Jason Christensen

Software architect Jason Christensen will deliver the presentation "Combining REST and Context for Killer iPhone Apps Audience" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22-23, 2009. With the advent of the multimodal nature of iPhone, it is possible to be connected anywhere and everywhere. But did you know that it's possible for your iPhone to provide context to RESTFUL web services to create the next generation of killer applications? In this session Christensen will take a detailed look at using web services, cloud computing, and the sensors on the iPhone to create applications that exceed what could previously be achieved on mobile devices. With this architecture, the sky is truly the limit on the capabilities provided to application users. In this vein, Christensen will disc... (more)

How Will We Secure the Mobile Cloud?

I have been working on this concept of Modern Mobile Architectures for about two years now. Modern Mobile Architectures are architectures that support mobile device applications connected to decentralized infrastructure. Modern Mobile Architectures combine mobile technology and cloud computing. We have clients who do not have a web server or internal infrastructure, but who connect smart mobile devices to the cloud and then leverage the cloud-based information as a product. This is one of the most exciting changes I have seen in computing in my lifetime. The biggest challenge in ... (more)