Scenarios and Applications

There are various possible types of MQe applications, many of which are expected to be custom applications developed for particular user groups. The following list gives some examples:
Retail applications
  • Trickle feeding till transactions to host systems, such as message brokers
Consumer applications
  • Supermarket shopping from home using a PDA
  • Gathering traveller preferences on airlines
  • Financial transactions from a mobile phone
Control applications
  • Collection and integration of data from oil pipeline sensors transmitted via satellite
  • Remote operation of equipment (such as valves) with security to guarantee the validity of the operator
Mobile workforce
  • Visiting professionals, for example an insurance agent
  • Rapid publication of proof of customer receipt for parcel delivery companies
  • Information exchange between kitchen and waiting staff
  • Golf tournament score keeping
  • Secure mobile systems messaging for the police
  • Job information for utility workers in situations where communication is frequently lost
  • Domestic meter reading
Personal productivity
  • Mail and calendar replication
  • Database replication
  • Downloading to laptops

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