Future of Search

Linux and Windows (CE and XP) seem to be the main directions for the OS future development. Palm One looks like the future leading provider of handhelds and the Palm OS will still be the leading operating system.

The good part is almost all handhelds synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, and Palm Desktop. When the user synchronizes, the data is backed up on both the handheld and the computer. Handhelds are very portable, so if someone loses the handheld, the data is safe back at the desktop. A new handheld will easily synchronize all the user’s data, calendars, contacts and applications back into the Palm. 2.2.2. Database software.

The main direction seems to be a business forms solution that synchronizes PDA’s and smart phones to enterprises databases. Companies can quickly create data collection applications for mobile devices running on both Palm OS and Windows Mobile for pocket PC platforms.

Handheld Personal Digital Assistants are rapidly becoming a tool of choice for busy people. It is easier to access and manage information where decision support is crucial. The technology is rapidly changing and anybody can fit the handheld in the future. 

There is db4o mobile database open source under GPL; it is fast, lean, and simple to deploy. It is also very affordable in high volumes. Mobile devices can use also SQL Server anytime, store object models, and relational models too. The transactions are safe; database software is the core of a great many applications, today and tomorrow. The choice of the right database software that will satisfy the project’s specific needs may be anything but easy. We are all searching for a fully customizable, easy to deploy database management software.