Overview and Understanding of Mobile Business in the Age of Communication

2011 ◽  
pp. 719-727
Author(s):  
Joseph. Barjis
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Wireless Networking ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Communication Infrastructure ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Extended Discussion

This chapter provides an introduction, review and study of mobile businesses with emphasis on its supporting mobile technologies and wireless networking. The chapter first discusses the concept of mobile business where opportunities, motivations and needs for this type of business are studied. Following this discussion, the chapter studies the current status of mobiles business, key hardware and software solutions (business applications) available on the market. The chapter also discusses different mobile devices, communication infrastructure, supporting networks and other crucial components that make businesses mobile and able to be conducted anytime and anywhere. Finally, an extended discussion is focused on issues and future developments of mobile businesses along with some recommendations, and suggestions regarding mobile business.

Mobile Business Applications

2009 ◽  
pp. 2163-2168
Author(s):  
Cheon-Pyo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Sales Force ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Sales Force Automation ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Scale Usage ◽  
E Mail

As an increasing number of organizations and individuals are dependent on mobile technologies to perform their tasks, various mobile applications have been rapidly introduced and used in a number of areas such as communications, financial management, information retrieval, and entertainment. Mobile applications were initially very basic and simple, but the introduction of higher bandwidth capability and the rapid diffusion of Internet-compatible phones, along with the innovations in the mobile technologies, allow for richer and more efficient applications. Over the years, mobile applications have primarily been developed in consumer-oriented areas where products such as e-mail, games, and music have led the market (Gebauer & Shaw, 2004). According to the ARC group, mobile entertainment service will generate $27 billion globally by 2008 with 2.5 billion users (Smith, 2004). Even though mobile business (m-business) applications have been slow to catch on mobile applications for consumers and are still waiting for larger-scale usage, m-business application areas have received enormous attention and have rapidly grown. As entertainment has been a significant driver of consumer-oriented mobile applications, applications such as delivery, construction, maintenance, and sales of mobile business have been drivers of m-business applications (Funk, 2003). By fall of 2003, Microsoft mobile solutions partners had registered more than 11,000 applications including e-mail, calendars and contacts, sales force automation, customer relationship management, and filed force automation (Smith, 2004). However, in spite of their huge potential and benefits, the adoption of m-business applications appears much slower than anticipated due to numerous technical and managerial problems.

Mobile Business Applications

2007 ◽  
pp. 442-445
Author(s):  
C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Rapid Diffusion

As an increasing number of organizations and individuals are dependent on mobile technologies to perform their tasks, various mobile applications have been rapidly introduced and used in a number of areas such as communications, financial management, information retrieval, and entertainment. Mobile applications were initially very basic and simple, but the introduction of higher bandwidth capability and the rapid diffusion of Internet-compatible phones, along with the innovations in the mobile technologies, allow for richer and more efficient applications.

How Mobile Technologies Enable Best Business Practice

2011 ◽  
pp. 124-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaida Kadyte
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Conceptual Thought ◽  
Empirical Illustration

Within the last 10 years, a number of sophisticated mobile devices have become available to assist not only in managing appointments and contacts but also to provide a tool for enhancing user experience and introducing new collaborative ways of doing business. However, little conceptual thought and empirical illustration has been given to how industrial organisations are using the potential offered by mobile technology. This chapter is based on putting into practice the main conceptual ideas of the Freedom Economy in the domain of mobile business applications through action research methodology. We present an in-depth case study on implementing mobile solutions in the fine-paper industry and aim to investigate to what extent mobile technologies pose a challenge to contemporary industrial life and how they will eventually enable firms to achieve the best business practice.

Mobile Signature Solutions for Guaranteeing Non-Repudiation in Mobile Business and Mobile Commerce

2009 ◽  
pp. 115-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ruiz-Martinez ◽  
Daniel Sanchez-Martinez ◽  
Maria Martinez-Montesinos ◽  
Antonio Gomez-Skarmeta
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Electronic Signature ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Handwritten Signature

Non-repudiation is an important issue in mobile business and mobile commerce in order to provide the necessary evidences to prove whether some party participated in a transaction. The basis to support non-repudiation is the electronic signature. In Europe, directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and the Council establishes the conditions that should be fulfilled in order to provide an electronic signature legally equivalent to the handwritten signature. This chapter presents and analyses the different solutions that have appeared over the years to provide mobile signatures. This analysis will help us to determine which mobile signatures solutions can be considered legally equivalent to the handwritten signature. Thus, this chapter allows people to get to know the different solutions that are available to build mobile commerce and mobile business applications that require the use of the non-repudiation service, and hence electronic signature in mobile devices.

Introduction to M-Business Applications

2005 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Lei-da Chen ◽  
Gordon W. Skelton
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Content Delivery ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
Business Applications

Leung and Antypas (2001) defined mobile business (m-business) as both “content delivery (notification and reporting) and transactions (purchasing and data entry) on mobile devices”. Another term often used for m-business is “wireless e-commerce”, as such business activities often leverage wireless and Internet technologies.m-business will grow to $200 billion worldwide by 2004, and the number of U.S. m-business users will grow to 29 million (Kelly, 2001).

