Nickolas Landry

Infusion Development Corporate Speaker
http://www.infusiondev.com/

Extending Enterprise Software Architecture to Windows Mobile Users with Microsoft .NET

Did you know that today's Pocket PCs are more powerful than a desktop 10 years ago? Did you know that the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 offers over 30% of the full framework functionality in about 8% of the size? Or that you can call standard Web services using a Windows Mobile device and an affordable consumer-grade wireless Internet connection? Mobile devices, applications, pen computing and wireless networks have come a long way to become key components of the agile enterprise. There is also a wide range of mobile devices and computers you can target, from Smartphones and Pocket PCs to Ultra Mobile PCs and Tablet/Mobile PCs. Spurred by technologies like the .NET Compact Framework and platforms like Windows Mobile, a new breed of "smart" client applications is emerging and changing the way we think about software development. These new smart clients are based on best practices learned by merging rich clients and Web development, bringing the best of both worlds to the realm of mobile devices.

This presentation covers enterprise applications from a high-level and how they can be extended to support the use of mobile devices. It is important to note that mobile clients should not be treated entirely differently than from regular desktop or laptop-based smart clients. Bandwidth, connectivity, security, storage and memory considerations are important to factor in the architecture, but standard architecture principles can be reused when applied in mobility scenarios. This session explores mobile enterprise application development for the budding software engineer like you. Come learn how to leverage your software development knowledge to develop powerful smart clients that work with elaborate architectures to fulfill the promise of a truly connected world.

Biography

Nickolas Landry is a senior .NET architect and trainer in New York for Infusion Development, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner which offers quality software development services, developer training and consulting services for large financial firms in the New York and Toronto areas.

Known for his dynamic and engaging style, he is a frequent speaker at major software development conferences worldwide, a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau, a Microsoft MVP on Device Application Development (formerly called .NET Compact Framework MVPs), and a former Microsoft Regional Director in Montreal. He is the Vice-President of IASA New York (www.iasahome.org), and is a Founding Member of WWISA (www.wwisa.org). His primary goal is to help businesses connect their information, systems, and people together in a seamless integration to achieve complete enterprise agility. Aside from his work in designing business solution architectures using .NET technologies, Nick provides mentoring services in architecture, design and .NET development, authors and teaches .NET classes, performs system audits, and profiles technologies for various enterprise scenarios. With almost 14 years of professional experience - starting with Visual Basic 1.0 - and a career almost entirely dedicated to Microsoft technologies, Nick specializes in .NET mobility, OOP & SOA, architecture and design patterns, and Web services. He wrote "Mobile CoDe.NET" articles for CoDe Magazine and several .NET mobility coursewares for Microsoft, has been a technical editor for many books titles, and holds several professional certifications from Microsoft and IBM.

Nick is also a game aficionado, doing a lot of research in the entertainment software industry, including game production, design, development, and project management, playing a wide variety of games on PC, Xbox 360, mobile devices and in virtual worlds/MMO's, and is an advocate for mobile gaming and the use of managed code in professional game development. He was the project lead and designer for Mobile Kombat, a Windows Mobile game for the attendees of the Microsoft MEDC 2006 conference, was a private beta tester (as a volunteer player) for Star Wars Galaxies expansions Jump to Lightspeed and Trials of Obi-Wan (SOE/Lucas Arts) and wrote online guides for Star Wars Galaxies and Neverwinter Nights.