Device Case Studies Samples For Students

Abstract

Most organizations and businesses have reported a loss of billions of money while others have become bankrupt leading to closure. Security breaches have propagated most of these events due to the kind of technology implemented. Mobile devices and Internet connections have been on top of the list. As technology keeps on evolving, different convenient methods of communication and accessing information keeps on improving. This evolution leads to new cybercrime activities which have posed to be a significant threat to financial growth in different economic sectors. However, there have been the implementation of new methods to curb the security breaches ...

What if anything, Sony should do to turn around the sales of PS3?

Sony should carry out extensive research about its market and the nature of products that consumers want. Research is the process of collection and analysis of data through a systematic method. In order for a research, to be effective it has to be based on an objective or several objectives. The two main types of research are qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research entails the collection of data that are of non – numerical form. On the other hand, quantitative research involves the collection of data that are of numerical form. There are several ways through which a research can collect data (Burrow, 2012). ...

ABSTRACT

Internet and online security is one of the most important issues facing not only companies and organizations but individuals as well. These concerns are driven by the fact that as the world increasingly grows to use and rely on computers, mobile devices, and the internet; cybercriminals and others including government agencies, are progressively turning their attention to means and methods of exploiting weaknesses in the system. Unfortunately, weaknesses in the system, either through the diversity of devices that are available for use or the means by which those device access the internet or go online, are growing. Despite these ...

Abstract

Biometric access control systems employ the use of biometrics in the identification of the user before granting access to an otherwise restricted area. The technology involves the automated mechanisms of recognizing or verifying the identity of a living organism using a behavioral or a physiological attribute. It presents various features and advantages that place it above the other access control systems. Biometric access control not only provides access control features, but it also provides user management features. The system used different behavioral and physical attributes as biometric characteristics for identification and verification. Testing of individual components of the system ...

Introduction

In choosing a particular tool to perform a specific function, a number of factors need to be considered. The choice of an important component of an information system is by no means different as there are a number of different devices with peculiar configurations to choose from. In this paper, the factors to consider in the choice between a tablet and a laptop to effectively carry out management functions are considered.

Factors to consider

The first most important factor to consider in the choice of either a tablet or a laptop is the purpose for which the device will be used (Black ...

MEMORANDUM

RE : PHARMACEUTICAL LAW AND LIABILITY
Dr. Frankenstein may be held liable for products liability in the event that he fails to comply with regulations of the US FDA regulations. There are three theories under the product liability including the Negligence Theory, Strict Liability Theory, and Breach of Warranty Theory.
It can be argued that the Wonkavision device is no longer patentable since it is considered part of a prior art for it has been in the market for almost 40 years. However, the fact that it can provide treatment of patients infected with Ebola will qualify it ...

Orthopedic device sales involve the sale of medical devices across the medical department. This sale involves devices such as the plaster of Paris or any other technological equipment used in this field. Over the years, medical device innovation has been noted to slow down where product categories have become more crowded with similar products. Medical physicians on the other hand are more willing to accept medical devices offered at the lowest price as long as it meets quality standards. This combination of trends has been highly noted the portions of the medical device market that generate the largest profit. ...

Samsung ran a very large campaign for the launch of Samsung Galaxy S III on Facebook. The marketing campaign was aimed at achieving maximum sales for the device. The campaign was run by Samsung Mobile USA on Facebook. Samsung invested a large percentage of its expenditure on the campaign. The strategic use of Facebook strategy enabled Samsung to generate millions in sales. Large profits were made due to the expenditure on advertising (AEF, 2014). The objective behind the campaign on Facebook was to enable Samsung launch its product in a way that would generate a lot of sales leading to large profits.
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Founded by Jeff Bezos, Amazon was opened in 1995. The internet was fairly new at that time and it was one of the companies that pioneered the e-commerce concept. I t opened as a bookstore. Through the years, it has expanded its scope of merchandise and services covering about 13 groups: (1) unlimited instant videos; (2) digital music; (3) Appstore for Android; (4) Amazon Cloud Drive; (5) books and audible; 6) movies, music and games; (7) electronics and computers; (8) home, garden and tools; (9) beauty, health and grocery; (10) toys, kids and baby; (11) clothing, shoes and jewelry; (12) ...

