistency - A small relational database residing on the mobile device. Oracle Lite Database is a lightweight, Java enabled database designed for laptops, handheld computers, PDAs and smartphones
• User Management/Security - Provides the user and device authentication capabilities which enable a single, device independent user log-on, and pass-through of authentication information to any directory server such as Oracle Internet Directory or LDAP
• Client Authentication/Encryption - Mobile Server and Mobile Client are designed to enable comprehensive end-to-end security
• System Management - Provides a comprehensive set of management services including server status, activity log, remote site inspection, and remote job control
• Reliability, Scalability - Mobile Server provides highly scalable caching functions. In addition, Mobile Server load-balances HTTP requests across multiple Mobile Server for better scalability and performance
• Connectivity - Provides security-rich wired and wireless connectivity such as HTTP, HTTPS, Hotsync, and IP based wireless transports such as CDPD and 802.11b

Mobile Development Kit
This SDK provides the facilities, tools, APIs and sample code to develop mission critical mobile, disconnected applications. Developers have the options to choose amongst three different application models:

• Native - Applications uses ODBC to access the Oracle Lite Database on the mobile device. C++, Visual Basic for Windows CE (ADOCE), Satellite Forms or Oracle Forms are typically used to build native, device specific applications. A native application developed in C++ might be recompiled and run on multiple devices without recoding
• Java - These Java application invoke JDBC functions to access Oracle Lite Database on the mobile device. The UI could be build using AWT or SWING classes. Java provides reusability and cross platform capability which makes it the choice for applications which must run on multiple devices
• Web - Enables the developer to run existing web applications using the J2EE Java Servlets/JSP in a disconnected mode without modifying the code base. This unique feature makes it very easy to extend web applications to mobile, disconnected devices.

Mobile Development Kit supports Windows, Palm Computing, EPOC, and different flavors of Windows CE such as Pocket PC, HPC-Pro on different chip sets such as StrongARM, MIPS, SH3, and SH4.