Augmented Reality (AR), mobile computing, and ubiquitous computing have each individually provided technology enablers for new types of applications. Researchers have demonstrated over the years spectacular toy systems that fire researchers' imaginations. However, cross-fertilization between these areas has only just begun. Combining these technology enablers into robust information systems tha...

In recent years, the adoption of electronic banking (e-banking) began to occur quite extensively as a channel of distribution for financial services due to rapid advances in information technology (IT) and intensive competitive banking markets. Despite this growth of IT worldwide, Omani banks continue to conduct most of their banking transactions using traditional methods. Understanding the rea...

The purpose of the research presented in this paper has been to analyze flexibility needs and enablers in assembly systems. The methodology used for the research has been a literature review and a case study at a Swedish manufacturing company. Flexibility as a competitive factor has been shown to be needed in order to satisfy the changing demands, at low cost and with delivery precision. The le...

This paper presents an internal information security services framework for vehicular environments. The framework consists of a logical toolbox — a set of logical modules that are installed in a variety of embodiments (e.g., controllers) and which provide security functionality that vehicular applications require. The framework also includes several enablers, which are higher-level security fun...

The Triple Helix model of innovation has attracted considerable attention in both developed and developing economies as an integral policy making tool to enhance innovation and promote economic development (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 1997). Specfically it advocates the strengthening of the collaborative relationships between academia, industry and government to improve innovation. However, no s...

Companies are facing different challenges in order to adapt to their environmental context. They should be aware of the changes on the social, political, ecological and economical levels. Moreover, they should act in an efficient and rapid manner by leveraging new and reconfigurable resources. Organizational agility is the firm’s key dynamic capability which enables it to deal with changes and ...

Content management can be viewed as the concepts, processes, technologies and practices that deal with the development, management and publishing of information. Traditionally, a Content Management System (CMS) does not offer the means for content classification, management and retrieval of data based on dynamically defined information models. Furthermore, Content Management Systems usually rel...

The improvement of business processes has recently emerged as one of the top business priorities for IT, and Business Process Management (BPM) is currently being seen as the best way to deliver process improvements. This research explores the enablers of BPM success, expanding on the Rosemann, de Bruin and Power theoretical BPM success model [1]. Qualitative research was conducted in four South...

The internal functionality of middleware is highly variable and thus, well-constructed integrations are difficult to perform without understanding the architectural style of the middleware and the adaptive connections needed make components in an application integration " middleware-aware. " In this paper, we use IBM's WebSphere® MQ to implement two different architectural styles of integration...

Social Capital is a relatively new and popular term in social science. It is being increasingly applied by researchers to tackle a broad range of phenomenon. Regardless of the wide applicability, the meaning of social capital is still hotly disputed, and its utility in scientific discourse is highly contested. Research findings contrary to social capitals theoretical prediction are key contribu...