Mobile networks are becoming increasingly prevalent, and this has led to an increase in the bandwidth available over wireless links in IMT-2000. Both non-real-time forms of communication, such as email and web browsing, and real-time forms of communication, such as audio and video applications, are well suited to wireless networks. However, wireless networks are subject to relatively long trans...

The demand on information increases continuously. The use of computers has been changed from application and program development more and more to the communications and data retrieval. Multimedia interface of computers allows on-line collaboration not only in an office but even in extreme situations like driving, sports, entertainment activities etc. One of the principal modality in multimedia ...

Today, wireless technology forms the communications backbone of many industries—including aviation, transportation, government, and defense. The era of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, (NextGen), is upon us. The Federal Aviation Administration, in collaboration with industry, is deploying NextGen technology on the ground, in the air, at air traffic control facilities and in the co...

This article elaborates on the architecture of a web based tool for large scale Unified Communications Deployment. Unified Communications Deployment Tool (UCDT) is geared towards reducing implementation cost and time by automating and standardizing the process. The tool allows enforcing design and deployment best practices by standardizing and automating the process that prevents the human erro...

Interactions between physicians and nurses are regarded as an indicator to present the desirable care for the patient. The present study was conducted with aim of clarifying the status of communication and collaboration of nurses and physicians as well as the correlation between these two factors from the nurses' viewpoint. This research was a descriptive - analytical study of the cross-sect...

background: the jefferson scale of attitude toward physician-nurse collaboration (jsapnc) has been used to measure the attitude regarding collaboration between nurses and physicians. the aim of this preliminary study was to test the reliability and validity of an arabic version of the questionnaire and adapt it for use in palestine. methods: forward-backward translation of guidelines provided i...

Research groups and software companies have developed a number of multimedia collaboration tools such as Access Grid and Vannotea to archive collaborative objects such as audiovisual communications and digital annotations. Most of these tools are designed to process multimedia data streams, and it is not easy for their users to extend or modify them to support other types of data streams such a...

This paper examines the problem of achieving efficient inter-organizational collaboration during emergency response. The authors interviewed 11 representatives from Norwegian emergency agencies and supporting organizations about a hypothetical scenario involving a large-scale chemical incident. The interviews resulted in the identification and categorization of more than 45 actors that would be...

The implications of using mobile wireless communications are significant for emerging peer-to-peer (P2P) collaborative environments. From a networking perspective, the use of wireless technologies to support collaboration may impact bandwidth and spectrum utilization. This paper explores these network effects and describes an agent-based solution for providing feedback to system users regarding...