SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME) IN M-BUSINESS - A SME-suitable Framework for Mobile Services

Michael Decker, Gunther Schiefer, Rebecca Bulander

2006

Abstract

It seems to be a widely accepted notion that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) play an important economic and social role and often contribute to innovation. But at the present situation the development and operation of a service to be used with mobile and wireless terminals (mobile service) is not bearable for most of them due to technical reasons and the market structure. In this article we will discuss the SME-specific obstacles in m-business. We will also propose a technical framework as remedy for this situation.

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Decker M., Schiefer G. and Bulander R. (2006). SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME) IN M-BUSINESS - A SME-suitable Framework for Mobile Services . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2006) ISBN 978-972-8865-62-7, pages 169-174. DOI: 10.5220/0001427701690174


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@conference{ice-b06,
author={Michael Decker and Gunther Schiefer and Rebecca Bulander},
title={SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME) IN M-BUSINESS - A SME-suitable Framework for Mobile Services},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2006)},
year={2006},
pages={169-174},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001427701690174},
isbn={978-972-8865-62-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2006)
TI - SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME) IN M-BUSINESS - A SME-suitable Framework for Mobile Services
SN - 978-972-8865-62-7
AU - Decker M.
AU - Schiefer G.
AU - Bulander R.
PY - 2006
SP - 169
EP - 174
DO - 10.5220/0001427701690174