...Social Media in the Product Development Strategy by Jens Gutermann Integrated communication has emerged as both the core element and one of the main challenges facing corporate communication over the last few years. Everything revolves around communication. As companies dicker over gaining customers’ favor, integrated communication appears to offer an escape from the bewildering multitude of options available for customeroriented and targeted communication with users. New forms of information and communication commonly known as social media or Web 2.0 have opened up evolutionary and revolutionary opportunities for positioning products and services on the market and getting in touch with consumers. However, this also poses a new and completely different type of challenge with regard to our communication, particularly when it comes to integrated communication. Companies are finding themselves in a problematic situation where comparison with competitors is just a mouse click away, and where only strong brand identities that are able to incorporate social media in their integrated communication strategy manage to withstand the information overload. If we consider the fundamental aim of integrated communication, namely to achieve the greatest possible degree of control, this contrasts paradoxically with the situation described. The information society was still a thing of the future in the 1980s, and when it became a reality in the 1990s, yet another future started to beckon. It...
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...(environmental context, device status, energy usage, etc.) that can be collected, aggregated, and then shared in an efficient, secure, and privacy-aware manner. As these devices are connected to the Internet, they can be reached, and managed at any time and at any place. The current landscape of IoT is filled with a very diverse range of wireless communication technologies, such as IEEE 802.15.4, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), and various other cellular communication technologies. Naturally, devices using different physical and link layers are not interoperable with each other. Through an Internet Protocol (IP) router, these devices are, however, able to communicate with the Internet. When the differences in the protocol stack extend beyond the physical and link layer, protocol translation needs to be performed by a gateway device. This harms the deployment of IoT devices because the deployment becomes more complex and expensive with multiple middle boxes along the end-to-end communication path. In order to ensure seamless connectivity between different devices deployed in the market, a convergence toward all IP-based communication stack is necessary. Years ago, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has standardized IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (LoWPAN), Routing Over Lowpower and...
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...Mid Sweden University Sundsvall Course code: FÖ022A Course title: Qualitative Methods Work type: Analysis Work name: Different quality methods research of RFID system. Avsnittslärare: Olof Wahlberg, Wilhelm Skoglund, Richard Ahlström Execute: student of Master program (one year) in Business Administration, Marketing and Management. Name: Arseniy; Surname: Buzyan Name: Iban; Surname: Ahmed Sundsvall, Sweden - 2012 Contents Abstract Key words Introduction Part 1. Different methods in article “Design and implementation of RFID based air-cargo monitoring system” Part 2. Different methods in article "RFID based model for an intelligent port" Abstract RFID systems, known to improve supply chains performances, are little implemented so far in industry, particularly in the field of transport, due to the high economic investment it requests in comparison to other existing solutions. However, their benefits may be theoretically proved by using a distributed simulation platform to support the design and test of any technical solution and organizational approach devoted to optimize RFID-based logistics systems. So one paper named: “Distributed simulation platform to design advanced RFID based freight transportation systems” deals with the development of this simulation platform, based on Generalized Discrete Event Specification (G-DEVS) models and HLA (High Level Architecture) standard. Another paper...
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...Chapter 6 E-Supply Chains, Collaborative Commerce, and Corporate Portals Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Define the e-supply chain and describe its characteristics and components. 2. List supply chain problems and their causes. 3. List solutions provided by e-commerce (EC) for supply chain problems. 4. Describe RFID supply chain applications. 5. Define c-commerce and list the major types. 6. Describe collaborative planning and collaboration, planning, forecasting, and replenishing (CPFR) and list the benefits of each. 7. Discuss integration along the supply chain. 8. Understand corporate portals and their types and roles. 9. Describe e-collaboration tools such as workflow software and groupware. 10. Describe Collaboration 2.0 technology and tools. Content Opening Case: Boeing’s Global Supply Chain for the Dreamliner 787 6.1 E-Supply Chains 6.2 Supply Chain Problems and Solutions 6.3 RFID as a Key Enabler in Supply Chain Management 6.4 Collaborative Commerce 6.5 Collaborative Planning, CPFR, APS, and PLM 6.6 Supply Chain Integration 6.7 Corporate (Enterprise) Portals 6.8 Collaboration-Enabling Environments and Tools Managerial Issues Closing Case: How Wal-Mart Uses EC in Its Supply Chain Answers to Section Review Questions Section 6.1 Review Questions 1. Define the e-supply chain and list its three major parts. It is...
