...Near Field Communication NFC, or near field communication, is a type of connection that is established between two devices when touched together or brought close to each other. It is very similar to Bluetooth but with a more limited range and ease of access. NFC is used to transfer data and files between devices very fast and easily. Android features “Android Beam” and devices such as Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry, and Sony have used NFC to pair external devices. NFC can also be used to share media, contact information, and even pair up to play games. Perhaps one of the most popular uses is the ability to pay using your device. You can store card information on the device and use the device at a designated terminal to pay. There are many pros and cons to using NFC. Some positive features include its versatility, convenience, and security in regards to card info. Some concerns with data security include the use of jammers to destroy data and “spying” with antennas. Another con of the technology is the expense of buying NFC compatible devices. Although larger companies may not have trouble paying for the equipment, smaller and privately owned companies can’t always keep up. Because this technology is fairly new, people are still finding out new uses for NFC. You can use it to share a long Wi-Fi password through transfer instead of paper. Using NFC tags, you can set up a place to tap in order to start up your computer upon arrival. It can even be used while driving. By setting...
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...Abstract Bluetooth technology was first founded in 1994 and in the 20 years since its finding Bluetooth continues to connect the world. From connecting cell phones to cars to connecting hospitals with one another Bluetooth has simplified the way we do things as well as made them more secure. There are limits to Bluetooth though, such as its range and the speed of transferring data. In the horizon Bluetooth has NFCs and Wi-Fi direct staring it down. We will also look at what these two technologies have in common with Bluetooth and where they are stronger and weaker than Bluetooth. Finally, will either of these two technologies take over the market that Bluetooth has dominated since it inception? “Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology that allows people to conveniently connect their devices with other devices and the role of the technology is evolving to not only allow devices to talk with one another, but actually allow the seamless communication between devices, local applications and the cloud (Rogerson, 2014)." Bluetooth is a simple way to connect to other individuals, to share pictures, videos, and music without having to use cords or wires. It allows individuals freedom to share without having to use data plans or service fees. Bluetooth is found in most electronic devices, including most smart cell phones, wireless speakers, headphones, computers, keyboards, computer mice, televisions, and even video games. Bluetooth became a project in 1994...
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...University of La Verne La Verne, California The Age of the Mobile Wallet A Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for BUS500F: Business Marketing College of Business and Public Management Department of Marketing September 2015 Trend Identification: Today's digital technology is constantly evolving. A significant and popular financial trend that has taken over society is the use of Mobile Wallets. This technology allows you to pay for a product or service, using an application from your mobile phone at a Near Field Communication (NFC) reader. When the phone is held to the NFC, it will vibrate or beep to confirm payment. Customers have no need to carry cash, checks, or credit cards when there are apps such as Apple Pay that link directly to your bank account. Sounds easy enough, right? Many concerns from consumers and producers will arise from this Mobile Wallet. The most important being identity and financial fraud. I believe this new technology will affect all aspects of the market from production, to the final product, and certainly consumers. The way we pay for products and services has changed, leaving a decline in the need for physical currency. Will hard cash become obsolete? Or is this revolutionary trend just another fad? [pic][pic] According to Trendwatching.com, "Apple Pay saw 1 million cards registered in its first three days after launch. And by 2017, there are forecasted...
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...Topic: How can E-Commerce help to improve your business and become competitive against competitors. Prepared for: Dr Martino Luis BJMP 5023: Operation Management Prepared by: Mohd Nizam Mohd Ishak (814738) Date: 30th October, 2013 Content: 1. Introduction 2. Direct Relationship 3. Postage Strategy 4. Data & Information 5. Social Media 6. Application 7. Copyright & Patent 8. Conclusion Introduction Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce or ecommerce, is a type of industry where the buying and selling of products or services is conducted over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Electronic commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at one point in the transaction's life-cycle, although it may encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail, mobile devices social media, and telephones as well. Electronic commerce is generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business. It also consists of the exchange of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of business transactions. This is an effective and efficient way of communicating within an organization and one of the most effective and useful...
