title: Mobile Messaging Technologies and Services: SMS, EMS and MMS
author: Gwenal Le Bodic
description: Building on the success of the first edition, <i>Mobile MessagingTechnologies and Services</i> offers extensive new and revisedmaterial based upon the latest research and industry developments.While early implementations targeted person-to-person messaging,MMS has now evolved to facilitate such requirements as the massdelivery of time-sensitive messages for content-to-personmessaging. This <i>Second Edition</i> exploits the technicalmaturity of MMS as it is poised to generate a wealth of newbusiness opportunities across the mobile communications sector. Theauthor provides the fundamental technical background required forSMS, EMS and MMS, and supports this with industry cutting-edgedevelopments.
zlib_text: Jeff Mesnil
  Mobile  
  and Web 
  Messaging
  MESSAGING PROTOCOLS FOR WEB AND MOBILE DEVICES
  
  MOBILE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
  Mobile and Web Messaging 
  ISBN: 978-1-491-94480-6
  US $24.99 
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  “	Asynchronous	
  messaging	is	an	essential	
  tool	for	every	software	
  developer.	Mobile and 
  Web Messaging	is	an	
  excellent	introduction	to	
  the	world	of	messaging	
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  developers.	Through	
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  Jeff	explains	protocols,	
  libraries,	and	techniques	
  that	can	help	you	to	
  connect	your	mobile	
  and	web	applications	
  asynchronously.”
  —Dejan Bosanac 
  Senior Software Developer at Red Hat 
  Twitter: @oreillymedia
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