[AISWorld] CFP and the latest issue of: International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN)

Sat Sep 29 01:19:23 EDT 2012

The contents of the latest issue of:

International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 8, Issue 2, April-June 2012

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1548-0631 EISSN: 1548-064X

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn<http://www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn>

Editor-in-Chief: Varadharajan Sridhar, Sasken Communication Technologies, India; Debashis Saha, Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta), India

Editorial Preface

Debashis Saha, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India

Varadharajan Sridhar, Sasken Communication Technologies, India

To view the preface, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/5908bd5c-7953-4b32-b12c-bd62cf095a81_1548-0631_8_2_Preface.pdf

PAPER ONE

Impact of Applying Aggregate Query Processing in Mobile Commerce

Say Ying Lim (Sunway University, Malaysia)

Siew Fan Wong (Sunway University, Malaysia)

With the increased usage of mobile devices, society is seeing more and more users doing transactions wirelessly. Often, data from a single server may not be sufficient. Rather, data may need to be manipulated and to be gathered from multiple remote servers before useful information can be formed. Mobile transactions are constrained by small screen size of mobile devices, high communication cost, and high memory consumption. Existing techniques from traditional query processing in distributed environments cannot be directly applied to mobile environments. In this paper, the authors propose techniques for processing mobile queries that address the issue of high memory consumption. A set of walkthrough examples was provided and performances of various techniques were examined. The results show that the technique of first downloading primary keys only from one server and then sending a query to the second server using these primary keys before processing for qualified match in the second server gives the best performance.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/impact-applying-aggregate-query-processing/70207

To read a PDF sample of this article, please visit

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=70207&ptid=59288&t=Impact%20of%20Applying%20Aggregate%20Query%20Processing%20in%20Mobile%20Commerce

PAPER TWO

A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions

Eduardo Correia (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand)

Ricky Watson (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand)

Adriana Quintana (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand)

Madhu Perera (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand)

Computer laboratories at tertiary educational institutions need to be flexible and easy to manage, as they typically cater for a wide range of needs. This article describes how a particular virtual laboratory environment can be extended to include server-based virtualization. It explores some of the major technical challenges of implementing one particular hypervisor and associated management software, specifically to deploy a set of virtual machines that form part of a particular course, as this is one of the envisaged uses for this technology. It goes on to suggest a number of solutions and includes two scripts that can serve as templates for automating the creation and removal of sets of student virtual machines.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/virtual-laboratory-environment-tertiary-educational/70208

To read a PDF sample of this article, please visit

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=70208&ptid=59288&t=A%20Virtual%20Laboratory%20Environment%20for%20Tertiary%20Educational%20Institutions

PAPER THREE

The Sachet Telecom Architecture for Off Grid Locations: An Indian Case Study

Rohit Prasad (Management Development Institute, India)

Rakesh Mehrotra (AKG Engineering College, India)

In the light of past attempts to provide universal access to telephony and data connectivity, this paper outlines a new telecom architecture tailored to the needs of rural areas, the Sachet Telecom technology. It presents an economic model for an Indian state, Rajasthan, showing the Sachet Telecom architecture, besides empowering local entrepreneurs, scores over the conventional approach in commercial and environmental terms. The approach has the potential to be replicated for rural voice and data connectivity in energy starved regions across the world and can act as a bridge to prepare the population for the coming of fibre networks.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/sachet-telecom-architecture-off-grid/70209

To read a PDF sample of this article, please visit

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=70209&ptid=59288&t=The%20Sachet%20Telecom%20Architecture%20for%20Off%20Grid%20Locations:%20An%20Indian%20Case%20Study

PAPER FOUR

The Many Faces of Green IT

Shun Cai (Xiamen University, China), Xi Chen (Zhejiang University, China)

Indranil Bose (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India)

The importance of sustainable development has been widely recognized by people, society, governments, and the business world. Green information technology (IT) has therefore become one of the latest considerations to improve the environmental sustainability of a business. Yet, as important as this term is, it is being used in so many different ways that it might lose meaning altogether. It is important to clarify the different meanings of green IT to understand how to pursue it better as a business, economic and social objective. Four different perspectives on green IT, and the benefits and barriers of green IT strategy adoption are reviewed and discussed in this article.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/many-faces-green/70210

To read a PDF sample of this article, please visit

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=70210&ptid=59288&t=The%20Many%20Faces%20of%20Green%20IT

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) in your institution's library.  This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database:
http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Mission of IJBDCN:

The mission of the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) is to disseminate practical and theoretical information, which will enable readers to understand, manage, use, and maintain business data communication networks more effectively. IJDBCN addresses key technology, management, and policy issues for utilizing data communications and networking in business and the current best practices for aligning this important technology with the strategic goals of the organization.

Coverage of IJBDCN:

IJBDCN covers the principles of both wired and wireless communications of voice, data, images, and video and the impact of their business values on the organizations in which they are used. This journal includes theoretical and practical works, relevant case studies, topical surveys, and research articles that address problems faced by telecommunication service providers, equipment manufacturers, enterprises, and policy makers in the areas of data communications and networking.

Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas:

Adoption and diffusion of networking technologies

Business applications of telecommunications

Business implications of public WWANs and WLANs deployment

Business re-engineering issues associated with networking

Cross-border network-based information systems

Designing, deploying, and using networked systems in specialized sectors (i.e. health, education, and manufacturing)

Effects of legislation and regulation on telecommunications

Emerging networking trends

Frameworks for wireless security

Impact of the open source movement on business data communications

Management of business data communications projects

Management of telecommunications in organizations

Mobility and m-commerce issues

Network management contingency issues

Organizational impact of e-commerce connectivity

Outsourcing of networking and data communication services

Policy-based network management systems

Policy-based security systems

Quality of service issues associated with networked systems

Security of interconnected systems (procedures, implementation, mechanisms, protocols, and compatibility)

Standards and network interoperability issues

Strategic use of networking technologies

Success factors of networked systems

Telecommuting, remote access, and virtual private networks

Usability of business data communication networks

Use of distributed services (Web services/DCOM/CORBA) over wireless networks

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn<http://www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn>

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:

Editor-in-Chief: Varadharajan Sridhar at v_sridhar at acm.org<mailto:v_sridhar at acm.org>; Debashis Saha at ds at iimcal.ac.in<mailto:ds at iimcal.ac.in>

Regards
Sridhar

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