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...com/shop/cis-246-week-8-final-exam/ Question 1. (TCO 2) The _____ is a specialized United Nations agency that regulates international telecommunications, including radio and TV frequencies, satellite and telephony specifications, networking infrastructure, and tariffs applied to global communications. IETF IANA ISP ITU Question 2. (TCO 12) When using an analog telephone, a VoIP adapter that performs analog-to-digital conversion is known as a(n) _____. VTA (voice telephone adapter) ATA (analog telephone adapter) DTA (digital telephone adapter) DTA (data telephone adapter) Question 3. (TCO 5) At the customer’s demarcation point, either inside or outside the building, T-carrier wire pairs terminate with a _____. terminal adapter smart jack CSU/DSU switch Question 4 (TCO 1) _____ is the means through which data is transmitted and received. Spam The network adapter Transmission media NOS Question 5. (TCO 12) _____ messaging is a service that makes several forms of communication available from a single user interface. Unified Instant Diversified Open Question 6. (TCO 12) _____ is the use of one network to simultaneously carry voice, video, and data communications. Multicasting Unicasting Divergence Convergence Question 7. (TCO 5) The portion of the PSTN that connects any residence or business to the nearest CO is known as the _____. demarcation point network interface unit (NIU) local loop central office Question 8. (TCO...
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...How did business processes change in order to implement this ERP system? 5. What do you think some of the implementation issues and risks might have been with this system? 6. How did this investment in ERP systems help Sinosteel achieve operational excellence? What do you think were the benefits of installing this system given the substantial costs involved? 1. Sinosteel Corporation is a strategic resource company that mines, processes and supplies iron and chrome ore to major international steel manufacturers. Alongside these operations, they manage logistic planning and equipment distribution. The major challenges that Sinosteel was facing were the decentralized management of 86 different subsidiaries, 63 of which are located in China. The enterprise had many different employees, systems and practices that varied from one subsidiary to another causing overlapping of data and confusion within the company. Customer information was controlled within each individual subsidiary which resulted in conflicting outstanding invoices and customer credits. Decentralized customer information was not the only problem that Sinosteel was running into. Differences in coding for identical shipments could have resulted in major supply chain management problems,...
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...Marketing 101 Chapter 9- Marketing segmentation, targeting and positioning Market- people with the willingness to buy, purchasing power Target market- people you believe will buy your product Consumer product- product for personal use Business product- for directly/indirectly in production of other products for resale Market segmentation- division of the total market into small groups. To satisfy different needs The market segment has to be measureable purchasing power and size. Has to promote and serve market segment. Must be large enough. Segmentations: o Geographic- based on location. Pay close attention to fast-growing states o Demographic- gender, income/occupation, age, education, sexual orientation, household size, stage in family life o Psychographic- interests Chapter 2- Strategic planning in contemporary marketing Planning is the process of anticipating future events and conditions and determining the best way to achieve organizational objectives. Planning is a continuous process that includes identifying objectives and then determining the actions through which a firm can attain those objectives. Marketing planning- implementing planning activities devoted to achieving marketing objectives. Establishes the basis for a marketing strategy. Virtual conferences: telephone conferences with computer interfaces. Strategic planning- the process of determining an organizations primary objectives and adopting courses of action that...
