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Andy Sjostrom
11-18-2002, 10:00 AM
<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pl/xml/02/11/04/021104plgroove.xml">http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pl/xml/02/11/04/021104plgroove.xml</a><br /><br />InfoWorld published an article about a development project that extended existing <a href="http://www.groove.net/">peer collaboration technology</a> to Pocket PC clients using XML Web Services. The article begins: "HOW DO YOU PORT 5 million lines of Win32/COM code to the Pocket PC? That was the dilemma that Groove Networks faced when considering how to bring its ultrasecure peer collaboration technology to mobile devices. Jamming 10 pounds of potatoes into a one-pound sack wasn't an option, but lateral thinking yielded a new plan: Don't port; use Web services as integration glue. Thus was born the skunkworks project first dubbed "edge services" and now known as GWS (Groove Web Services)." (Source: Chris Forsberg)<br /><br />Inspirational thoughts while the new generation Pocket PC development tools are on their way into Final Beta! Can't wait!

Venturello
11-18-2002, 07:50 PM
How Do You Port 5 Million Lines of Code to the Pocket PC?

Yep, the answer is: YOU DON'T!

You use the pocketpc as a way to connect either to a terminal services server or better yet, a web based solution as they did.

If that is not enough... get a tabletpc then!

someppcuser
11-18-2002, 08:04 PM
That was a smart move...that way we can connect any client to Groove ;)