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...1013 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City ------------------------------------------------- THE BEST SMARTPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY AMONG THE INDUSTRY LEADERS (WINDOWS, IOS AND ANDROID) An Analytical Report Presented to MS. MARCIA ROLIZA M. DEL MUNDO, MA Faculty Member, General Education Department In partial fulfillment Of the requirements in BUSINESS WRITING For the course BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING Presented by IBRAHIM ESTOESTA IRYNNE GAE FERNANDEZ ANDRIAN VILLADELREY KYLE VILLANUEVA March 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to express our special thanks of gratitude to the following people: * Our teacher, Ms. Marcia Roliza Del Mundo, who gave us the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic, “The Best Smartphone Operating System: An Analytical Study Among the Industry Leaders”, which helped us in doing a lot of research and we came to know about so many new things; * Our parents and our friends, who helped us a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time frame; and lastly * Our God, for giving us strength and for guiding us in everything we’ve done for the past months in doing this project. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Ibrahim Estoesta Irynne Gae Fernandez Andrian Villadelrey Kyle Villanueva TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page Acknowledgement BEST SMARTPHONE OPERATING...
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...Cash’s Evolution to Digital Currency Tony Giuliani Business Finance 350 September 25, 2013 The other day I needed to fill up my car with gas, but when I got to the gas station by my house the pumps had a sign on them saying “Cash Only” due to an internet outage. This did not bother me as I had cash on hand but as I pumped my gas several vehicles pulled up, saw the signs, and left for another station. I even heard one person muttering about how inconvenient it was for them that the store could only take cash as they got back into their car. Now normally I pay for gas at the pump with a credit card even though I usually have cash on me, mainly because I do not have to deal with pre-paying and guessing how much gas I need, and I prefer to pump my gas and go about my day with a minimum of human interaction. This is a phenomena getting more and more common throughout a world where currency and coinage are quickly becoming items that people no longer carry as their primary instrument of payment and businesses would rather not accept. We all want a quantifiable measurement for what our wealth is but don’t really care if it is in actually hard currency or just expressed in the zeros and ones in the digital world. Call the money a Dollar, Euro, Pound, Deutschmark or any other name you want as long as we know, on paper, we have an amount of them is all we care about. Why have currency and checks become less and less important as a form of payment when they were once responsible...
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...edition 2015 THE EVENT APP BIBLE The New Version of the Popular Guide to Evaluate, Compare and Understand Event Mobile Apps Table of Contents page 4 8 Preface - by Corbin Ball Introduction 10 13 5 Key Trends in Event Mobile Apps 17 What You will Find In The Event App Bible v3 18 21 Strategy 21 26 The Benefits of Mobile Apps 27 29 From The Trenches: How Event Planners Select and Use Apps 31 Why Develop an Event Mobile App Selection Strategy? - by Michelle Bruno 32 30 Questions to Answer in a Mobile App Selection Strategy - by Michelle Bruno 35 Selection 35 38 Creating the Perfect Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Mobile App - by Michelle Bruno 46 Event App Solutions: Research Methodology 47 Event App Findings 50 Mobile App and Features Glossary - by Becki Cross and Cathy Key 56 App Provider Tables and Features Overview 73 Post Selection Tactics 73 75 Promoting Engagement - by Liz King 76 Considering Usage - by Liz King 77 Solving Wifi Issues - by Liz King 78 Financial Support - by Liz King 78 82 Credits 83 84 Disclaimer 86 appendix - research Why Version 3? Structure of the Event App Bible v3 Event Apps: Hype or Substance? Where are we now? Do You Need an Event App? Purchasing Factors Earning Adoption - by Liz King Data...