Enterprise Resource Planning

Introduction
Two teenagers with only a hundred dollars launched United Parcel Service. It is the perfect example of ingenuity, hard work, and dedication to fulfill the American dream. Jim Casey 19, and Cloude Ryan 18, had one bike for the operation. Since there were no phones in the early 1900’s, telegraphs had to be delivered by hand (Hiskey 2010). The two saw the opportunity and focused on this to be their area of expertise. They also delivered lunch for office workers. After a few years, the two merged with a rival company known as the Merchants Parcel Delivery and in ...

Operational strategy of Google with Google Glass is exceptionally brilliant as well as unique. As estimated by experts, although Glass will take a while to shape up to emerge as the next generation ‘iPad’, the company is aware that connected eye gear and eye wear hold tremendous potential for ushering in a new age of wearable computing to be able to control household devices. In other words, Google Glass takes home automation to the next level. Google Glass was being chiefly employed for outdoor applications. But now with intelligent integration, many devices in a home can be automated and used on voice ...

Introduction
United Parcel Service (UPS) is a private company that deals with package delivery. It has it’s headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Due to technological advances, human population’s growth coupled with an increase in the world’s competition and consumer demands, companies have designed new methods in order to meet the increased consumer needs. This has called for changes in the service delivery systems.
Companies dealing with service delivery such as United Parcel service have focused on improving their delivery services at affordable costs by developing new technologies.
United Parcel Service has developed new ...

Forensic Evidence 1: Kumho Tire Co. V. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999)Facts
Patrick Carmichael was driving his minivan on July 6, 1993 when its right rare tire burst was causing the van to turn over. As a result, one passenger died, and several others sustained injuries. Carmichael, enjoined by the survivors and the deceased’s representatives, instituted an action against the tire manufacturer and distributor. They claimed that the accident was caused by a fault in the tire. The claimant’s case by and large relied on the expert opinion of a tire failure analyst. According to the expert opinion, ...

Abstract

Intoxication is being in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. The government is increasingly sensitive to the cases of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, explaining that the drunk driver is endangering both for their life, health and property, and other road users. However, as practice shows, the number of the detained drunk drivers increases dramatically around the holidays.
If the circumstances of the crime are clear, and in a short time collected all the necessary evidence, the Prosecutor may apply to the court to hear the case under expedited proceedings. Basically, criminal cases associated with DUI are dealt ...

(1). Dedicated e-book reading devices offer consumers a number of advantages. First, they provide a means to store and carry a library’s worth of reading material in a small, lightweight, and portable device thereby allowing readers to access their reading materials anywhere at any time. Second, with Internet access, e-book readers provide reader with the ability to search out, browse, and buy reading material instantly without the needed to go to the bookstore. Third, e-book readers are much cheaper than traditional paper books, thereby saving readers money. Additionally, e-books readers allow readers to share books with others effortlessly ...

Introduction

Most of the renewable energy experts in the world pay more attention to wind energy. Wind energy which is referred to as kinetic energy is converted to electricity power which can be used to power homes and businesses. ( Morthorst, G & Poul, E. 2002). One of the equipments which can be used to convert kinetic energy from wind to electricity is wind turbine. It can be made in various designs which include horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. The most common design is the horizontal wind turbine.
A wind turbine can be referred to by several names depending on ...

Introduction

Mobile phones are electronic devices that enhance communication and as norm electronic devices incorporate signals send and received by use of electric charges. The flow of electricity in any device results to some heat that majorly results from leakages of charges. These productions of heat calls for the use of rubber in making the sensitive parts of electronic devices, mobile phones included. The most commonly used rubber is silicon due to the fact that it resists both flame and water in addition to its softness. Rubber is a non-conductor of electricity and is preferred to plastic as an insulator. When ...

Contactless payments such as the use of near field communication (NFL) have been developing over the last few years and have evolved into reliable and secure methods of payment which are gaining acceptance from both buyers and vendors. The contactless mode of payment uses a short range frequency identification chip (RFID) to transfer data embedded electronically in microchips attached to a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant or a credit or a debit card. The major difference with the contact based mode of payment is that in the case of contactless payment, the user of the technology does not ...