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...attention to this emerging and innovative approach. This thesis summarizes information from various sources gathered on the subject 'cloud computing'. Firstly, it tracks back the evolution of technologies that paved the road for cloud computing and accelerated its further advancements. Secondly, it provides a high level overview of cloud computing technology stack and identifies service layers exposed via on-demand infrastructure. Lastly, it investigates various aspects of cloud computing and its impact on information technology. Any comments and thoughts on this thesis are highly appreciated and you can drop me a line at: tvaruzek@mail.muni.cz Keywords: Cloud computing, Virtualization, Innova.sk, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Amazon Web Services, Google Apps 3 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor Radek Ošlejšek for providing me the necessary help and guidance. I would like to express many thanks to my friends who helped me and supported me, especially to Rani for her support as well as Evka for saving me in the very last hours of writing of this thesis. And the very last, my thanks go to my parents who have been supporting me during my studies, my brother and my family. 4 Table of Contents 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations...........................................................................................................7...
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...Title Advancement of VOIP and Unified Communications via Wi-Fi Handset “The technology involved in VoIP software and VoIP information is forever changing and updating”(VoIP Telephony Updates… 2008 -5). Abstract This paper gives the information on the VOIP-voice over internet protocol which is the technology that is been used for the voice communications by using the different types of the IP based networks in order to deploy the devices of the VOIP users. The VOIP technology is having different types of the security issues in the VOIP and Wi-Fi along with the security measures. This paper will deal with the VOIP technology, unified communications and Wi-Fi handset. Table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction to the research………………………………………………………………6 1.1 Aim 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Introduction 1.4 VOIP deployment 1.5 The threats and attacks in the VoIP System 1.5.1 Spoofing 1.5.2 The interception or eavesdropping 1.5.3 The denial of service 1.5.4 The spam over VoIP Chapter 2 Literature review……………………………………………………………………………10 2.1 The security methods 2.2 Call Setup and VoIP Registration 2.3 The Protocol selection 2.4 The Mobile VOIP 2.5 The VOIP handset 2.6 The IP telephony 2.7 The Protocols of VOIP Chapter 3 Research Methodology……………………………………………………………………….15 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Research methodology chosen 3.3 Qualitative research methodology 3.4 Quantitative research methodology 3.5 Research design: Case study approach 3.6 Case study approach ...
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...Java and .Net provide technologies that enable skilled developers to build quality enterprise applications. These technologies are rarely picked based on performance alone. There are many factors to consider when choosing Java or .Net. These considerations are often the deciding factor when choosing one or both of these platforms. Java Java is kenned as both a programming language and a development platform. It was first developed by Sun Microsystems in 1991 and subsequently relinquished in 1995. To help to make the language more accepted and accessible, Sun Microsystems developed it as an object oriented language with a syntax that is very similar to C++. (Java vs. .NET, 2007) Sun Microsystems decided to create this new platform out of a desire to be able to write programs only once that could be run on any system. (James) The Java 2 platform was launched in December 1998. This was a major amelioration of the platform, and included incipient graphics, user interface, and enterprise capabilities. This upgrade was over seven times as large as the initial Java 1.0 release and marked the maturity of the Java platform. (What is java?) Within the Java 2 platform there are 3 editions: • The Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) Provides the essential compiler, tools, runtimes, and APIs for writing, deploying, and running applets and applications. • The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Defines a standard for developing multi-tier enterprise applications. • The Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) ...
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...Alisha Moore Foundational Skills for Business Leaders -MBA-FP6004 Strategy Recommendation Capella University February, 2016 Introduction Under Armour, Inc. was founded by Kevin Plank, a former University of Maryland football player, in 1996. The company’s mission is “to improve all athletes through passion, design, and relentless pursuit of innovation” (The Business of Under Armour website, 2016). Plank had a simple plan to make a superior T-shirt. A shirt that provided compression and wicked perspiration off your skin rather than absorb it (The Business of Under Armour website, 2016). All of its products are designed with the athlete in mind. The company has developed different product lines for athletes to be used according to the seasons of the year. They include Heat Gear®, Cold Gear®, and All Season Gear®. Other product lines include footwear for men, women and youth and accessories, including headwear, bags, and gloves. Kevin Plank started Under Armour, Inc. using $20,000 of his own money, $40,000 from credit, and a $250,000 Small Business Loan (Lyster, 2006). The company has now developed into a corporation that serves not only the U.S., but also over 80 countries around the world including, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Under Armour, Inc. is one of the fastest growing athletic brands. According to a Sterne Agee and SportsScanInfo report, in 2014, Under Armour replaced Adidas and took the No. 2 spot in the sportswear brands...
