An investigation of the evolution of mobile services technologies, this book provides a complete understanding of these technologies, from theoretic concept to implementation protocols, from fundamentals to real applications. It contains chapters written by internationally recognizes researchers who discuss concepts, theory, algorithms, implementations, and new applications. The three sections cover: Building Blocks for Mobile Services Architecture, Middleware for Mobile Services, and Applications, Standards and Performance Evaluation of Mobile Services. It provides a comprehensive reference for students, instructors, researchers, engineers, and other professionals, building their understanding of mobile service computing.