RE: EXPRESS OF NO MERIT ON THE CASE FILED BY SOFIA LUI’S FAMILY

Question Presented
The question I raise is that, was Uber system responsible for the death of Sofia Lui, and was the case filed by Sofia’s family has any merit?

Short answer

According to the arguments raised by the plaintiffs, Sofia Lui family represented by Attorney Christopher Dolan; there is no evidence linking Uber System to the death of Sofia Lui. The driver in contention was a contractor who had been given a job by Uber System but at the moment of the accident, the driver in mention did not have any account with the company. Mr. Muzaffar, the driver, was not ...

Introduction

Digital or cybercrimes are defined as crimes where a computer or network is: a target of the crime; is a tool used to commit a crime or an incidental aspect of the crime. Although digital crimes are a relatively new entrant onto the criminal landscape, according to Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, they are quickly becoming one of the most significant developments in crime with an estimated cost to the global economy of US$ 500 billion per year (Egan, 2013). As the definition makes clear, digital crimes can include a wide range of activities and victims. However, according to a number of experts in cybersecurity, ...

How to Create an Online Presence

Establishing an online presence is very important in starting an online business. It is very important to understand necessary things so as to attain the effectiveness of the online business in addition to the marketing strategies of the venture. Initially, there must be a website that the company owns and controls. Even though there are free online services that can be used to introduce the online business, there are still possibilities that these free services may be bought up, shut down, or even increase their prices eventually (reallysimpleweb.com). Also, the online business should also be aware that there are current, ...

When an entity conceives an original idea or concept that can benefit the society, such an entity should benefit from the fruits of their labour. Intellectual property laws build on this premise and seek to safeguard intellectual assets, such as formulas, inventions, innovative development, and creative work, from exploitation by third parties. For an invention to qualify as intellectual property, it must meet particular requirements. Primarily, the invention has to be novel. This means it does not exist in any other form or as a different artifact. The general term used to denote previously existing form, such as written ...

Dangdang.com is one of the largest online shopping retailers in the world. It started as an online bookselling company in 1999. Its founders, Peggy Yu and Guoqing Li were inspired by the success of Amazon.com. Currently, it sells an array of products such as domestic appliances, digital products and cosmetics. Its main policy is ‘more choice, lower prices and vast convenience to customers’. Its business model was based on the model that mirrors that of Amazon.com, although there are some differences in the model of the business to suit particular circumstances in China. For instance, the key asset ...

Quintiles is a Pharmaceutical company. It is the largest biopharmaceutical development service provider with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. Its global headquarters is located in Durham, North Carolina in The United States of America. It has a global footprint with 110 sites spread across 62 countries. Being the largest biopharmaceutical development service provider, quintiles employs approximately 27000 employees. The company also majors in commercial outsourcing services such as overseeing clinical, consulting, commercial and capital services around the globe. Quintiles prides itself in either developing or marketing all of the top 50 best-selling drugs currently in the market.
During ...

Criminal Law

Question 1:
The exclusionary rule remains to be relevant in our present legal environment. According to Slogobin (2013, p. 345), the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Mapp v. Ohio stated that the exclusionary rule is derived from constitutional origin and stays completely undisturbed which means that the Fourth Amendment mandates the suppression of illegally seized evidence
in spite of its effect on the police and an efficient means to prevent police misconduct. As an effect, any evidence that is illegally obtained and violates the Fourth Amendment for unreasonable searches and seizure is inadmissible in ...

Chapter 8, pg. 306: Stuxnet and the Changing Face of Cyberwarfare

In the past, cyber crime only dominated the domain of fiction writers. However, cyber warfare as emerged as a daunting and unique problem for every internet security expert, not only in detecting and preventing intrusions but also in tracking cyber criminals and prosecuting them. The most prominent problems include for example, American and Israel hackers used cyber warfare to interfere with the operations of Iran’s nuclear plan, by causing malfunction in one device controlling the nuclear plant. The problem will become worse for countries with advanced technologies such as the U.S., which rely on an electronic banking system and ...

