Nearing the end of 2006 I put up a bit of a rant--
Two-Factor Authentication, Hashing, and Cell Phone Restrictions /
J2ME -- concerning two-factor authentication, and the
difficulties implementing a simple, no-cost solution on my handy
new Motorola cell phone. I pretty much gave up in frustration, the
many barriers and limitations just making it not worth the
trouble.
I recently started using a Motorola Q, based upon Windows Mobile 5.0 and running on the Bell Canada network, and I have to say that the situation is night and day -- developing and deploying either native or .NET Compact Framework apps on it is ridiculously easy (and incredibly well supported in Visual Studio 2005 with the SDK add-ins), easily using the data network to communicate with sites over the net, and so on.
Absolutely wonderful device for developers and enlightened shops.
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Dennis Forbes is a Toronto-based software architect. While focused primarily on the .NET and SQL Server worlds, Dennis frequently ventures outside of this comfort zone into game development and image processing. He has been published in several industry magazines, has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and has been interviewed by NPR.He is a vice president and lead software architect at an innovative New York City hedge fund back-office services firm.
Dennis has been working on solutions for the financial, telecommunications, and power generation markets for over 15 years.