Challenges for Deploying Web Services-Based E-Business Systems in SMEs

2009 ◽  
pp. 219-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjit Bose ◽  
Vijayan Sugumaran
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Employment Opportunity ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Wait And See

E-business initiative in many companies had started in the 1990s. These companies have recently begun to explore the use of Web Services (WS) technologies within their e-business context, since they provide an attractive, language-neutral, environment-neutral programming model that accelerates application development and integration inside and outside the enterprise. Despite these advantages, companies are slow to deploy WS because it requires a considerable shift in their application development process. While a few studies have reported on some of the reasons for this wait-and-see approach, a thorough and systematic investigation of the challenges from the stakeholders’ — providers, consumers, and standards organizations — perspective is needed. This study addresses that and provides a framework for studying the factors that impact the deployment and use of WS. The framework is used to analyze small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as they play a vital role in generating employment opportunity and turnover within many major economies globally.

Challenges for Deploying Web Services-Based E-Business Systems in SMEs

2011 ◽  
pp. 2029-2046
Author(s):  
Ranjit Bose ◽  
Vijayan Suumaran
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Employment Opportunity ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Wait And See

E-business initiative in many companies had started in the 1990s. These companies have recently begun to explore the use of Web Services (WS) technologies within their e-business context, since they provide an attractive, language-neutral, environment-neutral programming model that accelerates application development and integration inside and outside the enterprise. Despite these advantages, companies are slow to deploy WS because it requires a considerable shift in their application development process. While a few studies have reported on some of the reasons for this wait-and-see approach, a thorough and systematic investigation of the challenges from the stakeholders’ — providers, consumers, and standards organizations — perspective is needed. This study addresses that and provides a framework for studying the factors that impact the deployment and use of WS. The framework is used to analyze small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as they play a vital role in generating employment opportunity and turnover within many major economies globally.

scholarly journals Basic Components of Web Services Architecture: A Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
M.Kiran Kumar ◽  
VJST Anirudh
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Service Description ◽  
Application Development ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Service Architecture ◽  
Access Protocol ◽  
The Web

Service provided by one electronic device to the other electronic device or devices is generally called as a web service. It may be a block of code that can be remotely accessed and utilized. In the present IT industry web services are playing a vital role in application development by providing a facility of using the existing modules to make up an application without coding from the scratch. This improves the productivity and reduces the overall project development cost and time. This paper provides the basic information of the components that supports the usage of web service along with the web service architecture. The components that are required for the web service architecture such as SOAP: simple object access protocol: used for establishing connection between components, UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration):a registry that stores all the web services and WSDL: web service description language.

Incorporating Web services Into E-business Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 182-207
Author(s):  
Ranjit Bose ◽  
Vijayan Sugumaran
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
Business System ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Service Oriented

There are a multitude of benefits and challenges that can be derived from the convergence of two major current technologies: (a) Web services (WS) – technology that allows application development and integration using the service-oriented computing paradigm; and (b) E-business systems – using the Internet as the basis for interacting with customers, suppliers, and other business partners. This combination, called WS-based e-business systems promises to provide a dynamic e-business environment. We investigate the existing deployment barriers for such an environment from the perspectives of the three WS stakeholders, namely the service providers, service consumers and the WS Standards Organizations; and present a challenges framework that organizes and interrelate these barriers in an easily understandable manner to help study further the factors that impact the deployment and use of WS within e-business. Using this framework we analyze WS incorporation challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since they are a vital engine driving the world economy, and are realizing significant benefits from adoption and implementation of Internet-based business solutions. WS-based e-business system applications promise to do even more for them.

From Need to Policy: Community Supported Development and Implementation of the South Carolina Vulnerable Adult Guardian Ad Litem (SC VAGAL) Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482097880
Author(s):  
M. Aaron Guest ◽  
Brenda Stalzer ◽  
Maria Patton
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The South ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Guardian Ad Litem

Adult guardian ad litem programs are a necessary public service to protect adults from abuse and neglect. This article describes the development and implementation of an adult guardian ad litem program. We discuss the program’s impetus, pilot testing, evaluation, and implementation of the program. Our experience highlights the vital role of diverse inter-sectoral stakeholders. Furthermore, the development process highlights the need for flexibility in program development, tension negotiation among stakeholders, and engagement of aging stakeholders in nontraditional arenas.