The iPad as a disruptive technology:

Introduction: A review of Apple’s Business Model.
According to the case study, Apple’s previous business model focused more on device popularity other than the content. Apple’s new business model success ascribes to Apple’s understanding that high-quality content delivery from the various types of media its devices support is crucial. The company has made deals with players in the media industry to distribute content to users at prices agreed on by the content and platform owners. To enable this kind of shift, even Apple had to change tact and focus more on presentation, content, design ...

I have recently been told that you are planning to buy a computer to ensure better communication with your near and dear ones. There are some important things one should be aware of, before buying a computer. A good machine with up to date and latest configuration can be of numerous uses. I am told that you are a retired teacher and have taken up various leisure learning programs in recent past and hence the selection of a good computer is all the more important for you. Apart from your prime purpose of maintaining better communication with others, you can use for reading, ...

Eric Schmidt, the current Executive Chairman of internet giant Google said that today’s technological landscape is being ruled by the four horsemen, that being Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. These four companies are growing at unprecedented levels, sometimes competing and sometimes cooperating with each other, in different and distinct platforms. Google corners the search engine field, Facebook the social identity field, Apple the technical consumer hardware field and Amazon the e-commerce field.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ code AMZN) is a global internet company that was launched in 1994. Company headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington although it has global operations ...

VOLKSWAGEN CASE STUDY

Executive summary:
Volkswagen is the leading manufacturer of car products. This company holds Volkswagen group and produced a variety of models. Recently, Volkswagen has been involved in the emission scandals of their equipped vehicles. The company vehicles are equipped with software that was cheating on emission tests. Hence, Volkswagen is the top selling brand of Volkswagen group. Since 1975 the company has been treated as world largest automaker in the world. Volkswagen has the most cars of the automobile manufacturer which has multiple revisions of model names. In this, the crisis management of the Volkswagen emission scandal has been ...

Q1. Prevention of Errors and Patient Management

Blood products are considered medications and thus should require the same level of precautionary measures as when a nurse administers a drug to a patient. Errors in blood product administration can be prevented by learning and adhering to applicable guidelines. According to the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT, 2011), a checking procedure should be undertaken for blood products prior to transfusion. The nurse must check that the blood group as indicated on the product is compatible with the patient’s blood group as indicated on the laboratory compatibility label (ANZSBT, 2011).
In case there are ...

Sony Music Entertainment, a fully owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation began its journey in 1929 as American Record Company. Not many companies in this highly competitive and ever evolving industry have survived for long and that too as a leader. This essay will focus on the core competencies of Sony Music Entertainment and a comparison with the competition.
The year 2007 was a landmark year for Sony Music Entertainment as the company entered into multiple innovative ventures in partnership with others to expand their portfolio and increase the revenue and market share. In this year, Sony entered into collaboration ...

Material Facts

Jodee acquired a mobile phone from Right Phone Pty Limited. The phones that are supplied by Right Phone are usually manufactured abroad and then imported into the country by a company known as Viking Pty Limited. Right Phone then acquires the phones from this importer and supplies them to consumers. In supplying the phones, Right Phone requires consumers to sign a contract where they agree to pay a certain figure (the price of the phone) and a network connection fee which is paid monthly. The consumer after acquiring the phone pays for services such as phone calls on top ...

The insurance agent was correct that the seafood was contaminated with the fumes that resulted from the fire. Toxic fumes quickly diffuse through the air. The toxic fumes were absorbed by the polyethylene curtain which covered the food despite it being thick (Brook et al. 2660). Therefore, the seafood needed to be thrown away since it had the toxic fumes.

What chemical(s) may be present causing the symptoms in the workers?

The two employees are affected by the phosphine gas which leaked into the room and made them experience the symptoms such as nausea and headache. The scenario shows that they were the only people who were affected by the ...

Amazon has been the leader in designing technology for many years. In fact, Amazon greatly shocked the market when they designed the Kindle and made it possible to digitalize the experience of reading books. What many business experts are wondering is what happened to that momentum that the Kindle had previously possessed? The answer is that Amazon made a device that was only compatible with what they were selling on Amazon and the software was not compatible and intuitive for their users, (Barrett, B., 2015). What ended up happening as a result is that Amazon’s competition beat them ...

