To share or not to share? Examining the factors influencing local agency electronic information sharing
The ability of local government agencies to effectively utilise technologies to share information constitutes a critical element in nationwide efforts to fight terrorism, combat crime, and protect citizen safety. Alarmingly, current practices have ...
New accounting system for the QoS-enabled multiservice internet: technical overview
With the rapid commercialisation of the internet (i.e., e-commerce) and the introduction of new applications (e.g., internet telephony and video conferencing), the Quality of Service (QoS) in the internet is becoming a reality. So, the current flat-rate ...
Role of mobile technology in the construction industry – a case study
The construction industry is facing a number of pressures to decrease costs, improve productivity and have a competitive edge in terms of quality of service and customer satisfaction. Recent advancements in mobile technology provide new avenues for ...
Business process integration point classification and the priority evaluation method
Business process integration is considered a crucial technique to support interorganisational business interoperability, i.e., integration between collaborative business information systems. However, current researches usually pay the most attention to '...
Usability analysis and design structure matrix
Computer-based user interfaces are incorporated in important parts of many electronics products. Recently, new systematic approaches have been presented for analysing the usability of user interfaces. These approaches include simulation and time ...
Mobile commerce: issues and obstacles
Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce) is any direct or indirect transaction conducted and facilitated through a wireless telecommunication network. M-commerce technologies have the potential to improve consumers' lives, spawn new businesses and make existing ...