The Application of the Innovative Mobile Technologies in the Business Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 170-190
Author(s):  
Nabeel A.Y. Al-Qirin
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Business ◽  
The Road ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Near Future ◽  
E Mail

This chapter looks at mobile business (MoB) from technological, social, economical, and environmental perspectives. The issues that surround MoB and hence, influence its success at the wider scale in the long run, are dependent on significant factors addressed in this chapter. The chapter defines MoB and looks at different mobile technologies and standards that enable MoB. The chapter then looks at the different factors and contexts that would influence MoB success at a broader level, highlighting issues, gaps, and challenges. It is emphasised that unless such implications are addressed, the wide diffusion of MoB will not materialise in the near future. Despite the rapid technological development and the enthusiasm about the MoB innovation among researchers and professionals, the road toward true MoB is still a long one. What exist now in the market are just complementary solutions. At this level, at the lower end, MoB is the toy of the teenagers; at the higher end it is the toy of the rich or the executive who cannot tolerate to be away from his/her e-mail. There are indeed some useful business applications for MoB, especially in logistics and distribution, but the remaining potential masses that have tasted the beauty of Internet browsing are not yet prepared to compromise that with ill-specified mobile technologies, e.g., devices, wireless communications, and deficient and stripped down contents. Still, MoB stands strong as a futuristic direction and one day we will be there, wearing MoB.

scholarly journals Revising Frameworks for Developing Mobile Virtual Reality

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Guillermo Rodriguez ◽  
Fábio Gomes Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Wearable Computing ◽  
Wireless Networking ◽  
The State ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
New Directions ◽  
State Of Art

The development of mobile virtual environments has been enabled by recent advances in hardware and software for mobile computing. This new trend has resulted from the convergence of wearable computing, wireless networking and mobile virtual reality interfaces. This work provides a survey of different mobile technologies that are useful to build virtual reality applications running through mobile devices. Our aim is to place those technologies into different categories so that it becomes easier to understand the state of art and to help identify new directions of research. A comparison of attributes of each technology is also summarized.

Examining User Perception and Usage of Voice Search

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Ning Sa ◽  
Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Search Behavior ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Search Systems

AbstractWith the development of mobile technologies, voice search is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. By investigating the general usage of voice search and user perception about voice search systems, this research aims to understand users’ voice search behavior. We are particularly interested in how users perform voice search, their topics of interest, and their preference toward voice search. We elicit users’ opinions by asking them to fill out an online survey. Results indicated that participants liked voice search because it was convenient. However, voice search was used much less frequently than keyboard search. The success rate of voice search was low, and the participants usually gave up voice search or switched to keyboard search. They tended to perform voice search when they were driving or walking. Moreover, the participants mainly used voice search for simple tasks on mobile devices. The main reasons why participants disliked voice search are attributed to the system mistakes and the fact that they were unable to modify the queries.

scholarly journals Smartphone-Enabled Personalized Diagnostics: Current Status and Future Prospects

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1067
Author(s):  
Karla Jaimes Merazzo ◽  
Joseba Totoricaguena-Gorriño ◽  
Eduardo Fernández-Martín ◽  
F. Javier del Campo ◽  
Eva Baldrich
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Magnetic Sensors ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
New Applications ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Smartphones are becoming increasingly versatile thanks to the wide variety of sensor and actuator systems packed in them. Mobile devices today go well beyond their original purpose as communication devices, and this enables important new applications, ranging from augmented reality to the Internet of Things. Personalized diagnostics is one of the areas where mobile devices can have the greatest impact. Hitherto, the camera and communication abilities of these devices have been barely exploited for point of care (POC) purposes. This short review covers the recent evolution of mobile devices in the area of POC diagnostics and puts forward some ideas that may facilitate the development of more advanced applications and devices in the area of personalized diagnostics. With this purpose, the potential exploitation of wireless power and actuation of sensors and biosensors using near field communication (NFC), the use of the screen as a light source for actuation and spectroscopic analysis, using the haptic module to enhance mass transport in micro volumes, and the use of magnetic sensors are discussed.

A model of mobile technologies acceptance for knowledge transfer by employees

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1053-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Kuciapski
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Model Based ◽  
New Variables ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Although mobile devices are ubiquitous among employees, their awareness and readiness to use mobile technologies for competence development is still not widespread and therefore requires further exploration. The purpose of this study is to propose a conceptual model based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to explain the determinants that affect employees’ intention to use mobile devices and software for knowledge transfer during the process of knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model based on the UTAUT with new variables concerning relative usability (RU) and user autonomy (UA) and new connections between the determinants was developed as a result of a subject matter literature review. A structural equation modelling approach was used to validate the model on the basis of data collected via a survey collected from 371 employees from 21 sectors, both public and private. Findings The UTAUT model extended by new variables like RU and UA explains employee acceptance of mobile technologies for knowledge transfer reasonably well. New proposed variables highlighted that the usability of technology compared to other solutions and user autonomy in the selection and the use of applications have the strongest impact on the employees’ intention to use mobile devices and software for knowledge transfer. Research limitations/implications This model explains the 55 per cent behavioral intention of employees to use mobile technologies for knowledge transfer. Even though it is quite high in terms of acceptance theories, some new variables should be explored. Furthermore, study does not verify whether m-learning acceptance for knowledge transfer is sector-specific. Practical implications Mobile technologies used for knowledge transfer by employees should allow for high UA through their ability to select solutions that they find convenient, use of preferred platforms, personalize applications and utilize devices and software in various environments. They should not be simplified and should have the same functionality and efficiency of use as alternative solutions like web and desktop applications, even if additional effort to learn them would be required. Mobile technologies that take into account UA and RU support the process of employees capturing, distributing and effectively using knowledge. Originality/value The elaborated model provides a valuable solution with practical implications for increasing mobile technologies acceptance for knowledge transfer. The study results contribute both to knowledge management and technology acceptance research fields by introducing two new determinants for the acceptance of technologies in knowledge transfer, such as UA and RU with several additional connections between existing UTAUT variables.

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