Managing Development and Application of Digital Technologies (eBook)

Research Insights in the Munich Center for Digital Technology & Management (CDTM)

Eva-Maria Kern, Heinz-Gerd Hegering, Bernd Brügge (Herausgeber)

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2006 | 2006
X, 341 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-34129-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The aim of this volume is to highlight a selection of important current research topics in the field of digital technology and management, illustrating the variety of aspects which have to be considered in the development and application of digital technologies. Topics covered in the book include the design of the innovation process, digital rights management, mobile, location-based and ubiquitous services, IT service management and future communication networks.

Inhalt

Foreword 5
Preface 7
Table of Contents 9
I DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 9
II DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT 9
III IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT 9
IV FUTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 10
V MOBILE SERVICES 10
VI LOCATION-BASED AND UBIQUITOUS SERVICES 10
I Digital Technology and Management 11
Innovation in Engineering Software Intensive Systems 12
1 Introduction 13
2 The Structure of Software Engineering 15
3 Hot Spots in Software Technique 16
4 Modeling in Software Engineering 16
5 The Strive for Quality 17
6 Real Life Software Quality 17
7 The Situation in Practice 20
8 Reducing Complexity 21
9 Academic Contribution 21
10 The Research Challenges 22
11 The Practical Challenges 22
12 Conclusion 23
Acknowledgements 23
References 23
Outsourcing Innovation in Digital Service Creation: What Software Engineering Can Learn from Modern Product Development 25
1 Introduction 26
2 Digital Services and Innovation 27
3 Modern Product Development 28
4 Modern Software Development 35
5 Summary 41
References 42
Motives and Perception of Fairness in Commercial User Communities 46
1 Introduction 47
2 Motives to Contribute in Open Source Communities 48
3 Survey on StataCorp’s User Community 51
4 Conclusion and Outlook 60
References 61
Engaging Students in Distributed Software Engineering Courses 63
1 Introduction 64
2 Pedagogical Background and Related Work 65
3 Design on a Napkin: When Software Engineers Learn 67
4 A Plan for Action 68
5 Software for Education: Supportive Technology 70
6 Concluding Remarks 72
References 73
II Digital Rights Management 75
Digital Rights Management and Software Innovation 76
1 Introduction 77
2 Open Source Licensing and Digital Rights Management 79
3 Digital Rights Management and Software Innovation 85
4 Conclusion 88
References 89
Open Standards – a Cure for Digital Rights Management? 92
1 Introduction 93
2 Digital Rights Management 93
3 Digital Rights Management Technology 95
4 Problems with DRM 98
5 Basic Features of a Fair DRM System 102
6 Standardisation – a Road to Fair DRM Systems? 102
7 What’s the Role of Trusted Computing? 106
8 A Concept for an Interoperable DRM System 107
9 Conclusion 110
References 110
III IT Service Management 112
IT Service Management: Getting the View 113
1 Introduction 114
2 Web Hosting Scenario 116
3 Consolidating Service Information 119
4 Related Work 128
5 Conclusion 131
Acknowledgment 132
References 132
When Infrastructure Management Just Won’t Do: The Trend Towards Organizational IT Service Management 135
1 The Road Towards IT Service Management 136
2 Why Infrastructure Management Just Won’t Do 137
3 Survey of ITSM-related Standards and Methods 142
4 Conclusion 148
References 149
IT Service Management Across Organizational Boundaries 151
1 Introduction 152
2 The EmerGrid Scenario 155
3 Orchestration, Monitoring, and Provisioning of Services 159
4 A Framework for Inter-Organizational Service Management Based on Web Services Standards 169
5 Summary 173
Abbreviations 174
References 175
Acknowledgement 179
IV Future Communication Networks 180
Trends in Telecommunication Networking 181
1 Introduction 182
2 Innovation Across All Layers – the Key Trends 182
3 Summary and Outlook 193
References 194
Ethernet in the Backbone: An Approach to Costefficient Core Networks 196
1 Introduction 197
2 Outline of Carrier-Grade 100G-Ethernet Backbone Networks 197
3 CAPEX Comparison of Different Backbone Network Architectures 203
4 OPEX Comparison of Different Backbone Network Architectures 207
5 Conclusion 208
Acknowledgement 209
References 209
V Mobile Services 211
A Generic User Innovation Toolkit Architecture for Mobile Service Creation 212
1 Introduction 213
2 The Domain of Mobile Communication 214
3 A Toolkit Architecture for Mobile Service Creation 216
4 A Concept Demonstration of a Toolkit in the Domain of Mobile Services 227
5 Summary 234
References 235
Integrating Users in Discontinuous Innovation Processes: Findings from a Study of Mobile Download Games 237
1 Introduction 238
2 Literature Review 239
3 Integrating Users in Discontinuous Innovation Projects 240
4 Survey: User Knowledge of Mobile Download Games 242
5 Conclusion and Outlook 247
References 248
Distributed Collaboration: Services and Information Sources in a Knowledge- based Architecture 252
1 Introduction 253
2 Application Domains 253
3 Requirements for Mobile Distributed Knowledge Management 255
4 Analysis and Design Goals 257
5 Architecture of the Framework 262
6 Prototype Applications 266
7 Conclusion 269
References 269
VI Location-based and Ubiquitous Services 271
Business Potentials of Ubiquitous Computing 272
1 Introduction 273
2 RFID Technology 274
3 Potentials of UbiComp 277
4 Outlook 284
References 285
A Novel Approach to Ubiquitous Location-Based Service Architectures Using Mobile Communities 287
1 Introduction 288
2 The LBS Environment and Aspects Involved with Location Information Provisioning 289
3 Using Mobile Communities for Location Information Generation 297
4 Development of a Novel Community-Based LP Architecture 307
5 Summary and Conclusion 315
References 316
Context-sensitive Content Provision for Classified Directories 319
1 Objective and Structure of the Overall Project 320
2 Phase 1: Economic Analysis and Specification 321
3 Phase 2: Development of a Prototype 325
4 Evaluation of the Prototype 327
5 Conclusion 329
References 330
List of Contributors 331

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2006
• Zusatzinfo: X, 341 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: Application of Digital Technologies • Complexity • Development of Digital Technologies • Digital rights management • Digital Technology and Management • Future Communication Networks • IT Service Management • IT Services • organization • Outsourcing • Software engineering • ubiquitous computing
• ISBN-10: 3-540-34129-3 / 3540341293
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-34129-1 / 9783540341291