In a study of Franz (2014), Pal (2013) found that an artificial heart valve is a gadget fixed in a heart of a patient suffering from valvular heart ailment. Malfunctioning of any of the four natural heart valves necessitates organ implant. Turning to Pal (2013,) one finds that stents resemble a mesh tube used in the treatment of weak blood vessels. The research paper will study the technology employed in making the two devices and then analyze the product vulnerabilities, potential internal and external threats, levels of security to secure the gadgets and finally describe the risk management practices ...

Introduction

Microsoft is an American multinational that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers. It is best known for Microsoft office. Other products of the company are Xbox which is a gaming device, bing the search engine, internet explorer the web browser. It also offers lot of business solutions like cloud computing, servers, data base management etc. (Official website of Microsoft, n.d.) Microsoft has also entered extremely competitive mobile handset market also. The focus of the present paper is on the product Xbox One. A marketing issue related to Xbox One is identified, analysed and ...

The process of System Engineering encompasses different elements and aspects. One of the significant aspects of system engineering processes is the design optimization. There are various designs that contribute to the functioning and continual progress of the system engineering processes. Design and design evaluation are elemental under the design optimization of the system engineering process. Faulty design systems can lead to failure of engineering systems and processes. The faulty designs will affect the entire flow of the engineering system.
The engineering systems could fail because of faulty designs in various ways. Faulty designs are those that lack one ...

Intellectual Property Case Study

Part 1: Introduction

The purpose of this report is to highlight the procedural requirements that an investor must accomplish before an invention or any product design is released into the market. In the course of an invention, it is a legal obligation that the rightful owner must define the product and distinct it from other related products available. Therefore, the proprietor defines the property rights, the trademark, product design and the product accordingly acquires due recognition within the trade domains.

Registered Design:

According to the United Kingdom’s Design Act, a design describes the overall description of a new product. The description pronounces the ...

Actions Needed Now to Avert Disaster Later

In consideration of the increase in number of terrorist attacks throughout the world, it is imperative that we become more knowledgeable about the risks our community faces in order to be better prepared to prevent any attack and respond effectively in the event that an attack is orchestrated.

Threats

Terrorist threats can come from a number of vectors, however considering the composition of our community the most likely threats are likely to manifest in the following areas.
Cyber-attack: As our community increasingly adopts information technologies for work, study and life, the risk that they will also be subject to a cyber-attack ...

Ipv6 Deployment Case Studies

Figure 1: Graphical internet usage trend 9
Figure 2: IPv6 tunneling 11
Figure 3: Data routing 13
Figure 4: Internet protocol suite 15

Introduction

In the midst of the number of IPv4 addresses almost entirely depleted, the realization of IPv6 has become a prime concern for many organizations. However, it is not possible to, immediately, change the whole thing over to IPv6 without a few transitions. This Paper takes a look at the ways that can be used to successfully transit to IPv6 from IPv4 among other deployment issues.

Section 1: IPv6 deployment strategy

The global IPv6 deployment recently made a significant milestone on the internet. ...

Management Information System

- What role does IT play and what are the key IT objectives for Intel Corp? Identify also the key stakeholders for Intel Corp and their preferences.
Intel Corporation, a major computer infrastructure developer and software applications product manufacturer, is a global organization dedicated to the transfer of information and furtherance of business intelligence throughout the world. The company’s executive management is in daily contact with investor shareholders, the traditional stakeholders of the corporation, as well as company employees and an extended value chain of vendors and other partners involved in the research and development, manufacture and supply of ...

Times have changed overtime and appliances have become advanced in a way that they can handle more functions. Devices such as the cell phones have evolved to have many features and the refrigerators that have television sets installed along with them. Juxtaposition is placed to the manufacturers between maximizing customer satisfaction in the long term and increasing sales volumes. This is because some customers don’t use the many functions that have been introduced for the various devices as they are complex, although some users like using these functions. Manufactures make monstrosities of their various products because they are cost ...