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...[pic] Working Paper on future RFID Research Needs September 2007 Participating EU-funded R&D Projects in CERP: |Acronym |Name of Project |Contact / email | |AMI-4-SME |Ambient Intelligence Technology for Systemic Innovation |Harald Sundmaeker, ATB, Germany | | |in Manufacturing SMEs |Sundmaeker@atb-bremmen.de | |BRIDGE |Building Radio Frequency Identification in the Global |Henri Barthel, GS1 | | |Environment |henri.barthel@gs1.org | |CE-RFID |Coordinating European Efforts for Promoting the European |Dr. Gerd Wolfram, METRO Group, Germany | | |Value Chain |gerd.wolfram@mgi.de | |CoBIs |Collaborative Business Items |Stephan Haller, SAP, Switzerland | | | |stephan.haller@sap.com | |Dynamite |Dynamic Decisions in Maintenance |Kenneth...
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...Pivot of Supporting The Loan th The 17 “Hanju” Cup Financial Case Analysis Contest Analysis Report FINANCING ALIBABA’S BUYOUT： Case Report Name： Title： SYNDICATED LOAN IN ASIA PIVOT OF SUPPORTING THE LOAN Team Name： WINNERS DATE: 2014/10/20 1 Pivot of Supporting The Loan Context Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................3 1. Macro and Industry Analysis .....................................................................................................4 1.1 PEST Analysis Macro Environment .................................................................... 4 1.1.1 Political Environment ......................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Economic Environment ...................................................................................... 5 1.1.3 Social Environment ............................................................................................. 7 1.1.4 Technological Environment ................................................................................ 8 1.2 Industry Analysis – SWOT Analysis .................................................................. 10 1.2.1 Strength ............................................................................................................. 10 1.2.2 Weakness ...................................
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...Long-term Finance and Economic Growth Working Group on Long-term Finance The views expressed in this report are those of the Working Group on Long-term Finance and do not necessarily represent the views of the individual members of the Group of Thirty. ISBN 1-56708-160-6 Copies of this paper are available for $49 from: The Group of Thirty 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel.: (202) 331-2472 E-mail: info@group30.org; www.group30.org Long-term Finance and Economic Growth Published by Group of Thirty© Washington, D.C. 2013 Table of Contents Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Glossary .............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................................................................8 Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................................................................10 Working Group on Long-term Finance ................................................................................................................
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...September 2011 School of Health and Society Department Computer Science Embedded Systems Indoor Positioning using Sensor-fusion in Android Devices Authors Ubejd Shala Angel Rodriguez Instructor Fredrik Frisk Examiner Kamilla Klonowska School of Health and Society Department Computer Science Kristianstad University SE-291 88 Kristianstad Sweden Authors, Program and Year: Ubejd Shala, Master’s Program - Embedded Systems, 2011 Angel Rodriguez, Master’s Program - Embedded Systems, 2011 Instructor: Fredrik Frisk, Dr, HKr Examination: This graduation work on 15 higher education’s credits is a part of the requirements for a Degree of Master in Embedded Systems Title: Indoor Positioning using Sensor-fusion in Android Devices Abstract: This project examines the level of accuracy that can be achieved in precision positioning by using built-in sensors in an Android smartphone. The project is focused in estimating the position of the phone inside a building where the GPS signal is bad or unavailable. The approach is sensor-fusion: by using data from the device’s different sensors, such as accelerometer, gyroscope and wireless adapter, the position is determined. The results show that the technique is promising for future handheld indoor navigation systems that can be used in malls, museums, large office buildings, hospitals, etc. Keywords: Sensor fusion, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, INS, GPS, Wi-Fi, indoor navigation, smartphone, Android...
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...Wireless Electricity Devry University Tech, Society, and Culture Professor February 24, 2013 Table of Contents I. Wireless Electricity: Explanation and History 3 II. Political and Legal Influences 10 III. Economic Questions and Considerations 16 IV. Wireless Technology with Today’s Culture 20 V. Ethical Implications of Wireless Power 26 VI. Environmental Impact 30 VII. Bibliography 33 ABSTRACT: Wireless electricity is not a new idea, but it has recently become revitalized. This paper looks at the different facets of this invigorated technology. First, it talks about what wireless electricity is and the different approaches of producing it. The paper also talks about the history of wireless electricity and what social factors have motivated it to become invigorated. Next, the government involvement and political issues are talked about. Wireless electricity will also affect the economy so its economic impact is also a topic that is discussed. The psychological and sociological effects of wireless electricity will also be well-thought-out in the next section. The cultural background of this technology is studied and highlighted in American culture. Every technology needs to be examined in detail for its effect on the environment and wireless electricity is no different. The last section of this paper talks about the moral and ethical...