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...Compliments of on IBM Limited Editi ose, Consolidate Cl & Report Learn to: • Distinguish between the closing, consolidating, and financial reporting processes • Use integration and automation to ensure data integrity and streamline CCR activities • Identify the right CCR solution for your organization Maire Loughran These materials are the copyright of Wiley Publishing, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Close, Consolidate & Report FOR DUMmIES by Maire Loughran ‰ IBM LIMITED EDITION These materials are the copyright of Wiley Publishing, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Close, Consolidate & Report For Dummies® IBM Limited Edition , Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2011 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online...
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...policiesthe policies and procedures that must be in place. Unit Objectives Upon completion of this unit you the learner should be able to: List the hardware and software components of computing machines. Explain the historical development of computing and information systems. Describe and explain the characteristics of past and present informations systems. Analyse, compare and explain theexplain theutilization of information systems by individuals or organizations . Contribute to discussion on information systems implementation andimplementation and management using computing principles, uses, challenges, current technological trends and needs. Key Terms (most of the definitions are from wikipedia) An information system (IS): This isThis is a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information. The term is also sometimes used in more restricted senses to refer to only the software used to run a computerized database or to refer to only a computer system. A peripheral: is a "device that is used to put information into or get information out of the computer." There are three different types of peripherals: Input, used to interact with, or send data to the computer (mouse, keyboards, etc.). Other examples of peripherals are expansion cards, graphics cards, image scanners, tape drives, microphones, loudspeakers, webcams, and digital cameras. Complex instruction set computing (CISC):This is a CPU design where single instructions can execute several...
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...Model Driven Development – Future or Failure of Software Development? Ruben Picek, Vjeran Strahonja University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin ruben.picek@foi.hr, vjeran.strahonja@foi.hr Abstract. This article discusses some issues of the software development paradigm called Model Driven Development (MDD). Its basic idea is to move software development to a higher level of abstraction by using models as primary artifacts, and to transform models into the source code, with the aid of tools. Currently, there are several approaches to the realization of MDD paradigm which should bring a lot of benefits. However there are still problems to be solved, which will be discussed here. The authors are also going to analyze developers pros and cons, and give their own opinion about today's open question: Will MDD become a failure in trying to deal with software crisis, like the idea of CASE tools in 80's or will it become the future of software development? Keywords. MDD, MDD approaches, Software Factories, Software Development 1. Model Driven Development Paradigm In the last few years, software development has been faced with many challenges. Requirements of new and/or existing systems are growing, systems are complex and it is hard to build them on time and on budget. As an answer to these challenges, a wide spectrum of new approaches occurred, varying from buzzwords to comprehensive methodologies. One of the most prominent paradigms is Model Driven Development...
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...Baderman Island Resort: Project Plan – Team “A” CMGT445: Application Implementation November 21st, 2011 Prof: Todd Doren Overview Baderman Island Resort is a popular resort destination for tourist that consists of three hotels, four restaurants, a convention center, two gift shops, a pro shop and a spa. These facilities provide guests something that Boardman Management likes to call "a slice of paradise." They are located on the Baderman Island which is actually in the Kelsey River, which is used as a method of transportation for guests. It is Baderman's goal to provide guests with a place for leisure, comfort and activity. Purpose To continue providing the upmost service, Boardman Management Group has placed a service request asking for assistance upgrading their word processing software. Since Boardman Management Group is in charge of the Baderman Island Resort sites, it will provide all of the facilities with a chance to standardize their word processing applications. Due to the fact that each location operates independently from each other a discovery will need to be performed and analyzed. One of the main purposes of this service request will be to determine whether or not an upgrade is needed for all of the computers on each site and to determine which application will be best suited as the standardized word processing application. Business Requirements As mentioned previously, Baderman seeks to upgrade its current WPS or replace it with a new one. In...
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