Specific Challenges for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) in m-Business - a SME-Suitable Framework for Mobile Services
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It seems to be a widely accepted notion that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) play an important economic and social role and often contribute to innovation. But at the present situation the development and operation of a service to be used with mobile and wireless terminals (mobile service) is not bearable for most of them due to technical reasons and the market structure. In this article we will discuss the SMEspecific obstacles in m-business. We will also propose a technical framework as remedy for this situation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006