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...Mobile Payments: Problem or Solution? Implications for financial inclusion Mike George, Linda Lennard and Kate Scribbins Foundation Further information This report and a summary version are available as a pdf from www.friendsprovidentfoundation.org. The summary is also available in print from Friends Provident Foundation, Pixham End, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1QA (foundation.enquiries@friendsprovident.co.uk and www.friendsprovidentfoundation.org). Published 2013 by Friends Provident Foundation Pixham End Dorking Surrey RH4 1QA © AnKa 2013 ISBN 978-1-908769-08-4 (pdf ) All rights reserved. Reproduction of this report by photocopying or electronic means for non-commercial purposes is permitted. Otherwise, no part of this report may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Friends Provident Foundation. Friends Provident Foundation Friends Provident Foundation is a grant-making charity working to create the conditions throughout the UK for improved access to appropriate financial services for those who are currently excluded, particularly those on low incomes or otherwise vulnerable to market failure. It particularly wants to encourage thinking that deals with the causes of the problem. Established as part of the demutualisation of Friends Provident Life Office in 2001 and the flotation of Friends Provident plc, it is independent and has its own board...
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...bancario italiano negli ultimi vent’anni: il processo di concentrazione 2.2 Il sistema Bancario italiano attuale 2.3 Le caratteristiche del sistema bancario italiano 2.4 La Normativa bancaria 2.5 I Trend futuri 6 6 10 14 19 26 3 IL RUOLO DELL’ICT IN BANCA 3.1 Il ruolo dell’ICT nelle organizzazioni 3.2 Il mercato italiano dell’ICT 3.3 Il ruolo dell’ICT nelle banche italiane 31 31 33 40 4 LA INTRANET 4.1 Definizione di Intranet 4.2 I modelli di Intranet 4.3 Le funzionalità supportate dai modelli di Intranet 4.4 La Governance della Intranet 4.5 L’evoluzione della Intranet 4.6 Verso il Virtual Workspace 4.7 L’Intranet 2.0 4.8 L’Enterprise 2.0 71 71 73 74 75 78 79 84 85 5 GLI AMBITI DI INNOVAZIONE 5.1 L’ Unified Communication and Collaboration 5.2 Community & Social 5.3 Il Mobile Workspace 5.4 L’evoluzione dei modelli di lavoro: lo Smart Working 91 91 94 101 109 III Indice 6 METODOLOGIA DI RICERCA 6.1 Percorso di ricerca 6.2 l’Osservatorio Intranet Banche e i partecipanti alla ricerca 115 115 118 7 LO SCENARIO INTRANET NEL SETTORE BANCARIO ITALIANO 7.1 Il ruolo della Intranet 7.2 Budget ICT dedicato...
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...updated: April 26, 2016 Logical Reasoning Bradley H. Dowden Philosophy Department California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819 USA ii iii Preface Copyright © 2011-14 by Bradley H. Dowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: (1) Attribution You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author, namely by citing his name, the book title, and the relevant page numbers (but not in any way that suggests that the book Logical Reasoning or its author endorse you or your use of the work). (2) Noncommercial You may not use this work for commercial purposes (for example, by inserting passages into a book that is sold to students). (3) No Derivative Works You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. An earlier version of the book was published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, California USA in 1993 with ISBN number 0-534-17688-7. When Wadsworth decided no longer to print the book, they returned their publishing rights to the original author, Bradley Dowden. The current version has been significantly revised. If you would like to suggest changes to the text, the author would appreciate your writing to him at dowden@csus.edu. iv Praise Comments on the earlier 1993 edition...
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