Utilizing Adaptive Software to Enhance Information Management
The task of strategic information technology
management is to focus on adapting technology to ensure
competitiveness. A key factor for success in this sector is awareness
and readiness to deploy new technologies and exploit the services
they offer. Recently, the need for more flexible and dynamic user
interfaces (UIs) has been recognized, especially in mobile
applications. An ongoing research project (MOP), initiated by TUT
in Finland, is looking at how mobile device UIs can be adapted for
different needs and contexts. It focuses on examining the possibilities
to develop adapter software for solving the challenges related to the
UI and its flexibility in mobile devices. This approach has great
potential for enhancing information transfer in mobile devices, and
consequently for improving information management. The
technology presented here could be one of the key emerging
technologies in the information technology sector in relation to
mobile devices and telecommunications.
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2004.
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QML Language, Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web,
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[1] K. Burden, "Business benefits of industry-specific mobile applications,"
Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham (2005), MA 01701
USA P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015, Retrieved 7/9/2011 World Wide
Web, http://www.idc.com
[2] G. B. Davis, "Anytime/anyplace computing and the future of the
knowledge work," Communications of the ACM, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 67-
73, 2002.
[3] K. MacDonald, and J. Metzger, "Achieving tangible IT benefits in small
physician practices," California healthcare Foundation, ihealth Reports,
pp.1-36, Sep. 2002.
[4] A. Göker, and H. Myrhaug, "Evaluation of a mobile information system
in context," Information Processing & Management, vol. 44, no. 1, pp.
39-65, 2008.
[5] S. L. Järvenpää, K. R. Lang, Y. Takeda, and V. K. Tuunainen, "Mobile
commerce at crossroads," Communications of the ACM, vol. 46, no. 12,
pp. 41-44, 2003.
[6] K. Siau, E. Lim, and Z. Shen, "Mobile commerce: Promises, challenges
and research agenda," Journal of Database Management, vol. 12, no. 3,
pp. 4-13, 2001.
[7] J. Van Gurp, A. Karhinen, and J. Bosch, "Mobile Service Oriented
Architectures (MOSOA)," Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol.
4025, pp. 1-15, 2006.
[8] Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Retrieved 15/3/12 World
Wide Web, http://www.tut.fi/public
[9] C. Jou, "Automatic web table transcoding for mobile devices based on
table classification," in Proc. of IADIS Multi Conference on Computer
Science and Information Systems, pp. 143-150, Rome, July 2011.
[10] H. Jin, J. Y. Cho, and J. W. Park, "Dynamic user interface update using
web based framework," in Proc. of International Conference on
Consumer Electronics (ICCE), pp. 10-14, Las Vegas, Jan. 2007.
[11] J. Ye, and J. Herbert, "Framework for Use Interface Adaption," Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3196, pp. 167-174, 2004.
[12] N. Rosenthal, "Hybrid Qt/WebKit applications: Pushing the Limits of
Web Development [Video]," Presented in MeeGo Conference 2010,
Dublin, Nov. 2010. Retrieved 14/12/2011 World Wide Web,
http://conference2010.meego.com/session/hybrid-qtwebkit-applicationspushing-
limits-web-development
[13] The WebKit Open Source Project (2011), Retrieved 14/12/2011 World
Wide Web, http://webkit.org
[14] J. Bishop, and N. Horspool, "Cross-Platform development: Software that
lasts," IEEE Computer, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 26-35, 2006.
[15] N. Mitrovic, and E. Mena, "Adaptive user interface for mobile devices,"
Interactive Systems: Design, Specification, and Verification," Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2545, pp. 29-43, 2002.
[16] N. Mitrovic, J. A. Rovo, and E. Mena, "ADUS: Indirect generation of
user interfaces on wireless devices," in Proc. of 15th International
Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA), pp.
662- 666, Zaragoza, Aug.-Sep. 2004.
[17] V. T. Vasconcelos, S. J. Gay, A. Ravara, N. Gesbert, and A. Z. Caldeira,
"Dynamic interfaces," Presented in FOOL conference 2009, Savannah,
Georgia, Jan. 2009.
[18] D. Buhalis, "E-airlines: Strategic and tactical use of ICTs in the airline
industry," Information and Management, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 805-825,
2004.
[19] G. H. Griffiths, and P. N. Finlay, "IS-enabled sustainable competitive
advantage in financial services, retailing and manufacturing," The
Journal of Strategic Information Systems, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 29-59,
2004.
[20] M. N. Melville, K. Kraemer, and V. Gurbaxani, "Review: Information
technology and organizational performance: an integrative model of it
business value," Journal of MIS Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 283-322,
2004.
[21] S. J. Barnes, "Enterprise mobility: concept and examples," International
Journal of Mobile Communications, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 341-359, 2003.
[22] A. Krause, D. Hartl, F. Theis, M. Stangl, K. Gerauer, and A. Mehlhorn,
"Mobile decision support for transplantation patient data," International
Journal of Medical Informatics, vol. 73, issue 5, pp. 461-464, 2004.
[23] CIO insight (2003), "When will mobility add strategic value?,"
Retrieved 14/12/2011 World Wide Web,
http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/
[24] H. Sheng, F. Fui-Hoon Nah, and K. Siau, "Strategic implications of
mobile technology: A case study using Value-Focused Thinking," The
Journal of Strategic Information Systems, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 269-290,
2005.
[25] L. Cosgrove, "Applied wireless: Making wireless work in the business,"
CIO Focus, pp. 1-39, 2005.
[26] Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes),
Retrieved 15/3/2012 World Wide Web, http://www.tekes.fi/eng
[27] Mozilla Developer Network (2012), XML User Interface Language,
Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web,
https://developer.mozilla.org/En/XUL
[28] Nokia Corporation (2012a), Qt Meta Language - Introduction to the
QML Language, Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web,
http://developer.qt.nokia.com/doc/qt-4.8/qdeclarativeintroduction.html
[29] Nokia Corporation (2012b) Qt - Cross-platform application and UI
framework, Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web, http://qt.nokia.com
[30] World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), HTML 4.01 Specification, W3C
Recommendation, Dec 24, 1999, Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web,
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/
[31] World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), 2011, HTML5 - A vocabulary
and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, W3C Working Draft, May
25, Retrieved 10/2/2012 World Wide Web,
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/
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management is to focus on adapting technology to ensure
competitiveness. A key factor for success in this sector is awareness
and readiness to deploy new technologies and exploit the services
they offer. Recently, the need for more flexible and dynamic user
interfaces (UIs) has been recognized, especially in mobile
applications. An ongoing research project (MOP), initiated by TUT
in Finland, is looking at how mobile device UIs can be adapted for
different needs and contexts. It focuses on examining the possibilities
to develop adapter software for solving the challenges related to the
UI and its flexibility in mobile devices. This approach has great
potential for enhancing information transfer in mobile devices, and
consequently for improving information management. The
technology presented here could be one of the key emerging
technologies in the information technology sector in relation to
mobile devices and telecommunications.", keywords = "Emerging technologies, Flexible user interfaces,
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