A Strategic Business Tool for Mobile Infrastructure

Awangku Hairul Nizam P. H. Ali, Anthony S. Atkins

2007

Abstract

This paper outlines the use of a strategic business tool to assist decision makers in applying mobile applications in their commercial operations. Outline examples of mobile business applications in hospitals, retail operations and customer relationship management are presented to improve quality of service. The paper also describes examples of wireless technologies in relation to geographic ranges and the implementation costs of mobile technology into various business environments. A framework is proposed to assist practitioners in applying mobile technology to business infrastructure.

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Hairul Nizam P. H. Ali A. and S. Atkins A. (2007). A Strategic Business Tool for Mobile Infrastructure . In Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Wireless Ubiquitous Computing - Volume 1: WUC, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-94-8, pages 23-32. DOI: 10.5220/0002416800230032


in Bibtex Style

@conference{wuc07,
author={Awangku Hairul Nizam P. H. Ali and Anthony S. Atkins},
title={A Strategic Business Tool for Mobile Infrastructure},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Wireless Ubiquitous Computing - Volume 1: WUC, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={23-32},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002416800230032},
isbn={978-972-8865-94-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Workshop on Wireless Ubiquitous Computing - Volume 1: WUC, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - A Strategic Business Tool for Mobile Infrastructure
SN - 978-972-8865-94-8
AU - Hairul Nizam P. H. Ali A.
AU - S. Atkins A.
PY - 2007
SP - 23
EP - 32
DO - 10.5220/0002416800230032