Getronics is the biggest ICT service vendor in the Benelux region and one of the biggest in the world. It is based in the Netherlands specializing in technology services including connectivity applications and services, workspace management services, consultancy services, and datacenter advancement and management. This study aims at developing a go-to-market plan for Getronics new product, the Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). It will also include a value proposition, media mix, and an implementation plan.

The Problem

Getronics has been performing poorly in the recent due to the lack of undifferentiated service offerings in the aggressively competitive IT market. This situation made it difficult ...

The evolution of computer can be described as a drastic changing technology over the years. The technology has evolved from the use of main frame analog computers to personal computers mostly known as PCs and notebook computers. This change has however been silenced with the introduction of the tablets and convertibles in the computer industry which is currently dominating the modern computer market, thanks to the apple innovations on this computer industry. This paper addresses some of the factors that have made the tablet and hybrids convertibles have a great dominance in the PC industry hence replacing the sales and use ...

1. What were some of the challenges that RIM faced to protect its intellectual property, and how did RIM handle those challenges?
Research In Motion is a Canadian design company that was founded in 1984 in Ontario. It focuses on the development of mobile devices and is widely known for its Blackberry wireless platform, which has revolutionized the market by an all-in-one communication device. The industry, where RIM operates, is characterized by a strong focus on intellectual property (IP) rights that is why it is so crucial for the company to protect its intellectual property carefully. An example of a main challenge ...

Where are the normal pacemaker and the backup pacemaker of the heart located?

Answer: The normal pacemaker of the heart is known as Sino- atrial (SA node) which is located in the right atrium of the heart, whereas, the backup pacemaker of the heart is known as Atrio- ventricular and it is situated in the centre of the heart along the right atrim (AV node) (Rhodes, 2008).

Why does this patient have a bradycardia?

Answer: The patient has bradycardia as a result of occlusion in the right coronary artery (Serrano Jr et al., 1999). Infarction in the right coronary artery is known to give rise to bradycardia.

What parts of the heart have the fastest and slowest conduction velocities?

Answer: The Purkinje fibres have the fastest conduction velocities whereas the AV ...

The basic facts derived from the case study that the company, GE Healthcare that is under the GE group. It is in the business of selling products utilized in the medical field such as diagnostic imaging, clinical systems and Intergrated IT solutions such as Ultrasound machines. It is the leading medical systems and service provider in India. The company earns more than 10 million dollars in sales and revenue of more than $15 Billion. The company employs more than 45,000 workers in the whole world.
The company merger with Wipro Corporation allowed the business to achieve the majority ...

Parties: Charles Katz (Defendant-Applicant) v. United States (Plaintiff-Respondent)

Facts: Katz had long been suspected by police to be involved in the local illegal gambling scene. In an effort to obtain credible evidence of his illegal activities, the police placed Katz under surveillance (Katz v United States, 1967). That surveillance revealed that Katz liked to use a particular phone booth, which police suspected Katz used to place bets. Consequently, the police attached a “big” or listening device to the phone booth in order to record Katz’s conversation and hopefully obtain evidence against him. The bug was able to record Katz making bets and the police used those ...

Tesla is an auto company incorporated in July 2003. It was formed by Elon Musk and Marc Tarpenning. The company's aim is to utilize its powertrain and proprietary battery technologies to manufacture electric cars that would reduce the dependence on fuel. It produced and sold its first car in 2007. The period between 2008 and 2012 was a challenging period for the company with losses totaling to $943.5 million. In 2013, the company turned around and saw its global revenues increase to $2.0 billion. The stock market price rose from $34 in January 2013 to $250 by March 2014. ...

Summary of the Decision Situation:

In the closing days of the first quarter of 2011 (March 28), The New York Times restricted access to its once free-read news website The Times, except for the home page and the front pages of each section (Kumar, et al., 2013). Users who exceed its free 20 articles each month were directed into its digital subscription page, which is referred to as “the paywall.” The test launching, however, occurred mid-way through March in Canada. The goal: to test paid reading acceptance. The newspaper battled for the value of its journalism. The critics decried its short-sightedness. However, the digital ...