Regression Testing-Based Requirement Prioritization of Mobile Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Gupta ◽  
D. S. Chauhan ◽  
Kamlesh Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Regression Testing ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Application Development ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Ripple Effects ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Mobile Software ◽  
Requirement Prioritization

Mobile software application development process must be matured enough to handle the challenges (especially market related) associated with the development of high quality mobile software development. Ever increasing number of both mobile users and mobile applications had presented software engineers with the challenge of satisfying billions of users with high quality software applications to be delivered within deadline and budgets. Always there had been a lot of pressure to develop complex software categorized by thousands of requirements, under resource constrained environment. Requirement prioritization is one of the activities undertaken by software engineer to deliver partial software product to its customers such that most important requirements are implemented in the earliest releases. During next releases some changed and pending requirements are implemented, an activity that generates ripple effects. Such ripple effects need to be tested by executing modified source code against test cases of previous releases (regression testing). Regression testing is a very effortful activity that requires a software tester to select test cases that have high fault detection capability, execute the modified code against selected test cases and performing debugging. This regression testing activity can be lowered to the maximum extend by considering dependencies between requirements during the time of requirement prioritization. Thus requirement prioritization will be carried out not only against aspects like cost, time, risks, business values etc but against dependencies also. The aim is to implement almost all dependent highest priority requirements in current release so that implementation of new requirements is unlikely to have ripple effects. Changes in requirements might not be related to variable usage and definition and might not involve a change in functionality. In such cases there is no need to select already executed test cases of previous versions. Module dependencies can lead to test case selections of previous versions if changes of requirement lead to ripple effects. This paper aims to implement highest priority requirements such that regression testing is performed to minimum thereby improving development process of mobile applications. The proposed technique had been successfully evaluated on Android based notification software application that meets the specification of Aakash tablets.

The Development of Mobile Learning (M-Learning) Apps Adik-Adik Jawi to Enhance Learning Experience in Arabic Calligraphy

2021 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hatta Mohamed Ali ◽  
◽  
Anwar Hafidzi ◽  
Juliana Mohamed ◽  
Mariam Abdul Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Arabic Calligraphy

History has proven the development of Jawi calligraphy is in line with the development of Islam in the archipelago. It is the root of the nation’s identity that must be defended and maintained. As with other subjects, the challenge to learning Jawi calligraphy at this time is that the whole world including Malaysia is affected by the COVID 19 pandemic. Therefore, all learning activities are now geared towards teaching and learning from home (PdPR) as methods to ensure the continuity of education. Therefore, it is very important that Jawi calligraphy is given a new breath in teaching and learning. This research article will discuss the mobile learning approach (M-Learning) for Jawi calligraphy. Important elements discussed include the application development process according to the needs of teaching and learning activities. The features of the application that contribute to the improvement of students’ learning experience as well as the results of tests performed on students are also stated. The success of this M-Learning application for learning Jawi calligraphy will certainly be able to be further expanded to the learning of other subjects in various fields.

scholarly journals Organisational Culture and Corporate Performance: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olu Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this research article is to examine various concepts on organisational culture and strives to ascertain the importance of the relationship between organisational culture and corporate performance in a business context. The study adopted survey research design. The population of this study is the entire employees of Nigerian commercial banks. Primary data were used for this study. Data were collected through a questionnaire that was administered to the selected respondents, The two hypotheses proffered were tested and relevant recommendations were made. The conclusion drawn from the study is that organisational culture plays a vital role in an organisation’s general performance. This study contributes to organisational culture’s literature by showing that employees would commit themselves to organisational goals and work actively in achieving those goals when they buy into cultural norms of the organisation and thus increase organisational performance.

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