...The Impacts of Mobile Computing The Impact of Mobile Computing Times are changing so fast these days, it is almost hard to keep up on everything. Yet all of this is supposed to be making our lives easier. I openly accept all of the changes but feel like I have gotten a little lost in everything. This class has definitely helped me understand and become familiarized with things that are new to me. Mobile computing has impacted our lives in so many ways. The smart phone and the tablet has made an unlimited amount of information available to us just by a click of the keys. I found an article about how junior doctors are using handheld computers, replacing the school book, at a hospital. They are finding that there are some positives and some negatives to using these to help diagnose and share information Within the study group there were individual interviews done with each user. Within the first category, people had a feeling of uncertainty about using handheld technology in medical care. There was a lack of confidence when using these devices. Books were a comfort to them. Once their confidence was boosted they found that there was an unlimited access to medical information. These were a portable and time saving way to attain new insights into unknown medical area (Axelson).It was much easier and quicker to keep up to date on the ever changing medical field. All of the devices had the same programs installed on them so there was a sense of consistency. Students...
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...The Impact of Mobile Computing Diana Phillips INF 103: Computer Literacy Instructor: Melody White September 15, 2014 Mobile computing has infiltrated every area of our planet and personal lives. We have become so dependent upon our mobile devices they are often referred to as our third limb. Regardless of race, color, creed or location, mobile technology has shrunk the entire world into the palm of our hands. Mobile technology has made research, communication with our friends and family, education, entertainment and even banking possible to do on the go. There are mobile applications for just about everything. There are “apps” for games, social networking, banking, shopping, web browsers, word processors, weather, GPS, weight management, and even an “app” to remind you to drink water. A few of the hottest trends in mobile applications are social networking, location-based services, mobile search and mobile commerce. Microsoft has nearly the entire Office Suite available in a mobile application. The applications you once used only on a desktop are now designed for smartphones and tablets. Word, PowerPoint and Excel are a few of the Microsoft applications available on a mobile device. These mobile applications are the full versions. Some of the features had to be removed in order for the application to work in a mobile setting Mobile computing has become so popular there are now mobile awards given much like the Academy Awards for films. The GSMA...
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...the idea about mobile cloud computing, and also mentions recent development. Methodology section describes how we analyze the ethical issues based on mobile cloud computing. Objectives and aims section reports the social impact and ethical concern; however, we focus on five main fields. These fields are business, government, medical, education and cloud gaming with social influence and ethical issues. Following objectives and aims section, we report more details about these different fields. For example, in business field, some precautionary measures have already secured the enterprises and businesses by future cloud computing; in government field, national bar associations have released set of laws to allow attorneys’ use of mobile cloud computing; in medical field, form kinds of ethical values in its services, especially in the field of healthcare; in education field, some uploading resource of university is whether lack of academic confidence or not; in entertainment field, due to cloud game, emotion between family and friends are sickness. In addition, we report and answer three questions based on different five fields respectively. Mobile Cloud Computing Introduction Mobile cloud computing is a combination of cloud computing and mobile technology to provide mobile devices unlimited computing resources, large amount of data storage capacity and lifting of heavy-duty tasks(Bateman & Wood, 2009). A whole new infrastructure is maintained outside the mobile devices in which...
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...Availability and Energy Consumption Analysis of Mobile Cloud Environments Danilo Oliveira∗ , Jean Araujo∗† , Rubens Matos∗ and Paulo Maciel∗ ∗ Informatics † Academic Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Unit of Garanhuns, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns, Brazil {dmo4, jcta, rsmj, prmm}@cin.ufpe.br∗ , jean@uag.ufrpe.br† The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Section II provides an overview about mobile clouds and the analytical modeling for availability evaluation. The methodology adopted is presented in detail in Section III. Section IV presents the models developed to represent a mobile cloud system. A case study is described in Section V, with the results obtained through model analysis. Section VI concludes the paper, presenting also some possible future works. II. BACKGROUND Abstract—Mobile cloud computing refers to abstraction of computational power to outside of the mobile device, processed in the “clouds”. This paper provides an availability and energy consumption study using hierarchical heterogeneous modeling. Different scenarios were analyzed considering wireless communication technologies, such as 3G and WiFi. The results shows that the 3G protocol causes a lower availability and is the greater responsible for the discharge of battery, but when is combined with WiFi protocol providing communication redundancy, we have the best results of availability and better results of uninterrupted operation time of battery...