Introduction

Technology advance and innovation paved way for the introduction of the Apple’s iPhone. However, Steve Jobs had the view that targeting only 1 percent share of the market, they could sell over ten million phones. That was considering that the brand was going into a highly competitive market with more players and the view that the product was the best in the world. However, the iPhone was subject to various market forces that determined its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as the strategies that Apple could apply. In that respect, this analysis presents a summary of ...

Xbox One and its three strategic options: A case study

How will Microsoft reexamine the Xbox One product features?
a. The Xbox One “all in one” functionality positioned it as an ultimate digital entertainment hub, creating a “new living room” experience for users (Roese and Meagher 5). It allows users to switch seamlessly and quickly between PC games, cable television, streamed movies, and VOIP services, while screen splitting between sources for multiple players.
b. The next generation Kinect device, a motion-sensing peripheral that allowed users to interact with the Xbox 360 through voice commands and gesture, was further upgraded to recognize the users physically and automatically update the interface ...

In the classroom, the student’s learning experience is enhanced by the current, effective, and modern instruction methods through technology. As a teacher, the technology that I would use in a wealthy school would be Smart Board, LCD Projector, and the Internet. A modern smart whiteboard has a touch screen functionality and is electronically powered. A teacher can demonstrate points by simply using a pen or a finger. Correspondingly, using the projector, the teachers can easily display the visual images on the smart board that would improve the students’ learning. Using the smart board, a projector, and the Internet, ...

Based on the three customer personas, which customer segment should Ontela target?

The company should concentrate its energy on the promotion of application to persona 1 (Sarah, the Parent). First of all, the segment of parents after 40 years is quite wide. Also, due to constant workload with home staff, this category of customers doesn’t have time for understanding every know-how. However, parents always want to see children’s development, and memories are very important for them. Unfortunately, there is no never-ending memory on devices, so to store photos, which size is quite volume, makes it problematic to take new ones before transfer them to bigger space. The category of ...

Introduction

With the phenomenal growth of the Internet witnessed today, the greatest concern for the modern user is the security of their private data. Computers all over the world have interconnected to form a global network of personal, institutional, business, and corporate systems sharing massive amounts of data. The Internet has provided a platform for sharing personal, financial, medical, and many other forms of very important private data.
The users transmit this data from one computer to the other through the public telecommunication links and systems such as telecommunications. This is where serious danger in terms of data theft, exposure of ...

Introduction

Citrix Systems Inc. is a world market leader in networking, virtualization, and creation of cloud computing infrastructure that enables businesses and individuals to work efficiently. The company has been in operation since 1989 and has excelled in creating technology solutions that help to build, manage, and secure virtual and mobile workspaces. The company creates mobile and computer applications, networks, and data services that can be used on any device, network, or cloud.
Over twenty-five years, Citrix has actively pursued a vision of enabling consumers of information technology to live and work in a way that suits their specific needs. Thanks to ...

Recently, BlackBerry had been infested by myriad of problems and managerial muddle. In fact, it was on the verge of losing its big title. It’s not until their realization of what they would lose that they considered a change in the management structure. Thorsten Heins who had been BlackBerry’s interim CEO stepped down after the foiled sale and was replace by John Chen; who has taken a new dimension and implemented policies towards the company’s success. There were many setbacks that even saw resignation of co-CEOs Mike and Lazaridis Jim Balsillie. Their resignation clearly showed faux pass and ...

1.0 Introduction
TiVo digital video recorder enables the audience to program their own viewing. To subscribe to this service, it is simple since the only requirement is a TiVo black box. This enables one an opportunity to find shows that match interest. One can also connect to a home network to enable the download of movies and television shows, photo viewing, and music downloads. The essence of TiVo is to take control away from networks and place it in the hands of consumers. TiVo Inc develops and markets this product with a bid of restoring fun in television viewing. This paper ...

Introduction

Disputes in the construction industry or in the process of honoring roles in a construction contract are not uncommon in many countries, a good of example which would be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wherein the construction industry has been in a stage of boom for the past several years . Some of the world’s Mega structures and other fascinating architectural works are located in this Middle Eastern country. It is one of the largest exporters of oil and petroleum products and this country’s largest city, Dubai, is home to a range of spectacular and grand architectural works. It is home to ...