1、Close preview| Purchase PDF (328 K) | Related articles|Related reference work articles AbstractAbstract | Figures/TablesFigures/Tables | ReferencesReferences AbstractThe development of third-generation mobile (3G) services and applications is shaped by fascination with technical feasibility. Useful

2、applications and profitable business models can only be designed by focussing on the users needs. Up to now, practical methods that take account of customer needs in the strategic product development are missing. In this paper, we outline the “system design” approach with the potential to analyze th

3、e possibilities and requirements for a system of mobile communication. The methods used in the early phase of the research and development process can lead innovative, need-oriented and therefore market-oriented product and service concepts for 3G.Article Outline1. Introduction2. Scenario BusinessCa

4、ll: future call establishment3. Need orientation in the strategic development of mobile business products4. Understanding the system of mobile communication 4.1. Possibility system of mobile communication 4.1.1. Subsystem mobility4.1.2. Subsystem data4.1.3. Subsystem communication4.1.4. Linking the

5、subsystems4.2. Requirement system of mobile communication 4.2.1. User4.2.2. Place4.2.3. Process4.2.4. Time5. Systemic application identification 5.1. Step 1: Definition and detailing of an application field5.2. Step 2: Designing need-oriented application scenarios 5.2.1. Step 3: Evaluating and defin

6、ing application systems6. Inclusion of potential usersmaieutic user interaction7. ConclusionReferencesClose preview| Purchase PDF (645 K) | Related articles|Related reference work articles AbstractAbstract | ReferencesReferences AbstractThis paper presents ongoing work on using data mining clusterin

7、g to support the evaluation of software systems maintainability. As input for our analysis we employ software measurement data extracted from Java source code. We propose a two-steps clustering process which facilitates the assessment of a systems maintainability at first, and subsequently an in-clu

8、ster analysis in order to study the evolution of each cluster as the systems versions pass by. The process is evaluated on Apache Geronimo, a J2EE 1.4 open source Application Server. The evaluation involves analyzing several versions of this software system in order to assess its evolution and maint

9、ainability over time. The paper concludes with directions for future work.Close preview| Purchase PDF (147 K) | Related articles|Related reference work articles AbstractAbstract | Figures/TablesFigures/Tables | ReferencesReferences AbstractThe Indian software exports have grown in spectacular fashio

10、n. Its success has, for the most part, been a combination of resource endowments, a mixture of benign neglect and active encouragement from a normally intrusive government, and good timing. The bulk of the Indian software exports have consisted of fairly mundane services such as low level programmin

11、g and maintenance. The marked reliance on access to low cost human capital has prompted considerable scepticism about the ability of the Indian software industry to sustain its performance, given the rapid growth in the demand for engineers and the relatively inelastic supply of engineers. This pape

12、r reports on the results of research on the Indian software industry. We use a variety of sources, including a questionnaire survey of Indian software firms, and field visits and interviews with industry participants, observers, and US based clients. Although, maintaining the current rate of growth

13、will pose a number of challenges, these challenges are not insurmountable. Not only can the available pool of human capital be expanded by tapping and training the very large pool of English-speaking college graduates, the leading Indian firms are making strong efforts to move up the value chain by

14、acquiring better software project management capability and deeper knowledge of business domains, and reducing costs and improving quality by developing superior methodologies and tools. Moreover, the greatest impact of the software industry on the Indian economy may well be indirect, in its role as

15、 an exemplar of the new business organisational form and as an inspiration to other entrepreneurs.Article Outline1. Introduction2. Background 2.1. Packages, services and custom developed software2.2. The Indian software industry in an international context2.3. A brief historical background3. Charact

16、eristics of the Indian software industry 3.1. Domestic market3.2. Exports4. The organisation of software outsourcing to India 4.1. A typology of software exports4.2. US experience with software outsourcing to India5. Factor supplies 5.1. Human resources5.2. Communication and physical infrastructure5

17、.3. Finance6. Moving beyond low wage costs 6.1. Technology6.2. Maturity of software process and improved quality6.3. Moving up the value chain: solutions & products6.4. Assessing success: revenue per employee7. Summary and conclusionsAcknowledgementsReferencesNeeds versus technologythe challenge to

18、design third-generation mobile applicationsOriginal Research ArticleJournal of Business Research, Volume 57, Issue 12, December 2004, Pages 1409-1415Oliver Gerstheimer, Christian LuppClose preview| Purchase PDF (328 K) | Related articles|Related reference work articles AbstractAbstract | Figures/Tab

19、lesFigures/Tables | ReferencesReferences AbstractThe development of third-generation mobile (3G) services and applications is shaped by fascination with technical feasibility. Useful applications and profitable business models can only be designed by focussing on the users needs. Up to now, practica

20、l methods that take account of customer needs in the strategic product development are missing. In this paper, we outline the “system design” approach with the potential to analyze the possibilities and requirements for a system of mobile communication. The methods used in the early phase of the research and development process can lead innovative, need-oriented and therefore market-oriented product and service concepts for 3G.Article Outline1. Introduction2. Scenario BusinessCall: future cal