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...Mobile computing has dramatically changed how information is accessed and shared. Wireless networking has been an enabler of mobile computing. One profession that mobile computing has had a big impact on is health care management. Patients are now able to monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure, glucose levels, etc. without having to periodically visit a doctor’s office or hospital. Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital. With the new information age, health care providers are expected to keep up with the new healthcare technologies, treatments, medications, and different procedures that are introduced to our consumers at a rapid pace. Traditional medical practices in the past have made this process almost impossible because the systems were unable to organize, store, and retrieve medical and patient information. But today's information systems have made the impossible possible. With new technology, come technical problems that will have both pros and cons in mobile computing technology for better and safer health care. Some problems include improving the quality of patient care and patient safety, preventing medical errors, reducing healthcare costs, helping patients manage their conditions better, and minimizing the impact of the new enemy we all face-bioterrorism. In 1968, the Massachusetts General Hospital developed the COSTAR (Computer...
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...Home Page » Computers and Technology Mobile Computing and Social Networking In: Computers and Technology Mobile Computing and Social Networking Mobile Computing and Social Networking May 20th 2012 Abstract Mobile computing has become a fixture in our everyday lives. As of today, people throughout the world can use their mobile devices to do anything that they would normally do on a laptop or a personal computer. At this point, there are no foreseeable bounds where mobile technology is concern. The healthcare industry is now realizing this fact and has decided to implement mobile technology within their industry. While still in the early stages of implementing mobile technology within the healthcare industry, there are many things to consider, and questions to ask. Within this paper, I will answer such questions as patient information accuracy, security issues, advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile device and the impact the social media has within the healthcare industry. Distinguish between patient self monitoring using mobile computing technology to inpatient visits to the doctor or hospital As technology continues to penetrate our daily lives, all forms of business have decided to take advantages of this phenomenon; from manufacturing to healthcare. Patients now possess the ability to monitor their vital signs using mobile technology, instead of travelling to clinics and hospitals to visit doctors. “In the past few years...
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...Running head: MOBILE COMPUTING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING CIS 500 Mobile Computing and Social Networking Dr. Ave K. Kludze, Jr Mobile computing has dramatically changed how information is accessed and shared. Wireless networking has been an enabler of mobile computing. One profession that mobile computing has had a big impact on is health care management. Patients are now able to monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure, glucose levels, etc. without having to periodically visit a doctor’s office or hospital. Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital. With the new information age, health care providers are expected to keep up with the new healthcare technologies, treatments, medications, and different procedures that are introduced to our consumers at a rapid pace. Traditional medical practices in the past have made this process almost impossible because the systems were unable to organize, store, and retrieve medical and patient information. But today's information systems have made the impossible possible. With new technology, come technical problems that will have both pros and cons in mobile computing technology for better and safer health care. Some problems include improving the quality of patient care and patient safety, preventing medical errors, reducing healthcare costs, helping patients manage their conditions better, and minimizing...
