Mobile Based Applications and Geolocation
This term paper will access the effectiveness and efficiency mobile-based applications provide to capture geolocation data and customer data, and quickly upload to a processing server without users having to use a desktop system. I will evaluate benefits realized by consumers because of the ability to gain access to their own data via mobile applications. I will examine the challenges of developing applications that run on mobile devices because of the small screen size. I will describe the methods that can be used to decide which platform to support, i.e., iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, or Android. I will access how mobile applications require high availability because end users need to have continuous access to IT and IS systems. I will discuss ways of providing high availability. Finally I will discuss how mobile devices are subjected to hacking at a higher rate than non-mobile devices, and methods of making mobile devices more secure.
Mobile Computing and Social Networks
The issue of how mobile-based applications are at capturing customer data and tools that utilize geolocation technology, must begin with the overall situation of smartphone app usage and specific processes made in connection with mobile devices. Mobile device usage and the applications for the collection of user data has been predicted that by 2020 will be more than three billion mobile devices making 450 billion mobile transactions per year on the world wide web. (Apple, 2013) (Google, 2013) The current set of projections for 2020 is made based on future trends in the mobile market space,and is based the large number of companies that are taking note and preparing to use mobile based apps utilizing geolocat...
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The “bring your own device” style is having many effects on enterprise operations. From enhancing employee productivity to reducing IT cost, once a business adopts a BYOD solution, it can find its operations completely transformed. Sheila Johnson said “Were seeing a change in the make up of PCs versus Macs that are not employee owned, but company owned. We are seeing a shift toward Macs. Sheila Johnson mentioned that some 40% of their employees, including a large portion of their contractors who work there at the headquarters are on Macs, and they’ve seen 11% quarter over the growth of that platform. She also stated how business needs to be ready to adopt whatever devices employees want to use, from IPhone to Chrome books. Second, the choice of device needs to be compatible with whatever the business is using as its desktop computer. By investing in remote access and HTML client solutions, businesses can avoid compatibility issues altogether and focus on providing employees with the rich mobile
Many people in today’s society rely on technology to help us with our daily lives and help us stay connected to family, friends, and other people. The advancements in today’s cell phone technology is very complex and made to be efficient for their owners, allowing them to surf the net and IM message people instantly. Cellphones in particular have developed very fast in the past 15 years. From my childhood, cell phones have evolved from the old school Nokia bricks that allowed texts, calls, and simple graphic games, to todays I-Phones that have higher computable capabilities than some computers. In the United States alone, there is an estimated population of around 297 million people, and 197 million people are subscribed to cell phone companies (Starr). With so many people in today’s society with so much power and opportunity in the palm of their hands, we shouldn’t forget that “With great power comes great responsibility” –Voltaire.
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When devices were first equipped with global positioning systems, it was for the benefit of the people, but now it has become the opposite. Researchers can use the data taken from the Signaling System Seven to predict where people will be going next, revolutionizing the mastery of tracking. It is nearly impossible to prevent this unnecessary nuisance that these appliances provide, leaving those who are strongly against tracking to live in uneasiness. It doesn’t stop at tracking either as stated in Peter Maass’s article “That's No Phone. That's My Tracker.”, “Thanks to the explosion of GPS technology and smartphone apps, these devices are also taking note of what we buy, where and when we buy it, how much money we have in the bank, whom we text and e-mail, what Web sites we visit, how and where we travel, what time we go to sleep and wake up -- and more” (5). These devices are gaining more from us then we are from them, and as a consumer, this is outrageous. Appliances that were invented for enjoyment and entertainment have now been turned into something we should all
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Now days, companies are searching for new ways of gathering data so that they can get useful data in order to make well informed decisions regarding the market they are operating in. Google analytics is considered one of the best tools offers extensive amount of data to business owners for free. However, the success of business is highly depended on how well they can arrange data and customize their collected data corresponded to their business priorities. Google analytics provides beneficial information for companies regardless of their extent of operation. Google Analytics (Location data)
Pervasive Computing is a natural extension of the present human computing life style. Using computing technologies will be as natural as using other non-computing technologies (e.g., pen, paper, and cups) .Computing services will be available anytime and
Some of the topics that will be discussed and compared and contrasted between the two application (app) stores are, developer registration, application code signing, and the application vetting process. Let it be reiterated that these security controls apply to just the app stores themselves and not to the overall security and the security controls that are also available as part of the device and its operating system. These are the precautions that are taken by the companies w...
Location-Based Service (LBS) is one of the most popular mobile services today, which offers wide range of services that are based on information about the physical location of a user or device. Typical LBS includes real-time turn-by-turn directions, find Points of Interest (POI) or social network services such as Facebook, Foursquare, Loopt, and Qype. However, user location privacy of is a major concern in today's mobile applications and there has been significant research dedicated to address this issue. Various location privacy preserving mechanisms (LPPMs) have been used to preserve the privacy of the location information of mobile users. This survey aims to present the privacy preserving mechanisms employed in the Location based services. Moreover, the LPPMs are classified into cryptographic and non-cryptographic mechanisms, and taxonomy of the mechanisms is also discussed. Furthermore, the classification and comparison of different mechanisms are presented based on the probability distribution attack. Also the strengths and weakness of different mechanisms are highlighted.
The nature of our business requires us to have a flexible sales force. Because of that detail we need to be receptive to the needs of our mobile workforce. The most critical tool involved in their success is the ability to reliably connect and access our company networks. These connections can be from employees using company issued laptops or personal computers used from home or on the road.
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The integration of a variety of information systems into business operations is necessary for growth in the dynamic business environment. These information systems can be minimized and fixed into mobile devices such as smartphones. The use of smartphones can play an important role in supporting business processes and operations, developing strategies for competitive advantage and decision making. These smartphones allow employees to be linked to the office, its data and resources, without being in the office. The use of smartphones for business processes can make the business more efficient and effective. They make it easier for co-workers to communicate among themselves and facilitates better communication between the business and its employees, customers, suppliers and even other businesses, and makes it possible in real-time. For CPS Energy and Lloyd’s Construction, although they were doing well, they realised that they could do much better. They needed to find new ways to further cut costs and maximize profitability. They both decided that the best way to do that was through the introduction of smartphones in their business operation.
Have you ever asked yourself, what the world would be like if there weren’t any mobile applications. Society is impacted by the new development in technology daily. Someone is always claiming that their inventions will revolutionize the world, but no invention has had more success over the years, in the cellular world than mobile applications. People all around the world use millions to billions of applications daily for personal and business uses. For example, social networking which is use by all generations of people. It has an influence the way we purchase cell phones, in order to have the capability. With the creation of different smartphones and tablets, comes the demand for more mobile applications. This causes competition among application builders. Mobile applications are designed to its user making their experience less complicated. Mobile applications have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on its design and designer. They can be created to be very simple or complex, depending on its intended function. Has society benefited from the usages of mobile applications or is it just a distraction. What impact do mobile applications have on society.
Since the invention of the cell phones, in 1973, it has quickly become the most popular device used especially today during the twenty-first century. Due to its hands-free-easy-to-use design, the amount of people that own a cell phone is rapidly increasing. The useful text messaging feature has proved to be extremely useful in current times. Along with these helpful features, the cell phone is easily accessible and more portable. The majority of phone companies offer a 3G or 4G data plan, meaning internet access can be found on your phone almost anywhere, at any time. In addition to its easy portability, the cell phone is a very useful and helpful device, allowing one to stay connected to the outer world. “With a smartphone, you can connect to the Web from virtually anywhere. You ...