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...HOW FUTURE IT TRENDS WOULD IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGIES TO DRIVE INNOVATIONS, ADD VALUE AND GAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE? Chamika Waidyalankara (ECU ID: 10217155) ACBT – Semester II MBA5709 - Information System Challenges in Management Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Future IT Trends 4 Internet of Things 4 Cloud Computing 4 BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 5 Enterprise Mobility 5 Big Data 6 Enterprise Social Networking 6 3D Printing 7 Wearable Computing 8 3.0 Uses and Impact of future technology on organizations 9 4.0 Published case studies and Observations 15 5.0 Key Findings 16 Changing customer landscape 16 Rise of collaborative models 16 Personalization of products and services 16 6.0 Conclusion 17 7.0 Bibliography and References 18 1.0 Introduction Information technology (IT) is an area in which new developments are taking place more and more rapidly. IT has gone through many evolution cycles and today we are in the era of Web 2.0 and 3rd Platform of IT. Technology we used during last decade has become museum exhibits and what was then showcased in Science fictions has become more reality today. Consumer and business tech are merging, where the two going to be barely separable. The 3rd Platform is changing the way we interact with everything. Speculating on what's going to happen over the next few years is of course entertaining. The future of business has always been driven by developments in technology, and the digital revolution...
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...Mobile Computing and Social Networking Personally speaking, doctor’s visits have has always been dreadful. From having to dedicate a section of my schedule for the visit, to the long waiting times in the lobby, it has always been an inconvenience. These inconveniences are soon to become a thing of the past with the emergence of mobile computing technologies. Mobile computing is user to computer interaction by which device is can be used on the move and is not bound to a stationary location by wires. Mobile computing involves mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software (Sweet, 2010). This rising technology’s biggest impact can be seen in today’s healthcare infrastructure. This technology allows a user to track and retrieve their health stats on demand. Doctors now have the ability to retrieve these same stats from medical databases created to store their patients’ records. In today’s fast paced world, everything is accessible on demand usually through mobile devices. This trend is also very prevalent in health care. People can now track their vitals, such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels, oxygen levels, and heart rate all from the convenience of their wireless or mobile devices. When comparing mobile computing and in patient visits, the most obvious difference between the two is how convenient mobile computing has made monitoring patient vitals. No longer have patients had to be on-site for doctors to view how well they are doing. In the past it could...
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...Computer literacy-The impact of mobile computing INF 103 Bonita Spight-Williams September 8, 2014 Mobile computing is growing at an extremely rapid rate and you can see it everywhere you go. You are probably doing it yourself multiple times a day and don’t even realize it. Phones, laptops, tablets, cloud storage and wireless networks that we use everyday are just a few elements of mobile computing. A survey listed by Bowles states that 26% of smartphone users makes them feel like they are being more productive than without them. (Bowles 2013) I can remember taking typing class in high school and now almost every school in America issues tablets to their students. In order to fully discuss mobile computing we first have to properly define it. Mobile computing happens when you bring a computer and all of the necessary items you need in order to carry out a goal or job out into the world and away from wires and electrical outlets. Portability, efficiency and productivity are in my opinion the keys to mobile computing. But what are the necessary items you need to get it done? There are several. Being able to communicate wirelessly, having the proper hardware such as your phone, laptop or tablet, and lastly are you equipped with the proper software to handle your apps and programs. Mobile computing is not only impacting adults in the business world as well as those who use it for entertainment, it’s also taking a huge leap into Schools across America. According...
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...Applications 3 (2004) 389–404 www.elsevier.com/locate/ecra Analysis of E-commerce innovation and impact: a hypercube model Jen-Her Wu a a,b,* , Tzyh-Lih Hisa a,c Department of Information Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lien-Hai Road, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan b Institute of Health Care Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan c Department of Information Management, Chinese Navel Academy, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Received 17 February 2004; received in revised form 19 April 2004; accepted 19 May 2004 Available online 2 July 2004 Abstract Electronic commerce (E-commerce) innovating applications have posed novel, technical, organizational and commercial challenges. This study uses a hypercube model to investigate these innovative changes and focuses on their impacts on E-commerce stakeholders: providers, E-commerce companies, customers, and complementors. The results indicate that mobile commerce (M-commerce) differs substantially from Web-based commerce in some technological components, yet both share common business model. However, from Web-based to M-commerce, innovation is architectural for customers and E-commerce companies, but a radical change for complementors. From M-commerce to Ucommerce, innovation is modular to customers, architectural to complementors and radical to E-commerce companies and providers. Thereafter, the critical impacts of E-commerce innovations on the stakeholders are identified. Ó 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved...
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...Mobile Computing in the Health Industry Michael Murillo CIS500 – Strayer University Professor Eve Yeates August 19, 2012 Introduction Over the years, the growth of the information technology industry has pioneered new developments in the field of mobile computing technology. Mobile computing devices has brought about change in several organizations around the world including the banking and financial industries. One of the industries that mobile computing has had the biggest impact is the healthcare industry. Health care providers and clinicians alike are constantly finding new and inventive ways to take advantage of the mobile computing technology to increase revenues, and to improve quality of service in terms of patient care and response. However, the use and implementation of mobile computing technology within the healthcare industry has not come without its source of problems. Laptop computers were bulky and the carts designed to tote these devices around the facility were very difficult to manage. According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), “those solutions frequently failed in real-world healthcare environments, largely due to inconvenience.” The introduction of mobile computing technology in its infancy stage brought about cellphones and PDA’s which proved to be inconvenient as well. Now we come to the age of tablets and smartphones which has improved mobile computing technology for the healthcare industry immensely. Mobile...
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...Introduction Mobile computing is becoming increasingly important due to the rise in the number of portable computers and the desire to have continuous network connectivity to the Internet irrespective of the physical location of the node. Mobile computing offers significant benefits for organizations that choose to integrate the technology into their fixed organizational information system. Ranging from wireless laptops to cellular phones and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth enabled PDA’s to wireless sensor networks, mobile computing has become ubiquitous in its impact on our daily lives. Mobile computing is a versatile and potentially strategic technology that improves information quality and accessibility, increases operational efficiency, and enhances management...
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...The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business CIS/207 Due: Day 7 The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business Today, every company is essentially a technology company whether they know it or not. With cloud computing, implementing and managing an IT infrastructure need no longer be a challenge for a business. Businesses do not have to struggle to keep up with new innovative applications or major updates to current applications. Furthermore, cloud computing drastically reduces the cost of physical servers as well as the related real estate and power costs, and it enables businesses to utilize better their infrastructure and further enhance their knowledge management. The root fix of cloud computing branches off to help many different facets of its business. Moreover, improve its customer service and, in turn, customer retention. A Demand for Cloud Computing The change in technology that has created a demand for cloud computing within the retailing industry is the demand to keep up with the consumers’ interest. Since consumers can stay current with retail trends worldwide via technology, the retail industry must keep up with the demand. With so much competition and diversity of trends, retailers must be able to target their consumers at an alarming rate based on age location, and the current trend to update their inventory. What concerns do businesses have concerning data and network management? The cloud computing industry...
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...MOBILE COMPUTING ANS SOCIAL NETWORKING Mobile Computing and Social Networking CIS 500-Information Technology for Management Professor Clifton Howell February 23, 2014 Mobile Computing and Social Networking U S Healthcare costs have been on the rise for over 50 years, and have increased at an alarming rate of 2-3 times the norm within the past six years. This is one profession where mobile computing has had a substantial impact, and this paper will compare and contrast the monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to doctors’ offices or hospitals; it will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile computing technology to monitor patients; assess the security concerns with regard to the transmission of personal medical information over wireless networks; and assess the use of social networking for group support for patients with similar medical concerns. Mobile Computing and Social Networking In today’s society, emerging developments in technology have greatly impacted the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to patient care and the monitoring of their vitals. Traditionally, patients communicate their health concerns to their physicians, who in turn schedule an appointment and conduct a series of tests and relay the results to the patient. When the tests dictate the need to monitor a patient’s vital signs, due to resultant findings, the patient is required to check in to a local facility...
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